David
Dhawan
and
Priyadarshan
triggered
off
a
trend
--
of
making
brainless
comedies
--
and
thus
began
a
wave
of
leave-your-brains-at-home
laughathons.
Inspired
by
the
success
of
these
ha-ha-he-he
fares,
every
second
film-maker
decided
to
join
the
bandwagon
for
that
elusive
'Hit'.
But,
of
late,
no-brainer
comedies
have
reached
a
saturation
point.
Ganesh
Acharya's
Money
Hai
Toh
Honey
Hai
actually
tests
the
patience
of
the
viewers.
Fine,
you
don't
expect
a
riveting
storyline
from
a
film
of
this
genre,
but
you
definitely
expect
laughs,
don't
you?
You
expect
to
be
entertained,
don't
you?
Alas,
what
you
get
to
see
is
definitely
not
good,
not
even
bad,
it's
very
boring!
In
his
debut
film
Swami,
Ganesh
Acharya
proved
that
he
knows
his
job
well,
but
what
is
this?
How
did
the
makers
okayed
the
script
(writer:
Muazzam
Beg)
in
the
first
place?
What
did
the
actors
see
in
this
script?
Did
they
want
to
be
a
part
of
a
mini-multi-starrer
for
the
heck
of
it?
Money
Hai
Toh
Honey
Hai
is
like
flying
in
an
aircraft
without
a
pilot.
You
don't
know
where
it's
headed!
Money
Hai
Toh
Honey
Hai
deals
with
six
characters:
Bobby
(Govinda)
is
a
happy
go
lucky
guy,
who
runs
away
from
home
to
prove
himself.
Lalabhai
(Manoj
Bajpayee)
becomes
wealthy,
but
he's
back
on
the
road
as
his
business
fails
and
he
loses
all
his
money.
Gaurav
(Aftab
Shivdasani),
a
copywriter,
is
fired
from
his
job.
Manik
(Upen
Patel)
is
a
struggling
model
who
sleeps
with
a
middle-aged
fashion
designer
(Archana
Puransingh),
hoping
to
make
it
big.
Ashima
(Hansika
Motwani)
is
a
successful
TV
star,
but
she's
not
happy
with
her
career
and
is
desperate
to
do
films
as
the
lead
heroine.
Shruti
(Celina
Jaitley)
is
a
struggling
dress
designer.
One
fine
day,
they
all
get
an
SMS
informing
them
that
they
are
the
owners
of
a
1,000
crore
company.
However,
their
happiness
does
not
last
long
for
the
lawyer
reveals
that
there's
a
loan
of
1,200
crore
on
the
company
and
they
must
repay
it
and
until
the
loan
is
repaid,
they
would
be
kept
under
house
arrest.
The
story
sounds
interesting
on
paper,
but
on
celluloid,
it's
non-existent.
Prem
Chopra
picks
up
random
cellphone
numbers
and
makes
them
calls.
He
wants
them
to
inherit
his
fortune.
But
the
entire
first
hour
is
devoted
to
why
they
became
losers.
It's
only
at
the
interval
point
that
you
expect
the
story
to
begin.
But
does
it
take
off?
Nope!
Instead
of
sticking
to
the
core
issue,
it
meanders
into
meaningless
sub-plots,
which
only
add
to
the
boredom.
The
finale
at
the
fashion
show
(well
choreographed
by
Achala
Sachdev)
is
interesting,
but
by
then
you're
exhausted
and
want
the
movie
to
end.
The
writer
of
this
film
is
the
biggest
culprit.
The
writing
touches
a
new
low
with
this
film.
Ganesh
Acharya
tries
to
pack
in
funny
sequences,
but
just
two
bring
a
smile
--
the
Archana
Puransingh-Upen
Patel
track
and
Govinda's
encounter
with
a
Vijay
Mallya
lookalike,
who
is
surrounded
by
a
bevy
of
beauties.
The
songs
(music:
Nitin
Arora,
Soni
Chandi)
too
show
up
without
any
valid
reason
whatsoever,
although
a
few
songsare
tuneful
and
well
choreographed.
Now
to
the
performances!
Govinda
looks
too
old
for
his
part.
The
role
demanded
a
20
+
actor
and
Govinda
looks
completely
out
of
place
here.
The
age
shows!
Imagine,
he
calls
Jawed
Sheikh
his
father
and
Ketaki
Dave
his
mother!!!!
Besides,
why
is
behaving
so
kool
by
speaking
in
English?
It
looks
fake!
You
feel
sad
to
watch
an
actor
of
the
calibre
of
Manoj
Bajpayee
being
reduced
to
absolute
nothing.
Is
he
the
same
actor
who
acted
in
Satya?
And
Zubeidaa,
Pinjar
and
1971?
Aftab
Shivdasani
looks
right
for
the
part,
but
he
hardly
gets
any
scenes.
Upen
Patel
does
a
good
job
and
his
scenes
are
truly
funny.
Hansika
goes
over
the
top.
Celina
Jaitley
gets
no
scope
either.
Archana
Puransingh,
besides
Upen,
provides
a
few
laughs.
She's
excellent.
Prem
Chopra
is
wasted.
Ravi
Kishan
too
doesn't
impress.
On
the
whole,
Money
Hai
Toh
Honey
Hai
is
a
poor
show.
At
the
box-office,
a
damp
squib!