 After a long painful drought (thanks to the exam season and IPL
matches) of plain boring to irritating films arrives Sajid Khan’s
Housefull. While in totality it does fall short of being the big great
summer entertainer that it is been claiming to be, it however manages to
bring many laughs for you. However, eventually it settles down in
familiar territory.
Housefull narrates the tale of Aarush (Akshay), a perpetually unlucky
bloke and a loser in life who moves into the house of his best buddy
cum another loser, Bob (Ritesh) and his wife Hetal (Lara). But things
continue to go wrong for Aarush. Convinced that true love can fade away
his bad luck jinx, a desperate Aarush enters into many complicated
situations while seeking it. Thus enter Sandy (Deepika) and Devika
(Jiah) in his life. Things complicate further with the arrival of
Sandy’s angry brother Major Krishna Rao (Arjun Rampal) and Hetal’s
estranged dad Batuk Patel (Boman Irani). How Aarush and Bob in an
attempt to hoodwink Krishna Rao and Batuk go on creating more confusion
leading to a mirthful chaos forms the rest of the plot.
Much was expected from Sajid Khan who has been literally claiming
from rooftops for weeks now that he has made the year’s biggest
blockbuster. Though he has not entirely let us down, you do wish he
could have opted for a more innovative plot. The second half ends up
being more of an Anees Bazmee film what with characters trying to hide
identities and going on a lying spree. Sajid Khan also seems to have
taken the slap stick humour bit quiet seriously what with so many slaps
happening within the film. A ‘slapathon’ sequence reminding of his Heyy
Babyy takes place too. The film loses its tempo with the introduction of
Jiah’s character. But thankfully gets it back right in the second half
where Akshay and Ritesh’s histrionics to hide the truth from Arjun
Rampal and Boman Irani. To give Sajid due credit, he has created many
rip roaringly funny situations that are further elevated by his actors.
Amongst the most hilarious sequences are most of the scenes featuring
Akshay and Ritesh together. They share terrific chemistry. The climax
set in the Queen of England’s Buckingham Palace is a laugh riot
(literally). The film is high on glamour quotient what with three
attractive bodied heroines (Deepika, Lara and Jiah) parading in skimpy
outfits most of the time.
Akshay Kumar is back in terrific form, evoking huge laughter with his
poker faced humour. Ritesh Deshmukh is another great comic talent who
often gets his timing right. Arjun Rampal suits the part and looks
dapper. While Deepika looks sizzling hot, Lara manages to score over her
in the comedy department. Jiah tries hard and ends up being just about
passable. Boman Irani goes over the top as usual. Making a come back on
screen after a long gap, Randhir Kapoor playing Jiah’s Sindhi dad
doesn’t get much scope. Chunky Pandey is plain irritating playing Akhiri
Pasta an Italian hotelier. His fake Italiano accent grates on your
nerves.
Shankar Ehsaan Loy’s music perfectly syncs in with the mood of the
film. Mika sung foot tapping number Apni To Jaise Taise featuring
Jacqueline Fernandez is a sure shot chartbuster and is fun to watch on
screen. The editing could have been tighter especially in the first
half. Vikas Sivaraman’s camera work is good especially while capturing
the Italy locales.
Finally, what makes Housefull a watchable film is the fact that it
aims to entertain and succeeds in doing so irrespective of its negative
points. Go watch Housefull if you seek pure no hassles entertainment.
Rating: 3 out of 5*
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Ritesh Deshmukh, Deepika
Padukone, Lara Dutta, Jiah Khan, Boman Irani and Randhir Kapoor
Director: Sajid Khan
Sampurn Wire
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