Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
who
is
known
to
be
a
brilliant
story
teller
and
has
made
some
of
the
best
films
in
Bollywood,
when
associated
with
a
film,
audience"s
expectations
are
immense.
Produced
jointly
by
UTV
films
and
Sanjay
Bhansali,
My
Friend
Pinto,
directed
by
Raaghav
Dar
is
a
light
entertainer.
Comedy
is
not
everybody"s
cup
of
tea!
In
fact,
in
a
recent
interview
with
a
leading
newspaper,
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
had
said
that
humour
is
not
his
forte.
Well,
Bhansali
has
proved
this
by
making
My
Friend
Pinto.
Comic
timing,
witty
and
funny
dialogues
is
what
that
makes
a
comedy
film
an
'entertainer".
Unfortunately,
My
Friend
Pinto,
starring
Prateik
Babbar
and
Kalki
Koechlin
in
the
lead
fails
to
make
any
impact.
Laughter
is
something
that
comes
naturally,
and
so
comic
sequences
must
be
handled
in
the
most
natural
manner.
This
where
the
film
My
Friend
Pinto
falters.
With
wafer
thin
plot,
director
Raaghav
Dar
tries
hard
to
make
the
narrative
funny.
However,
he
fails
miserably
at
that.
The
central
character
of
Michael
Pinto,
essayed
by
Prateik
Babbar
is
similar
to
iconic
characters
played
by
Raj
Kapoor
and
Charlie
Chaplin.
Music
of
My
Friend
Pinto
is
disappointing
as
well.
Story
Michael
Pinto
(Prateik
Babbar),
who
has
grown
up
in
a
small
village
in
Goa
is
a
simple,
honest,
kind
and
naive
young
guy
who
believes
that
the
world
is
one
happy
place
with
good,
lovely
people.
His
world
revolves
around
his
mother.
However,
after
she
dies,
he
decides
to
go
to
Mumbai
in
search
of
his
best
buddy
Sameer
(Arjun
Mathur).
Sameer,
however,
doesn"t
consider
Michael
to
be
his
friend.
Performance
Prateik
Babbar
has
excelled
in
certain
sequences
in
the
film.
The
boy
certainly
has
talent,
but
fails
to
deliver
due
to
a
weak
script.
Kalki
Koechlin
is
natural
with
her
effortless
acting.
Arjun
Mathur,
Raj
Zutshi
and
Divya
Dutta
are
good.
Makrand
Deshpande
could
have
been
utilised
better.
The
rest
of
the
cast
have
given
an
average
performance.