By:
Taran
Adarsh,
IndiaFM
Monday,
August
28,
2006
Old
wine
in
an
old
bottle.
That
sums
up
Sandwich,
directed
by
Anees
Bazmee.
Had
Sandwich
released
a
few
years
ago,
when
Govinda
and
his
brand
of
comedy
had
its
share
of
viewers,
things
might
have
been
different.
But
Sandwich
comes
too
late
in
the
day.
Nothing
works
--
not
the
cast,
not
the
performances,
not
the
script,
not
the
jokes,
humour,
gags
and
punches...
kuch
bhi
nahin.
Inspired
by
films
like
Gharwali
Baharwali
and
Saajan
Chale
Sasural,
this
Sandwich
is
most
avoidable.
Sher
Singh
[Govinda]
lives
with
his
mother
and
sister
in
Punjab.
He
arrives
in
Mumbai
to
fulfill
his
dream
of
becoming
a
writer;
the
pen
name
is
Shekhar.
He
is
in
love
with
Nisha
[Raveena
Tandon],
but
her
father
is
dead
against
the
marriage.
Her
father
decides
to
get
her
married
to
his
friend's
[Kiran
Kumar]
son
[Raj
Zutshi].
Sher
aka
Shekhar
has
to
return
to
his
village
after
he
receives
a
call
from
his
mother.
Shekhar
gets
to
know
that
his
sister's
marriage
has
been
fixed
to
the
Collector's
son.
But
there's
a
pre-condition:
Shekhar
will
have
to
marry
Sweety
[Mahima
Chaudhary],
who
loves
him
since
childhood.
The
marriage
is
solemnized.
Shekhar
returns
to
Mumbai.
Meanwhile,
Nisha,
who
is
being
forced
to
marry
someone
she
doesn't
love,
tries
to
commit
suicide.
Her
father
pacifies
her
and
gets
her
married
to
Shekhar.
Raj
Zutshi
attacks
Shekhar,
but
Nisha's
father
is
killed
and
even
Raj
is
killed
subsequently.
Shekhar
is
now
entrusted
with
the
responsibility
of
running
the
business.
The
complications
in
Shekhar's
life
begin.
Both
Sweety
and
Nisha
give
birth
to
boys
who
look
identical.
A
few
years
later,
Sweety
arrives
in
Mumbai
in
search
of
Shekhar.
Sweety
and
Nisha
bump
into
each
other
and
are
surprised
to
see
that
their
sons
look
identical.
Both
develop
a
bond
of
friendship.
They
even
come
to
know
through
their
children
that
even
their
husbands
look
identical.
At
this
juncture,
a
look-alike
of
Shekhar
enters
the
scene
and
all
hells
break
loose.
Since
Sandwich
has
taken
a
long
time
to
hit
the
screens,
what
you
watch
on
screen
is
difficult
to
digest.
There's
so
much
confusion
and
chaos
all
through
that
you
impatiently
wait
for
the
movie
to
end.
Really,
nothing
appeals.
Anees
Bazmee's
direction
is
old-fashioned,
like
his
script.
Musically,
nothing
to
hum
about.
Govinda
looks
out
of
shape
and
his
on-screen
antics
are
a
big
yawn.
Raveena
and
Mahima's
garish
makeup
and
outfits
give
the
film
a
stale
look.
Satish
Shah,
Reema
Lagoo
and
Kiran
Kumar
are
passable.
Raj
Zutshi
hams.
On
the
whole,
Sandwich
is
a
poor
show.
With
the
stale
look
on
one
hand
and
a
poor
start
on
the
other,
this
Sandwich
is
sure
to
be
sandwiched
in
the
midst
of
biggies.