Fruit
And
Nut,
directed
by
Kunal
Vijaykar,
is
one
of
those
films
that
succeed
in
making
you
giggle
intermittently.
But
how
one
wishes
the
film
had
a
strong
story
in
the
first
place.
This
one
is
a
senseless
comedy
and
the
sad
part
is,
the
absurdities
here
are
not
too
amusing.
Fruit
And
Nut
is
about
Jolly
Maker,
who
is
a
simple,
hard
working
middle
class
struggling
bachelor
in
search
of
love,
money,
friends
and
success.
He
works
as
a
clerk/accountant
in
the
office
of
a
greedy
and
corrupt
builder
named
Khandar.
He
is
typically
nerdy
and
un-stylish.
He
is
also
accident-prone
and
leaves
a
trail
of
disaster
behind
him.
One
fine
day,
Jolly
Maker's
beautiful,
sexy,
smart
and
snobbish
colleague,
Monica,
gets
mysteriously
kidnapped.
Through
a
roller
coaster
ride
and
series
of
comical
mishaps,
Jolly
Maker
finds
himself
in
the
middle
of
a
plot
that
has
been
hatched
by
an
insane
Ex-Maharaja
to
destroy
Mumbai.
Whether
the
poor,
adorable,
accident-prone
Jolly
Maker
finally
falls
in
love
or
not,
gets
his
girl
or
not
and
above
all,
is
able
to
save
Mumbai
or
not,
makes
for
rest
of
the
film.
Director
Kunal
Vijaykar
tries
hard
to
keep
you
entertained,
but
the
writing
is
just
not
captivating.
Sure,
you
do
laugh
at
a
few
jokes/situations,
but
there
are
times
when
the
jokes
aren't
too
funny
and
also
tend
to
get
repetitive.
The
performances
are
over-the-top,
but
go
well
with
the
mood
of
the
film.
Boman
Irani
glides
into
the
character
effortlessly.
Cyrus
Broacha
is
perfect.
Mahesh
Manjrekar
is
first-rate.
Dia
Mirza
does
a
fine
job.
On
the
whole,
Fruit
And
Nut
has
some
funny
moments,
that's
it!
A
film
like
this
holds
very
limited
appeal.