The
one
thing
I've
observed
in
Anees
Bazmee's
movies
is
that
the
plotline
may
be
bizarre
and
outlandish,
but
each
of
his
films
has
stood
tall
on
the
entertainment
quotient.
Perhaps,
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
his
movies
have
struck
a
chord
with
a
big
chunk
of
moviegoers
[read
the
hardcore
masses].
The
heroic
triumph
of
No
Entry,
Welcome
and
Singh
Is
Kinng
endorses
this
statement.
The
most
difficult
thing
is
to
make
people
roll
with
laughter
and
that's
precisely
what
Bazmee
does
in
film
after
film,
for
viewers
of
all
ages.
Follow
these
three
mantras
religiously,
while
watching
an
Anees
Bazmee
film:
Don't
seek
logic,
don't
ask
questions
and
just
keep
your
thinking
cap
outside
the
theatre.
You
need
to
follow
these
rules
while
watching
No
Problem
as
well.
Unfortunately,
Bazmee's
latest
outing
is
so
mind-numbingly
dull
that
you
wonder
how
could
he
come
up
with
such
a
soulless
and
charmless
film.
No
Problem
doesn't
have
a
smart
plot,
theek
hain,
No
Problem.
But
the
bigger
problem
is
it
doesn't
have
those
genuinely
funny
sequences
and
crackling
dialogue
either
that
you
associate
with
the
accomplished
director's
films.
Honestly,
I
never
expect
to
watch
a
path-breaking
story
in
his
films,
but
I
do
expect
them
to
deliver
hearty
laughs,
which
No
Problem
doesn't.
In
the
past,
in
films
like
No
Entry,
Welcome
and
Singh
Is
Kinng,
Bazmee
had
handled
the
multiple
characters
with
aplomb,
but
the
writing
is
so
inconsistent
this
time
that
one
has
to
actually
struggle
to
stay
attentive.
Final
word?
No
Problem
is
meant
to
be
a
crowd-pleaser,
but,
sadly,
it
lacks
those
clever
one-liners,
bursting-with-energy
sequences
and
amusing
goings-on
to
make
your
two
hours
in
the
cineplex
worthwhile.
No
Problem
has
a
huge
problem:
It
fails
to
entertain!
Yash
[Sanjay
Dutt]
and
Raj
[Akshaye
Khanna]
are
small-time
crooks
and
childhood
buddies.
Raj
wants
to
lead
an
honest
life,
but
Yash
always
manages
to
do
something
that
jeopardizes
Raj's
chances
of
turning
over
a
new
leaf.
When
Yash
robs
the
First
Village
Bank,
the
innocent
bank
manager,
Zandulal
[Paresh
Rawal],
also
falls
under
suspicion,
just
because
he
had
sheltered
Yash
and
Raj
under
his
roof.
In
Durban,
Arjun
[Anil
Kapoor]
is
a
bungling
cop,
married
to
Kajal
[Sushmita
Sen],
the
daughter
of
the
Commissioner
of
Police
[Shakti
Kapoor].
Kajal
has
a
split
personality
--
one
moment
she's
a
loving
wife
and
mother,
who,
for
10
minutes
every
day,
transforms
into
a
terrifying
maniac
intent
on
murdering
her
husband.
Diamonds
worth
millions
have
been
stolen
from
the
International
Diamond
Centre
by
the
gang
lead
by
Marcos
[Suniel
Shetty].
Arjun
is
as
determined
to
find
these
ruthless
robbers,
as
Zandulal
is
to
find
the
two
crooks
who
robbed
his
bank.
Yash
and
Raj
try
to
avoid
Zandulal,
who
does
not
realize
that
they
are
his
neighbours.
Meanwhile,
Raj
falls
in
love
with
Sanjana
[Kangana
Ranaut],
Kajal's
younger
sister.
But
just
before
the
engagement,
Zandulal
threatens
to
expose
Yash
and
Raj
unless
they
return
the
money
they
stole
from
his
bank.
Cornered,
Raj
and
Yash
agree
to
commit
one
last
robbery.
They
rob
a
minister's
house,
minutes
before
Marcos
arrives.
The
minister
is
tortured
and
killed,
because
Marcos
cannot
find
the
stolen
diamonds.
Now
starts
a
game
of
hide
and
seek,
as
Arjun
goes
after
Yash
and
Raj,
the
prime
suspects
in
the
minister's
murder
and
Marcos
also
hunts
them
down
because
he's
figured
out
that
they
have
the
diamonds.
Yash
and
Raj
must
prove
their
innocence
and
also
somehow
or
the
other
pay
back
Zandulal.
No
Problem
has
an
outrageous
plot,
exaggerated
and
overstated
scenes,
but
unlike
Bazmee's
previous
films,
this
one
tries
too
hard
to
make
you
laugh,
but
fails
miserably.
You
expect
the
gags
and
punch
lines
to
hit
you
from
all
directions
and
you
also
expect
to
break
into
guffaws,
but
barring
a
couple
of
scenes,
which
do
bring
a
smile
on
your
face,
you
just
don't
react
to
the
goings-on.
In
fact,
the
writing
is
the
weakest
link
of
the
enterprise.
It
lacks
in
drama,
it
lacks
in
unadulterated
humour
and
everything
seems
to
fall
into
place
too
easily.
It
jumps
from
one
sequence
to
another
and
often
forgets
what's
tackled
before,
in
the
previous
sequence.
The
continuity
jerks
are
evident
at
a
number
of
places,
frankly.
Bazmee
is
flogging
the
age-old
formulas
over
and
over
again.
It
worked
in
the
past
because
those
films
were
rich
as
far
as
the
entertainment
quotient
was
concerned,
but
it
doesn't
work
this
time
around.
The
music
is
functional,
with
'Mast
Punjabi'
being
the
most
energetic
track
of
the
enterprise.
Cinematography
is
eye-pleasing
and
the
locales
of
South
Africa
are
eye-filling.
Bazmee's
movies
bestow
its
actors
ample
scope
to
push
their
comic
boundaries,
but
No
Problem
doesn't.
Of
the
central
cast,
Sanju
tries
hard
to
carry
off
his
part,
Akshaye
is
just
about
okay,
while
Anil
hits
the
right
notes
and
Paresh,
as
always,
stands
out.
He
delivers
in
every
sequence.
Kangana
is
wasted,
but
Sushmita
shows
a
flair
for
comedy.
Suniel
Shetty
is
as
usual.
Neetu
Chandra
doesn't
get
much
scope.
Shakti
Kapoor
is
funny.
Baby
Saloni
is
okay.
As
for
Vijay
Raaz,
what
is
he
doing
in
this
film?
Oh
yes,
there's
a
family
of
gorillas
as
well
as
a
shoal
of
fish
in
a
mini
aquarium
-
yes,
they
form
an
integral
part
of
this
story.
The
gorillas
appear
from
nowhere
and
save
the
heroes
in
the
climax,
while
the
fish
swallow
the
diamonds
before
these
gems
reach
the
villain's
hands.
On
the
whole,
No
Problem
has
some
funny
moments
in
the
first
half,
but
gets
agonizing
towards
the
second
half.
It
has
several
problems:
It
lacks
a
cohesive
screenplay,
it
lacks
in
entertainment
and
most
importantly,
the
humour
falls
flat.
No
Problem
is
full
of
problems.
Director:
Anees
Bazmee
Cast:
Anil
Kapoor,
Sanjay
Dutt,
Akshaye
Khanna,
Suniel
Shetty,
Kangana
Ranaut,
Neetu
Chandra,
Sushmita
Sen