Brand
Golmaal
is
back
again.
Its
equity
continues
to
soar
upwards.
Naturally,
every
film
of
this
franchise
carries
the
burden
of
humongous
expectations.
Touted
as
India's
first-ever
trilogy,
Golmaal
3
[G-3],
the
third
installment
of
Golmaal
and
Golmaal
Returns,
promises
to
mesmerize,
tickle
your
funny
bone
and
entertain
moviegoers
of
all
ages.
G-3
promises
to
be
bigger,
better,
funnier
and
far
more
entertaining
and
amusing
than
the
first
two
parts.
There's
a
flipside
of
having
a
thriving
brand.
No
matter
how
hard
you
try,
comparisons
with
the
earlier
parts
are
inevitable.
The
question
everyone's
keen
to
ask
is,
does
it
supersede
the
forerunners
in
terms
of
entertainment?
The
best
thing
about
G-3
is
that
it
lives
up
to
its
undertaking
of
amusing
you
from
the
word
go,
till
the
very
culmination.
From
inception
to
conclusion,
save
for
a
few
lax
moments,
G-3
is
high
on
fun
and
entertainment
quotient.
By
now,
one
is
well
versed
with
Rohit
Shetty's
funda:
Come,
have
a
blast
at
the
movies.
Frankly,
there's
no
word
called
'logic'
in
Shetty's
cinematic
dictionary
and
the
moviegoer
too
has
attuned
himself/herself
to
Shetty's
high-on-entertainment
laughathons.
I've
often
said
that
comedy
is
serious
business
and
a
director
attempting
one
has
to
walk
a
tightrope.
But
Shetty
has
mastered
the
art
by
now
and
G-3
proves
that
when
it
comes
to
entertainers,
he's
amongst
the
best
in
the
business.
Final
word?
Golmaal
3
rocks!
It
may
not
go
down
in
history
as
the
best
side-splitting
entertainer
ever
made,
but
it
should
go
down
in
history
as
the
first
trilogy
that
would
pass
the
audience
test
with
flying
colors.
G-3
raises
the
bar
for
G-4,
what
say
Mr.
Shetty?
Golmaal
3
highlights
the
story
of
hatred
between
two
bunch
of
siblings.
Ajay
Devgn
[Gopal]
lives
with
his
brother
Shreyas
Talpade
[Laxman],
mother
Ratna
Pathak
Shah
[Geeta
aka
Guddi]
and
best
friend
Kareena
Kapoor
[Daboo].
Their
world
collides
with
another
trio,
Arshad
Warsi
[Madhav],
Tusshar
Kapoor
[Lucky]
and
Kunal
Khemu
[Laxman].
Arshad,
Tusshar
and
Kunal's
father
Mithun
Chakraborty
[Pritam]
and
Ajay
and
Shreyas'
mother
Ratna
Pathak
Shah
decide
to
rekindle
their
relationship
and
with
Kareena's
persuasion
even
get
married.
But
there's
a
problem:
The
kids
detest
each
other.
To
complicate
matters
further,
there's
a
thief
Johnny
Lever
[Puppy]
and
his
henchmen
[Vrajesh
Hirjee
and
Sanjay
Mishra]
and
a
necklace
that's
hidden
somewhere.
Two
things.
One,
before
watching
G-3,
I
had
felt
that
focusing
on
eight
main
characters
would
lead
to
chaos
only,
as
there
would
be
no
scope
for
character
development.
But
I
was
proven
completely
wrong
because
each
character
is
well
etched
out
and
by
the
time
the
movie
concludes,
you
don't
feel
that
the
show
belongs
to
'x',
while
'y'
was
sidelined.
The
movie
belongs
to
everyone!
Two,
it's
said
that
G-3
is
inspired
by
Basu
Chatterjee's
Khatta
Meetha
[1978;
starring
Ashok
Kumar
and
Pearl
Padamsee],
Umesh
Mehra's
Hamare
Tumhare
[1979;
starring
Sanjeev
Kumar
and
Raakhee]
and
the
Hollywood
film
Yours,
Mine
and
Ours
[1968],
wherein
an
elderly
couple,
having
their
own
kids,
decide
to
live
under
one
roof.
Rohit
Shetty
and
his
team
of
writers
[screenplay:
Yunus
Sajawal;
script
consultant:
Robin
Bhatt]
may
be
inspired
by
these
films,
but
they
have
given
G-3
a
completely
different
flavour
and
dimension
altogether.
The
writing,
I
wish
to
forewarn,
defies
logic,
sense
and
reason,
therefore,
one
has
to
go
with
the
flow.
It
has
a
skeletal
plot,
but
is
packed
with
jokes,
jibes,
pranks
and
of
course,
stunts/action
[Rohit
Shetty's
movies
are
incomplete
without
cars
being
blown
to
smithereens].
The
casting
of
Johnny
Lever
as
the
absent-minded
and
scatterbrained
thief
is
a
master
stroke.
The
writing,
execution
and
portrayal
of
this
part
must've
been
an
arduous
task,
but
what
comes
across
on
screen
is
remarkable.
In
fact,
this
track
would
work
wonders
with
the
audience,
especially
those
who
swear
by
the
Johnny
Lever
brand
of
humour.
Johnny's
sequence
on
the
water
scooter,
to
cite
an
instance,
is
sure
to
bring
the
house
down.
Besides
the
sequences
involving
Johnny
Lever,
I'd
like
to
single
out
yet
another
sequence
that
shows
the
siblings
threatening
each
other.
It's
a
sequence
without
words
but
a
super
background
score
[Sanjoy
Chowdhury],
with
the
siblings
trying
to
threaten
one
another
with
every
possible
thing
in
the
house
-
be
it
a
cactus
plant
or
a
rose,
be
it
a
tomato
or
a
pumpkin,
while
their
parents
[Mithun
and
Ratna]
watch
Hum
Saath-Saath
Hain
on
TV.
Also,
Kareena's
pet
dog
called
Facebook
trying
to
get
the
bone
out
of
Mithun's
pocket
is
bizarre,
but
will
be
loved
by
the
hoi
polloi.
Prepare
to
laugh
your
guts
out
in
the
above-mentioned
scenes.
Any
hiccups?
The
climax
could
have
been
a
little
more
imaginative.
It
follows
the
trademark
Priyadarshan
style
of
getting
together
the
entire
cast,
including
supporting
actors
to
villain
sidekicks,
for
the
finale.
No
issues
with
that,
but
a
more
innovative
and
ingenious
finale
would
have
only
proven
the
icing
on
the
cake.
Relying
more
on
treatment
than
content,
G-3
has
the
by-now-famous
stamp
of
Rohit
Shetty
all
over
it.
The
director
gets
ample
help
from
writer
Yunus
Sajawal
and
dialogue
writers
Farhad-Sajid
and
Bunty
Rathore
[additional
dialogues].
The
screenplay
doesn't
give
you
time
to
think,
while
the
dialogues
are
truly
funny
at
most
times.
As
the
third
installment
in
the
Golmaal
series,
G-3
has
a
lot
to
live
up
to
and
so
does
the
soundtrack
[Pritam].
'Golmaal'
is
fun,
while
'Ale'
moves
at
a
feverish
pace.
Cinematography
[Dudley]
is
perfect,
while
the
action
scenes
[Jai
Singh
Nijjar]
are
exciting.
Like
I
pointed
out
earlier,
every
actor
in
the
film
contributes
his/her
bit
in
making
this
fun
ride
enjoyable.
Yet,
I'd
like
to
single
out
Ajay,
who
goes
for
a
grungy
makeover.
The
rugged
style,
diamond
ear
studs,
tattoos
and
cropped
hair
suits
the
hyper
character
that
he
portrays.
He's
excellent.
Another
well-written
character
is
of
Kareena,
who
fits
in
so
well
with
the
boys.
She
looks
every
bit
the
tomboy
she
is
expected
to
be.
She's
matchless.
Tusshar
gives
a
brand
new
dimension
to
the
character
he
has
learnt
so
well
to
portray.
He
is
sure
to
have
the
audience
in
splits
with
his
class
act.
I'd
also
like
to
single
out
the
emotional
sequence,
which
Tusshar
performs
with
gusto.
Arshad
oozes
sufficient
confidence
to
carry
off
the
role,
while
Shreyas
and
Kunal
are
wonderful
as
well.
Mithun
Chakraborty
and
Ratna
Pathak
Shah
are
genuinely
lovable,
while
Johnny
Lever
is
simply
fantastic.
Ditto
for
his
henchmen,
enacted
by
Vrajesh
Hirjee
and
Sanjay
Mishra.
Mukesh
Tiwari,
Murli
Sharma,
Vijay
Patkar,
Viju
Khote
and
Ashwini
Kalsekar
lend
very
good
support.
Prem
Chopra
is
superb
in
a
cameo.
On
the
whole,
Golmaal
3
is
an
ideal
fun
ride
with
thrice
the
enjoyment
and
gratification,
thrice
the
magic
and
thrice
the
hilarity.
Go
on,
have
a
blast
and
make
this
Diwali
thrice
more
entertaining
for
you.
An
out-and-out
entertainer,
it's
sure
to
light
up
the
celebratory
festive
mood.
Director:
Rohit
Shetty
Cast:
Mithun
Chakraborty,
Ajay
Devgn,
Kareena
Kapoor,
Arshad
Warsi,
Tusshar
Kapoor,
Shreyas
Talpade,
Kunal
Khemu