After
almost
five
years,
accomplished
actor
Saurabh
Shukla
returns
to
the
director's
chair
with
Raat
Gayi,
Baat
Gayi?,
a
film
that's
making
the
right
buzz.
Making
an
adult
comedy
that
talks
of
one
night
stand
is
tough.
But
giving
the
serious
issue
a
humorous
take
is
tougher.
Raat
Gayi,
Baat
Gayi?
is
about
relationships
and
also
looks
at
the
philanderers,
who,
despite
being
committed,
don't
mind
having
a
PYT
in
a
closet,
for
no
strings
attached
fun.
You
may
draw
parallels
with
The
Hangover
because
the
protagonist
can't
recall
anything
that
happened
the
previous
night.
But
it
must
also
be
said
that
the
film
throws
a
few
surprises,
which
makes
it
completely
different
from
any
film,
past
or
present.
But
there's
one
factor
that
throws
a
spanner.
There's
not
much
meat
in
the
story.
Also,
it
unravels
at
an
excruciatingly
slow
pace.
In
fact,
the
wheels
start
moving
only
towards
the
penultimate
20
odd
minutes,
when
the
answers
start
coming.
In
a
nutshell,
Raat
Gayi,
Baat
Gayi?
offers
a
few
laughs,
not
laughter
unlimited!
Rahul
[Rajat
Kapoor]
wakes
up
with
a
bad
hangover
after
a
party
the
night
before.
There,
he
had
met
a
sexy
young
woman
Sophia
[Neha
Dhupia].
They
got
drunk
and
there
were
sparks
flying.
But
Rahul
doesn't
remember
what
happened
after
that.
Did
they
go
all
the
way?
His
wife
Mitali
[Irawati
Harshe
Mayadev]
is
in
a
particularly
bad
mood
and
Rahul
suspects
that
she
might
know
about
his
little
escapade
last
night.
Rahul
starts
chasing
his
night,
trying
to
retrieve
it,
trying
to
find
out
what
really
happened.
His
friends
Saxena
[Dalip
Tahil]
and
Amit
[Vinay
Pathak]
are
going
through
their
own
marital
crisis
of
sorts.
Driven
to
his
wits
end,
he
realizes
that
he
must
meet
Sophia
again
to
get
the
answers.
Almost
three
decades
ago,
Basu
Chatterjee
made
an
adult
comedy
called
Shaukeen,
which
told
the
story
of
three
men
who
eye
a
pretty
girl,
who's
completely
oblivious
of
their
intentions.
In
this
film
too,
director
Saurabh
Shukla
looks
at
three
men
with
a
roving
eye.
Story first published: Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 11:15 [IST]