A sequel has its upsides and flipsides-Phir Hera Pheri is no exception.

Raju (Akshay Kumar), Shyam (Suneil Shetty) and Baburao (Paresh Rawal) who earn big bucks at the end of the first part; live a lavish life at the start of the second episode. But with the money comes greed for more money. So, in the greed to double their money, they borrow more money from the underworld and invest it in a chit fund on the behest of Anuradha (Bipasha Basu). But the company turns out to be bogus and thereby they lose all their assets coming back to square one. From here on starts their attempt in paying back loans taken from the underworld.

The movie runs at jet speed pace and you hardly get time to breathe, gasp, feel, absorb, react or relate. The film is cluttered with so many characters that you lose count after some time. And while none of the actors are bad, they are unnecessorily boisterous at times. Phir Hera Pheri anduces plenty of laughter but you do feel that with a little more fine-tuning, it could've been more hilarious. The movie however, ends quite abruptly, keeping enough scope for a sequel to continue the series.We just hope the next episode gets better.

Till then, JUST CHILL! 

The good news is that Kareena doesn't talk in this film.

The bad news is that everyone else does... they don't just talk, but shout, scream, shreik, screech and yell. Chup chup ke continues Priyadarshan's stint in loud comedies.

The good news is that this Priyan film has a story to narrate. The bad news is that this time again, the story is a hindi adaptation of a Malayalam film named Punjabi House.

However, the story is interesting enough. Jeetu (Shahid) is drenched in debts that he is unable to pay back. So, he attempts to commit suicide by jumping in the sea, only to be caught in the net of fisherman Bandya (Rajpal Yadav). Bandya's master Gundya (Paresh Rawal) in turn has taken heavy debts from Prabhat Singh Chauhan (Om Puri). As a loan security, Gundya keeps Jeetu as a deposit at Chauhan's house, who takes to being a mute and deaf guy. Chauhan's neice Shruti (Kareena) who is actually mute, falls for Jeetu. Confusion steps in when Jeetu's ex-fiance Pooja (Shusma Reddy) comes into picture.

The comedy lasts for two hours after which the genre shifts to drama. But after a good dose of laughter in the first half, you don't feel like changing moods with the subsequent on-screen emotional outbursts.

The good news is that Himesh Reshammiya composes the music of the film. The bad news (for some) is that he even sings some of his tracks. Chup chup ke- a few good laughs, but too few we saw!

Overall, 'Chalega' stuff

Well, to start off with, Arjun has chosen the best script for his debut as a producer. He manages the film very effeciently. Even the selection of the actors is very good. And the ending is such that a sequel can be made on it, only if you think hard (which I have).

The story is about Raj Jaiswal (Arjun) who hosts a show called British Raj. One fine day he sees Vipasha hanging around his balcony. On enquiring further, he comes to know that she is a spirit, but only Arjun can see her. Now he has to carry on with her till she gets 'mukti' (salvation).

Arjun carries out his character skillfully, but is a bit stiff on some occasions. Vipasha is a stunning beauty and carries out her debut role elegantly. Chunkey Pandet mekes his presence felt. Sophie is doing what she does best - over-acting. Boman Irani makes his presence felt. Sonali Kulkarni is wasted. The two walk-in camoes by Hrithik Roshan and Shahrukh Khan are noticable.

The cinematography is ok or average. Editing could have been better. Direction is good. Story , Script and Screenplay were excellent. The music by Vishal-Shekar is awesome, fabulous, mind-blowing and fantastic. The best tracks are subah subah, halo halo and kehna hai jo. The lyrics , by Vishal, were fabulous. The track sachi huyi, according to me, had best lyrics.

Overall, a very good product from Arjun's stable, considering that it was a first-time effort, it was better than many other debuts. Arjun rocked as Raj Jaiswal.

A word to Arjun- If you ever think of making a sequel, look no further because I've got a story that's even better.

And to everybody who thought I left Chakpak- Picture abhi baaki hai, mere dost....