Aagey Se right

Here is an illogical and rip-roaring film about a bumbling sub-inspector, a terrorist in love and umpteen underworld characters. They weave in and out of a loosely knit but fast-paced storyline, which keeps the audience in splits till the end.

Dinkar Waghmare (Shreyas Talpade) is a newly appointed police sub-inspector, who, on the first day of his appointment, loses his gun. While trying to locate it, he gets sucked into a complex web of intrigue and terrorism. Unwittingly, he performs a few deeds of bravery. As a perfect foil, Janu, a terrorist, gets a change of heart when he falls in love. Finally, Dinkar gets his gun back, and Janu wins his girl.

The movie relies mostly on a sophisticated script and satirical characterization to elicit laughs. The patterns of speech, accents, idioms, curse words and vocabulary seem hilarious when sounded out against each other. For instance, the contrast between Janu’s urbane Urdu and his south Indian underworld gang leader are rib-tickling. These are patterns of speech and idioms that sound very realistic.

The second factor that makes for comedy is the characterization. The characters appear to have walked in straight from life. For instance, Kantha, the mother, Janu’s south Indian sidekick, and the Commissioner portray caricatures that are unbridled and explosively funny. 

Shreyas Talpade essays a fine, impactful performance. Kay Kay Menon is a bit repetitive. He should transcend the typecast image of the petty gangster with a heart of gold. Some of the minor actors stand out, especially the mother and the south Indian gangmaster. The romantic actresses have nothing to do, though Shenaz Treasurywala is charming, with a sweet lisp. A couple of musical numbers manage to stay in the mind.

On the whole, a film worth watching, if you are looking for a feel-good kick.