Naram Garam

Like any other gem of Hrishikesh Mukherjee this movie is also a gem and a big one at that.

The simplicity which was shown in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's movie had vanished now. He never used vulgarity or double meaning dialogs to make people laugh.

The situations were realistic and anyone could associate with the story plot.

The characters were also normal and not larger than life heroes and there was always some moral associated with the story.

This time while watching it for 10th time i noticed something really funny, The background music of the scene where Utpal Dutt imagines about Swaroop Sampat offering him a paan became a song almost 20 years later as "Tanhai Tanhai" in the movie "Koyla".

Miss you so much Hrishi Da... thank you so much for all these gems.

How to handle bosses? Something we work and struggle to understand how to balance and First Line Manager, Skip Manager and Head. Amol was fantastic as a normal guy, diplomacy, wit balancing each bosses whim, makes a delightful watch.

Each character is nuanced with their unique idiosyncratic nature, while Ram and Kusum love stories blossoms.

I feel the simplicity, naturalistic set-up with zamindaar in their natural glory, not at all ostentatious set-up made for a happy watch with family.

Great work by Hrishkesh Mukherjee, or as Amol called him Guru Hrishkesh Anand. Each character brings some chutzpah to the chaos.

Review By Kamal K

Another gem from the legendary Hrishikesh mukherjee and superb performances by Utpal dutti,Amol palekar,Shatrughan sinha and other great artists.

While the concept was great, many scenes lacked the luster and energy. The chemistry between characters was missing. One big complain I had was they decided to dub Swaroop Sampat with Farida Jalal's voice - this completely robbed us of the comic talent that Swaroop Sampat could have brought - was not a cool decision.

Dialogues became uninteresting at many points. Interactions among supporting actors like the brother, theater leader (Ratna) was not at par and took away from the movie. Shatrughan Sinha was a savior.

What do I say, this movie has some of the best actors who did a great job, had a great concept but it fails to bind for me like 'golmaal' or 'khoobsurat'.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee has the knack of showing simplicity. He makes his fictional characters look so real , that every Indian empathizes with them. His protagonist is a real life man. He doesn't fight 50 men all alone, but yes he is intelligent enough to avoid all of them. He knows you cannot challenge your boss because earning a living is equally important as getting a girlfriend, but through diplomacy and a little bit of white lies he gets his way in the end. All in all a great film, with amazing characterization. Characters are always so strong in Mukherjee's film that they are always ingrained in memory, however small a part they play. Would give it a total thumbs up.