ASMM - The biggest spoof flick in Bollywood?
Tuesday,
November
14,
2006
Think
about
the
movie
series
coming
from
Austin
Powers,
Hot
Shots,
Mr.
Bean
&
Scary
Movie
and
there
is
one
common
thread
running
amongst
each
of
these
-
they
are
all
Hollywood
spoofs.
This
means
that
there
are
numerous
moments
from
some
popular
Hollywood
films
that
have
been
incorporated
in
a
funny
way
in
the
films
as
mentioned
above.
In comparison Bollywood films too come with their dose of such spoofs, though they are far and few. But one watch of this week's Apna Sapna Money Money and you end up wondering if it is the BIGGEST EVER mainstream Bollywood film spoof that you may have ever seen? Though the storyline per se is not spoofy by any means, there are at least a dozen odd references to different Bollywood/Hollywood films and some real life references in this two and a half hour flick.
HERO
The
stage
is
set
at
the
very
onset
of
the
film
when
bankrupt
underworld
don
Carlos
[Jackie
Shroff],
in
an
attempt
to
regain
his
lost
glory,
arranges
for
the
smuggling
of
'50
crore
ke
heere'.
The
code
word
for
that
operation
-
'Ding
Dong
O
Baby
Sing
A
Song'.
A
spoof
indeed
since
that's
the
title
song
of
Jackie
Shroff's
first
superhit
film
-
Hero.
Another
common
factor
is
that
both
Hero
and
ASMM
are
Subhash
Ghai
productions.
KISNA
Riteish
Deshmukh
is
called
Kishan
in
the
film.
Fair
enough.
But
what
takes
the
cake
is
his
introduction
scene
when
the
Nepali
gang
of
Ranaji
[Chunkey
Pandey]
is
searching
for
him.
The
song
that
runs
in
the
background?
Sukhwinder
Singh's
'Wo
Kisna
Hai'
from
the
film
'Kisna'.
Unfortunately
the
song
never
got
its
due
when
released
but
now
has
been
revived
to
appear
as
a
background
piece
for
more
than
a
couple
of
occasions
whenever
Riteish
is
on
frame.
Just
like
Hero,
Kisna
too
was
a
Subhash
Ghai
film.
SARKAR
By
now
everyone
is
aware
that
Rajpal
Yadav,
a
'tabela'
owner,
does
an
impersonation
a
la
Amitabh
Bachchan
in
Sarkar.
With
a
false
beard
and
wig
to
boost,
he
dons
the
same
'chola'
as
the
Big
B
and
adapts
the
same
mannerisms
as
him.
Not
just
this,
he
also
rents
the
DVD
player
and
a
Sarkar
DVD
number
of
times
to
get
'inspired'
from
his
idol
and
watches
the
same
film
multiple
times.
A
true
blue
spoof
indeed
with
the
spice
added
on
by
the
background
theme
of
'Tabela
Tabela',
an
obvious
reference
to
'Govinda
Govinda'
in
Ram
Gopal
Verma's
Godfather
adaptation.
MEET
THE
FOCKERS
All
those
who
have
seen
Robert
De
Niro-Ben
Stiller
starrer
Meet
The
Fockers
would
never
forget
the
'Circle
Of
Trust'
theory.
In
this
hilarious
flick,
middle
aged
Robert
De
Niro
takes
his
own
time
to
make
someone
as
a
part
of
his
'circle
of
trust'
and
once
you
are
in,
it
would
be
highly
disappointing
to
break
it
away.
The
same
theory
is
adopted
by
Don
Carlos
[Jackie
Shroff]
as
he
includes
handpicked
men
and
women
[though
all
of
them
turning
out
to
be
utterly
useless!]
into
his
gang
and
presents
them
a
designer
ring
as
a
token
for
an
entry
in
his
circle
of
trust!
DILWALE
DULHANIYA
LE
JAYENGE
Who
can
ever
forget
the
theme
music
of
eternal
hit
'Tujhe
Dekha
To
Ye
Jaana
Sanam'
from
10-years-and-still-running-strong-DDLJ?
Even
Anupam
Kher
doesn't
forget
this
over
the
years
as
he
'falls
in
love'
with
Riteish
Deshmukh
a.k.a.
Sania!
The
theme
tune
plays
in
the
background
and
the
half-blind
Kher
is
all
mooney
eyed
just
with
the
very
thought
of
having
found
his
soul
mate.
Jai
jai
Chopras.....yet
again!
CHANDNI
It's
time
to
pay
homage
to
the
Chopras
again,
this
time
through
Ria
Sen.
When
asked
to
sing
a
song
before
her
perspective
father-in-law
Sarju
Maharaj
Banaras
Waale
[Riteish
Deshmukh
in
an
impersonation
avtar
again],
she
makes
full
use
of
the
situation
and
impromptu
gets
into
the
number
'Main
Sasural
Nahin
Jaayungi'
from
the
film
Chandni.
In
order
to
shoo
away
all
the
'rishtas'
coming
her
way,
she
even
does
a
cute
rap
version
of
the
song
to
make
for
a
funny
sight
indeed!
SUBHASH
GHAI
There
is
an
ego
boosting
of
sorts
when
a
mention
of
Subhash
Ghai
comes
towards
the
middle
of
the
film.
Elated
at
an
offer
from
Carlos
to
join
the
gang,
Rajpal
Yadav
cannot
help
but
jump
with
joy.
On
asked
by
'Laughter
Challenge'
winner
Sunil
Pal
to
explain
the
reason
for
the
same,
he
says
that
every
gangster
waits
for
that
one
big
chance
to
work
with
Carlos
just
like
film
stars
look
forward
to
being
a
part
of
a
Subhash
Ghai
film
at
least
once
in
their
career!
Hmmm...interesting!
SANIA
MIRZA
While
Celina
Jaitley
is
called
'Sania
Badnaam'
by
all
her
friends
and
enemies,
guess
how
does
Riteish
Deshmukh's
character
in
a
drag
gets
this
name?
Simple!
On
being
asked
for
his
name,
he
simply
looks
around
for
solutions
and
on
spotting
a
Sania
Mirza
poster
pasted
on
a
wall,
he
mouths
'SANIA'.
That's
about
it!
And
from
here
life
was
never
going
to
be
same
again
for
all
the
characters
in
the
film
as
they
try
to
get
out
of
this
double
trouble
of
two
Sanias!
ARADHANA
This
spoof
forms
one
of
the
most
entertaining
moments
of
the
film.
In
addition
to
the
'guitars'
and
the
'sitars'
that
play
in
Anupam
Kher's
heart
and
soul
whenever
he
meets
his
lady
love,
he
also
mouths
the
theme
music
from
Rajesh
Khanns'a
superhit
number
from
'Aradhana'
-
'Kora
Kaagaz
Tha
Ye
Mann
Mera'.
And
he
does
not
do
it
just
once
but
a
multiple
number
of
times
with
body
language
and
mannerisms
to
match
-
truly
a
feat
which
only
Anupam
Kher
can
achieve!
MANGAL
PANDEY
In
the
climax,
the
pundit
who
is
roped
in
do
facilitate
the
'saat
pheras'
of
Kher-Riteish
and
Shreyas-Ria
is
quite
a
ferocious
one.
And
why
not?
After
all
he
comes
with
a
strong
Aamir
Khan
hangover
as
in
Mangal
Pandey,
what
with
a
'dhoti',
hairdo
and
that
deadly
moustache
to
match.
This
is
not
all!
When
the
fight
breaks
out
with
the
entire
world
going
mad,
he
is
the
first
one
to
proclaim
-
HALLA
BOL!
DILIP
KUMAR
A
poignant
moment
comes
in
Anupam
Kher's
life
[yes,
even
this
is
presented
in
a
hilarious
manner!]
when
he
finds
out
that
the
'she'
in
his
life
is
actually
a
'he'
i.e.
his
Sania
is
actually
Kishan.
And
what
better
away
to
express
his
anguish
than
to
get
into
the
body
of
Dilip
Kumar.
He
applies
the
same
mannerisms
and
mouths
the
dialogues
in
the
thespian's
inimitable
style,
even
when
the
world
around
him
is
mocking
at
the
sad
turn
of
events
in
his
life!
ASH
&
VIVEK
LOVE
STORY
Though
this
sequence
comes
quite
earlier
in
the
film,
we
choose
to
reserve
the
best
till
the
end!
When
Celina
Jaitley
in
her
semi
clad
avtar
is
traveling
in
the
compartment
of
a
train,
she
is
lying
down
while
reading
FILMFARE
that
has
Aishwarya
Rai
on
its
cover.
Not
to
loose
a
moment,
Riteish
who
incidentally
enters
the
same
compartment
is
quick
to
comment
-
"Kya
Ash
Bade
Vivek
Se
Baithi
Ho?"
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