Rating:
4.0/5
Star
Cast:
Abhimanyu
Dassani,
Radhika
Madan,
Gulshan
Devaiah,
Mahesh
Manjrekar,
Jimit
Trivedi
Director:
Vasan
Bala
Mard
Ko
Dard
Nahi
Hota
Movie
Review:
Abhimanyu
Dassani
|Radhika
Madan
|
Vasan
Bala
|
FilmiBeat
'Har
mind-blowing
kahani
ke
picche
naa
kuch
bahut
bure
decisions
hote
hain,' quips
Surya
(Abhimanyu
Dassani)
and
soon
collapses
on
the
ground
before
he
can
beat
his
opponents
to
pulp.
The
main
culprit?
Dehydration!
Nope,
we
ain't
kidding
here.
Through
a
series
of
flashbacks,
Surya
takes
us
to
his
childhood
days
where
he
was
diagnosed
with
Congenital
Insensitivity
to
Pain
(CIP)
as
a
kid.
'Baad
mein
google
kar
lena,' says
Surya,
but
we
soon
discover
that
his
condition
is
all
about
'Mard
ko
dard
nahi
hota'.
In
lay
man's
words,
'a
man
who
feels
no
pain'.
While
Surya's
father
(Jimit
Tivedi)
is
quite
overprotective
about
him
knowing
his
condition,
his
loving
grandfather
'Ajooba'
(Mahesh
Manjrekar)
feeds
him
a
steady
diet
of
films
on
VHS
-
from
Geraftaar
to
Bruce
Lee's
martial
arts
films.
But
hey,
it's
the
video
of
an
one-legged
karate
warrior
named
Mani
(Gulshan
Devaiah)
which
particularly
catches
his
fancy
and
inspires
him
to
chase
all
street-muggers
who
he
believes
are
responsible
for
his
mother's
death.
Meanwhile,
the
socially-awkward
Surya
finds
a
friend
in
Supri
(Radhika
Madan)
who
rescues
him
from
the
bullies
in
school.
The
girl
might
be
tigress
when
it
comes
to
defending
Surya,
but
at
home
she
fails
to
raise
her
voice
against
her
abusive
father.
A
misunderstanding
separates
Surya
and
his
childhood
crush
Supri
and
the
film
takes
a
leap
of
few
years.
Things
take
an
interesting
turn
when
an
adult
Surya
runs
into
Supri
and
the
one-legged
martial
arts
star
whom
he
once
idolized.
What
follows
next
is
a
zany
ride
which
brings
in
lots
of
'dishoom-dishoom',
whistles
and
laughter.
Here
comes
a
home-grown
martial
arts
film
which
is
pure
desi
at
heart
and
has
dollop
of
wacky
humour.
Vasan
Bala
pays
a
brilliant
homage
to
martial
art
flicks
and
gives
it
an
intriguing
old-school
Bollywood
twist
with
Mard
Ko
Dard
Nahi
Hota.
You
get
nostalgic
at
several
points
with
the
references
from
all
our
growing
years.
The
comic-book
treatment
coupled
with
Bala's
lively
excecution
makes
every
minute
of
the
action-comedy
highly
enjoyable.
On
the
flip
side,
the
plot
loosens
a
bit
at
a
place
or
two,
but
the
director
makes
up
for
it
with
the
hilarious
lines.
Speaking
about
the
performances,
Abhimanyu
Dassani
makes
a
'kickass' debut
and
is
a
talent
to
watch
out
for.
He
exudes
a
certain
sense
of
innocence
and
in
Surya's
words,
even
gets
to
'distract'
the
audience
from
the
'kicks
and
punches'
with
a
shirt-dropping
scene.
It
would
be
interesting
to
see
his
choice
of
films
from
here
on.
If
you
thought
that
a
film
like
Mard
Ko
Dard
only
has
men
high
on
action
then
you
are
highly
mistaken.
The
film
proves
that
it's
possible
to
do
away
with
female
leads
reduced
as
mere
props
if
the
makers
give
them
a
chance
to
showcase
their
two-fist
strength
and
shine
alongside
their
male
counterparts.
We
must
say,
Radhika
Madan
is
a
complete
revelation
in
this
flick.
Gulshan
Devaiah
is
a
bomb
as
the
one-legged
karate
star
Mani
and
his
twin
brother
Jimmy
who
is
a
'psychotic
villain'.
While
Mani
impresses
with
his
brawny
moves,
Jimmy
brings
down
the
house
with
his
comical
liners.
Mahesh
Manjrekar
delivers
a
firecracker
act
and
leaves
you
chuckling.
Jay
Patel's
cinematography
perfectly
blends
the
sunny
colors
with
slick
slo-mo
action
sequences.
Prerna
Saigal's
taut
editing
flows
well
with
the
narrative.
Along
with
the
quirky
premise
and
characters,
Mard
Ko
Dard
Nahi
Hota
is
dope
when
it
comes
to
the
music
department
as
well.
Be
it
the
quirky
'Rappan
Rappi
Rap',
the
dreamy
'Tere
Liye'
or
the
foot-tapping
Nakhrewaali,
the
film
scores
high
with
its
catchy
lyrics
and
amazing
music.
Mard
Ko
Dard
Nahi
Hota
is
a
complete
crowd-pleaser
and
worth
every
penny.
Pleasing
romance,
suave
action
sequences,
rib-tickling
moments-
Vasan
Bala
ticks
all
the
boxes
and
gives
us
138
minutes
of
pure
entertainment.
I
am
going
with
4
stars.