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Fruit & Nut |
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Cast
Dia Mirza, Cyrus Broacha, Boman Irani, Mahesh Manjrekar
Director
Kunal Vijaykar |
What’s it about
There are so many things happening in this mindless attempt to be a comic caper that it’s tough to put down if there is a head to this tale. What starts as the story of a buffoon (Cyrus Broacha) who accidentally makes it big after rescuing a kidnapped RAW agent (Dia Mirza) from the hands of a mad maharaja (Boman Irani) who wants to restore his dynasty’s palace under the BMC headquarters. Makes sense ? Well it won’t, cause Kunal Vijaykar sets out to spoof everything from Bollywood to politics and in the bargain compromises on the plot, his characters and everything that should make a movie watchable. P.S - there’s also Mahesh Manjrekar who mouths some weird limericks quoting everyone from Osama Bin Laden to Danny De Vito!
What’s hot
Kunal definitely has a flair for satire and comedy which is obvious from the opening frame. Manjrekar’s dialogues and Boman Irani’s ‘breakfast liya’ line sound crazy enough to actually entertain you. Whoever played hitmen Salim-Suleiman deserve a honorary mention for playing their part with utmost sincerity. Boman Irani rises to the occasion and paints one of the most whacked out characters he’s every played.
What’s not
Starting off with characters that zap you with their eccentricity, the plot soon starts rambling and spiraling out of control. Perhaps over excited and in an attempt to go all out bonkers, Vijaykar loses out on a premise that would keep your interest alive. We get the fact that lot of stuff in the film is nonsensical and derived right out of a man man’s hat, but there is zero cohesiveness to the storyboard. Cyrus brings nothing new to the table, while Dia Mirza only looks alive in an item song. Manjrekar’s wit and funny lines also lose steam in the second half sounding repetitive and forced.
What to do
If you want to watch something that makes so sense, has no beginning or end, and challenges you to work on what’s given, then Fruit and Nut might be it, otherwise give this one a miss!
Tue February 02, 2010, 23:23:57