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Three friends in their 60s try to do everything that they couldn't do in their younger days - before death arrives.
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| The Times of IndiaMadhureeta MukherjeeThe terrific threesome play their parts with ease and Lisa adds oomph and colour to the 'grey' streaks. |
| Gulf News (UAE)Manjusha RadhakrishnanWatch this if you are a fan of Akshay Kumar and can turn a blind eye to some blatant objectification of women. |
| Hindustan TimesAnupama ChopraI haven't seen the original but today, it's hard to find laughs in three lecherous old men sitting in a park and staring at women. |
| User ReviewNilesh JDay: Wednesday Date: 6 May 2015 Time: 9.30 pm With: Maa, Azeem On: HDTV |
| User ReviewJasrick JLalchand (anupam kher), KD (annu kapoor), Pinky (piyush) are three oldies who are keen to have some spice in life and they go to Mauritius for a vacation. They rent the house of the young and sexy beauty Aahana (lisa haydon) and fall for her. Meanwhile, Aahana goes through a breakup and she wants to end her life but there she sees her favorite star Akshay Kumar (akshay) shooting. The three oldies decide to win Aahanaâ??s heart by introducing her to Akshay. What happens from there forms the rest. The director has come up with a hilarious storyline and while the presentation was rich, the narrative was quite absorbing. The dialogues were well written. The script was above average and the screenplay made it lot better. The background score was melodious and three songs were worth watching. Cinematography was the main strength to this film. Editing was crisp. Costumes were well designed to suit the royalty while the art department was majestic. Anupam Kher was at his best once again while Annu Kapoor was excellent, Piyush Mishra was perfect. Lisa Haydon was smoking hot and performed well. Akshay Kumar was the surprise package with impressive act. The rest did their bit as required. The film is the remake of the yesteryears hit of the 80s and true to the original, it stood well. The first half goes about with elements of comedy, some glamour and well narrated layering of the plot. The interval bang was interesting and the second half had enough share of fun moments. Overall, this is a film which is somewhat offbeat but it had those situations which really tickle your funnybone. Overall an enjoyable comic fare, laced with hilarious moments, the film is made on sensitive topic, but nots vulgar at all. Recommended. 3.25/5* or 6.5/10 |
| User ReviewSarita BI am just waiting for the time when film makers in Bollywood realize remaking Classics is a bad idea! Sure their are a few exceptions like Don & Agneepath, also last years Chasme Badoor, who managed to do well with the audience & BO wise, but generally whats the point in redoing the whole thing in a modern way, when the audience already prefers the original one. The comparisons between the two products is the 1st thing which sabotages the film. Here, the film uses the same plot of 1982 version & ups the vulgarity & sexual jokes! The plot itself is ridiculous - 3 old men are in search of a lady partner to satisfy their ever longing lust, after a few failed attempts with escorts in their local farmhouse they land in Mauritius & start vooing their land lady (who is half their age) in order to bed her! Seriously? They have promoted this movie as a family entertainer, but with the amount of crass here, I am not sure what they want people to watch. One side you try to strict yourself for exploring the possibility of naughty side of subject but then expose the lead lady in bikini!!! Their is a huge contradiction in the makers vision. Abhishek Sharma who previously directed the fun-loving Tere Bin Laden misses the bus this time. The movie does manage to bring a smile on your face (Akshay Kumar is trying to please a Bengali Director to act in a national award worthy film) in a few sequences. The story, screenplay and dialogues are by Tigmanshu Dhuliya, I have no idea why is he even involved in this project! The performances - the three leads Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra & Anupam Kher are master class of actors, no doubts on that, even though they share a great chemistry here, its just shameful & disheartening to see them fall way below their standards, while making a full of themselves, characters which C grade actors wont mind performing! Lisa Haydon as Ahana looks sexy yet sweet its a delight watching her. The only saving grace of this film is Akshay Kumar, who appears in an extended cameo at best. His antics are hysterical as he literally spoofs himself as a drunkard star who wants to leave behind the commercial cinema for an art film! Overall if you are a "Shaukeen" of crass, vulgar & idiotic films, The Shaukeens is the one for you, my advice avoid it or watch it at home just for Akshay Kumar! |