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Movie Review : Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (2002)

Director: David Dhawan 
Cast: Satish Kaushik, Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Aishwarya Rai, Sanjay Dutt
Music: Anu Malik

Two decades back it was the badshah of Bollywood musical, Naseer Husain who had used this title for a runaway hit starring Rishi Kapoor, Kajal and Tareikh. Hum Kissise Kam Nahin then had brought in with it a trend in music, fashion and attitude. But now decades later, last weeks release Hum Kissise Kam Nahin is a far cry from what Naseer had made.

A four-star film with no star value - that just about sums up David Dhawan's new corny and convoluted claptrap, Hum Kissise Kam Nahin.

Adapted from Harold Ramis' eminently amusing comedy Analyse This, about the relationship that grows between a gangster and his psychiatrist. However the quality is largely missing making Dhawan’s version go simply berserk. The plot goes like; Munnabhai (Sanjay Dutt) who falls head over heels in love with Komal (Aishwarya Rai), and is unable to concentrate on anything else. All he does is daydream about her. Then we have, Munna Mobile (Annu Kapoor) and Pappu Pager (Satish Kaushik), two of Munnabhai's closest henchmen, cannot bear to see the lovelorn condition of their boss. To cure him of his strange ailment, they take him to reputed shrink Doctor Rastogi (Amitabh Bachhan). The doctor tells Munnabhai that he needs to win the heart of the girl he loves. Little does he realise that it is his own sister that Munnabhai is talking about. Dr Rastogi and Komal take off for Malaysia where she is to be engaged to the son of the doctor's former classmate. Tagging along with them is Raja (Ajay Devgan), Komal's true love, masquerading as her bodyguard. To complicate matters, Munnabhai ends up in Malaysia, too, where he discovers that the doctor and his ladylove are siblings. Three people now vie for Komal's hand. Here on, it is all about who is the better man. The film fails to hold the attention, thanks mainly due to the implausible plot. The digs at the Mumbai police force, however, are entertaining.

The script leaves no room for the stars to present their histrionics. Amitabh’s role is a badly scripted role, leaving an actor of this caliber dry. Similarly bad scripting leaves nothing for Devgan and Aishwarya. The only saving grace of the film turns out to be Dutta whose Munnabhai stands him up. Music by Anu Malik is below average just adding to the total disaster. Which in totality makes this film a big disappointment.


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