Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Wednesday,
July
18,
2007
If
you
were
disappointed
that
Govinda
was
just
relegated
to
being
a
second
fiddle
in
Bhagam
Bhag,
Salman
Khan
wasn't
that
effective
in
Salaam-e-Ishq
and
director
David
Dhawan
wasn't
at
his
best
in
his
last
few
attempts,
there
is
one
answer
to
all
of
them
-
Partner.
Partner
is
special
for
reasons
more
than
one.
Firstly
because
it
brings
together
the
most
dependable
team
of
Govinda
and
David
Dhawan
when
it
comes
to
comedy
in
Hindi
cinema,
after
4
years
(their
last
film
together
was
Ek
Aur
Ek
Gyarah
in
2003)
Secondly
because
it
brings
together
a
fresh
pairing
of
Govinda
and
Salman
Khan
whose
combined
chemistry
remains
untapped
so
far
despite
they
came
together
a
couple
of
times
earlier.
Thirdly
because
the
leading
lady
Katrina
Kaif
has
been
paired
opposite
Govinda
and
not
Salman
Khan
as
one
would
have
expected,
which
makes
the
partnership
all
the
more
interesting.
Is
that
all?
No,
there's
much
more
to
Partner.
Prem,
of
course
as
the
name
implies,
is
played
by
Salman
Khan
who
is
a
Love
Guru
in
the
film
giving
out
tips
to
Govinda
to
woo
Katrina
with
whom
he
is
madly
in
love
with.
Of
course
like
any
other
David
Dhawan
film
you
are
strongly
advised
to
leave
your
brains
behind
so
that
you
can
laugh
without
a
second
thought,
nonstop
for
150
minutes.
The
film
spoofs
everything
from
Don
(played
by
Rajpal
Yadav),
Aamir
Khan
from
Rang
De
Basanti
to
Sholay.
David
doesn't
even
spare
himself
with
satirical
takes
on
his
own
films
where
Govinda
shows
dhinchak
steps
to
Salman
through
the
notorious
number
Sarkailo
Khatiya
(Raja
Babu)
and
Salman
teaches
Govinda
to
groove
better
by
dancing
to
Just
Chill
(Maine
Pyaar
Kyun
Kiya)
-
both
numbers
being
from
Dhawan's
earlier
hits.
The
scene
where
Govinda
meets
Katrina's
friend
Kiran
is
hilarious
since
this
Kiran
is
not
a
girl
but
a
gay
played
by
Suresh
Menon.
The
gay
act
continues
with
even
Govinda
getting
into
a
drag
as
a
gay
in
a
wedding
scene.
Sanjay
Chhel's
humour-soaked
one
liners
are
awesome
turning
out
to
be
a
major
highlight
of
the
film.
The
animation
introducing
Salman
Khan
is
awesome
and
the
end
credits
roll
on
with
the
'by
now
popular'
Govinda-Salman
Khan
dance
act
from
IIFA.
Director
David
Dhawan
can
be
seen
as
a
bystander
in
one
of
the
scenes.
But
off
screen
he
is
outstanding
gaining
back
all
the
credence
and
proving
why
he
is
titled
as
the
comedy
king
in
Bollywood.
This
is
in
true
terms
the
perfect
comeback
for
the
comic
genius
Govinda
who
is
at
his
hilarious
best.
And
with
Salman
the
combo
is
1
+
1
=
3.
So
book
your
tickets
in
advance
for
this
Friday
and
don't
forget
that
we
recommended
this
movie
to
you.