Golmaal Again (Movie Review)

Golmaal Again: Oh God Not Again!

 

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Rohit Shetty’s Golmaal Again the fourth part of the franchise can be summarized by one of the songs in the film – “Hum Nahi Sudharenge, Thoda Aur Bhigedenge” (we won’t mend our ways, we would rather become a little more spoilt brats). It seems that this franchise has nothing left to deliver and therefore, Rohit Shetty has invoked the spirits this time to ensure a safe sailing in the box office.

Tabu as a librarian is a gifted lady who can see spirits and repeatedly keeps parroting what Rohit Shetty said to her – “ The bottom line is Jab God Ki Marji Hota Hi tho Cheezo Mai Logic Nahi Magic Hoti Hi” ( When God’s will is there, there is no logic in the happenings”. But here, I felt God's will was less and Rohit’s will was more. And this statement holds true for this film, there is no logic and there are patches of gags crudely strewn as if they doubted their ability to tickle your funny bone.

 

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One of the Laxman (Tushar Kapoor), speaks gibberish and only the other Laxman (lucky) understands. Similarly, most of the dialogues don’t have any meaning and it seems even Rohit Shetty wouldn’t have cared much to decipher them in the melee of scaring Gopal and his likes in the film.

It would be unworthy to say that that the film didn’t generate laughter but a majority of the viewers were not laughing on what they were seeing on the screen; they were laughing thinking why they were laughing on these stupidities.   

Tabu, Parineeti Chopra, Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tushar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu, Sanjay Mishra, Mukesh Tiwari, Johnny Lever, Nana Patekar,  Vrajesh Hirjee, Ashwini Kalsekar, Prakash Raj, and Neil Nitin Mukesh together tries hard to ensure the audience laugh and Rohit Shetty laugh all the way to his bank this Diwali week.

 

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The film ends with a message for the viewers “See You Soon” and the response on the faces exiting the theatre was “Rohit Shetty, Please not again”! If you want to laugh and feel that you have joined a laughter club and Golmaal Again can give you a therapeutic cure for all your sorrows then go and watch it. But please don’t regret the money and time spent on such silly films and filmmakers. I admit it requires guts to make such movies repeatedly with minimal creativity and escape unhurt every time in the box office ratings. Hail Rohit Shetty!!!

Life Connoisseur Movie Rating: 2.5 /5

Cast: Ajay Devgn (Gopal), Tabu (Anna Mathew), Arshad Warsi (Madhav), Parineeti Chopra (Khushi), Tushar Kapoor (Lucky), Shreyas Talpade (Laxman), Kunal Khemu (Laxman), Prakash Reddy (Vasu Reddy), Neil Nitin Mukesh (Nikhil)

Genre: Comedy

Director: Rohit Shetty

Producers: Rohit Shetty, Sangeeta Ahir

Screenplay by: Yunus Sajawal

Story by: Rohit Shetty

Music by: Score: Amar Mohile; Songs: Amaal Mallik, S. Thaman, DJ Chetas, Abhishek Arora

Lyrics: Kumaar, Dev Kohli

Cinematography: Jomon T John

Edited by: Bunty Nagi

Production Company: Rohit Shetty Productions, Mangal Murti Films

Distributor: Reliance Entertainment

Release Date: 20 October 2017

Language: Hindi

Duration: 151 Minutes