Dhamaal

Dhamaal another name of quality entertainment

By : Ulhas Shirke

Director Indra kumar is a versatile director in Bollywood. He understands the pulse of the film lovers very well. The man who gave us hits like Dil and Beta based on love and emotions, also tried his hands at a mischievous Masti followed by Pyare Mohan both based on comedy. Though Masti turned out to be a hit amongst youngsters, Pyare Mohan just went unnoticed.

The director must have realized that there was more vulgarity than comedy in his last two films. So, this time, he comes all prepared with his paperwork and research. Perhaps, he wanted to reach to the masses, including children . He found a scriptwriter in Paritosh Painter, who till then created good comedies on stage and their co-ordination worked. All that Indra kumar needed was a good scriptto targetthe family audience. As a director, he was capable enough to handle the non stop comedywith his ace expertise as a director.

His latest film Dhamaal offers four youths Roy(Ritesh Deshmukh), Adi Arshad Warsi,Manav( Javed Jaffery) and Boman( Aashish Chaudhary) who live together and do petty jobs. But, when they cheat and lie with the owner of the house, they are on the streets. They think of selling a painting to a dead mans family and land into trouble. When they are freed from this trouble, they spot an accident and try to save an injured man-Bose( Prem Chopra), who before taking his last breath, reveals to them the location of hiddentreasure amounting to Rs.10 crores. Police inspector KabirNayak( Sanjay Dutt), who is on the look out for Bose for the past 10 years, arrives at the scene only afterthe mandies. Thereafter, he tries to extract from the four youths, the secret about the hidden treasure. Somehow, the four boys manage to escape and from thereon director Indra kumar holds the steering in his hands and takes the viewers for a ride in search of the money.

Inspector Kabir is on a trail of the four, who split half way throughto findtheir own ways to reach the destination at the earliest. Very cleverly the scenes have been knitted with each other to make it a hilarious comedy. There is nothing much in the story but the handling of the screenplay makes all the difference. With gags, laughter and thrills supported by special effects, the film reaches the climax where it reminds you of your duty to the society. In short, a happy ending with a message.

What surprises the most is that Dhamaal is sans heroine. It is perhaps for the first time in Bollywood that a well thought comedywas produced without a leading lady and unnecessary, cheap display of glamour and sex that we seenow days.. There are a few female characters, but they are used only for a particular occasion. Yet, the director could make it entertaining, speaks about his confidence in the cast and script .

The popular pair of Munnabhai is back again. This time they are not together, but opposite each other. All five of them combine very well with a perfect timing for comedy, whenever they faced each other. More than Arshad and Javed( the brother duo) the father and son combination between Nari Contractor( Asrani) and his son-Boman( Aashish Chaudhary) did exceptionally well. Needless to add that Sanjay Dutt and Ritesh Deshmukh were also good in their performances; but the director certainly stands tall, for the success of Dhamaal. He has offered a clean comedy with quality that can be viewed by parents with their children without feeling uncomfortable from start to finish. In short, it is a total entertainment for all.