One Two Three

Ashwani Dhir (of 'Office Office' television series fame) makes his big screen directorial debut with One Two Three. The film is a low budget fare with a cast that is not from the Bollywood elite. But all of them manage to pull off a good laugh ride.

The plot is pretty simple, thankfully. There is no attempt to complicate things and the focus is on getting the funny bone tickle. Sanjay Mishra is the pick of the lot among the cast. His caricature of Jeevan (character actor from the sixties) works. Neeta Chandra's character is a straight lift from Kavita Kaushik's character in the television series 'F.I.R'. Neeta Chandra is good but I would have loved to see Kavita Kaushik herself. That would have added more fun to the proceedings. Sameera Reddy adds to the glamour of the film and Paresh Rawal easily negotiates his role.

All in all, a no-brainer fun film.

The movie starts with a groovy song (Well two if you consider when the plot starts thickening) and takes off from there. At times, the songs in the middle of the movie (even though catchy) do slow it but that is what comes with any Bollywood movie. One would have to applaud the screenwriter for how impeccably they have woven the script that has resulted in the events that are all related to each other by the end of the movie. The usual suspects Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal have dotted there 'i's and crossed their 't's and flawlessly fit into the role. Their innocence (or naivety if you prefer calling it that) drives the movie. On the other hand, the third namesake, Tushar Kapoor is pleasant compared to his other roles so far. He leaves a lasting impression. Don't know why he did not do a few more in a similar genre. Maybe because the movie did not do too good when it was released on the box office back in 2008.

For female leads, all the three, Esha, Sameera, Tanisha perform their role well. The surprise package was Neetu Chandra. She fits in as brash and eccentric Mayavati Chautala as if the role was written with her in mind.

Sanjay Mishra and Mukesh Tiwari are the stars of the movie though. And yeah, they have even overshadowed both Rawal and Shetty. They are the heart of the movie and might have been the driving factor. Vrajesh does well in his role but Mishra is fantabulous. Manoj Pahwa, Murli Sharma, and Usha Nadkarni do well in their parts and make the movie even more fun.

The way the story unfolds is pretty good. But as said above the unraveling of the story could have been done a bit quicker with the removal of a few songs. That slows down the movie. Most of the jokes are clean and this is a movie that you may watch with your partner and maybe your extended family if you have enough comfort in your relationship (where Bra-Panty jokes are not frowned upon).

All n all, an absolute joy ride this movie is contingent on one leaving their brain at home and just allowing themselves to be stress-free. Taking 2 stars off for the pace of the movie. Beyond that all well. Sure WATCH! (I watch when I am bored or down...)

The storyline is simple – its an ode to Shakespeare's "Comedy of errors". However there are too many sub-plots built into it owing to which there is huge cast, which do not get adequate screen time and works against it. For example, Virendra Harjee was hardly there and where is Neetu Chandra. Anyways, the chemistry and timing was perfect to tickle your funny bone.

Performances:: Not going down the route of Oscar award winning speech – let us say all were good. Though bear in mind the following::

Tushhar Kapoor:: Straight out of SOAL sets?

Upen Patel & Tanishaa:: Spare the audience – please quit. I nearly included Eesha, but hey – she has done some good work in the past and deserves another chance.

Music by Raghav Sachar are hummable.

Ashwani Dheer:: Proved track record as a writer in comedy genre. But holding the directorial reins for the first time - not bad at all. Waiting for your second round Sir.

In my opinion, the critics were partial to "One Two Three" for not giving its due credit especially the awesome "one-liners". Trust me, even on a second viewing, it will make you laugh.

Lets get a few things clear..

Anyone watching this movie (and for that matter almost any comedy in India), should be well prepared for the same slapstick humour that we have been seeing since the days of Johar and Mehmood, IF ANYONE ONE OF You'll GOING TO SEE A COMEDY EXPECT ANYTHING HALF INTELLIGENT IN AN Indian COMEDY THAN You'll ARE FOOLS PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

That being said i love such comedies, I'm a simple man with simple tastes who likes to light movies which are away from reality, (I HAVE ENOUGH REALITY IN MY LIFE), and those who like movies like Kya Kool Hain Hum, Masti, will like this movie.

ALSO MAKE NO MISTAKE THIS IS VERY MUCH AN ADULT MOVIE,the jokes are raunchy and since i went with my family i found myself holding back my laughter,on a lot of jokes, and almost squirming in some scenes.

That being said lets get to other less relevant things like acting, music, direction etc.

The music is ordinary almost bordering on bad, this movie could have done with at least one or two less songs.

Acting was good considering the limited premise that was on offer,THE ACTORS WHO ACTUALLY SHONE WERE SUPPORTING ACTORS LIKE dmellos yadav aka papa, and his sidekicks.

Paresh Rawal was really good and slightly different after a long time,i love the way they played on the fact that most underwear salesman in India are male.

THE ACTRESSES WERE ANOTHER STORY although neetu did a fine job of ripping of the endearing FIR, the other 2 were hideous ONE LOOKED LIKE A MAN AND THE OTHER HAS THE BODY OF A MAN.(one guess as to who was whom).

Techinically this movie had nothing to speak about.

The movie is filled with lots of good moments especially the double meaning dialogues and the scenes with Papa and his henchmen.

What really pulls this movie down are the unnecessary songs, the bad performance by the actresses,the very annoying track with Upen and Tanisha, a few over the top scenes,and the so so climax.

IN ALL A TYPICAL Indian COMEDY THATS ALMOST ORIGINAL AND GOOD WAY TO HAVE SOME LIGHT HEARTED FUN IN THE CINEMA...

WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

-s actresses, some over the top scenes, tanisha/upen,songs,climax.

+/-s slapstick, raunchy fun (you like or you hate)???.

+s Papa and his henchmen, Paresh Rawal, almost original,good acting.

total 7/10 (factoring in the correct expectations that i had and are a must, maybe after a few repeated viewing i may actually like this movie more, but better that good is what i first felt and im sticking to that).

One Two Three...Go watch the movie !! Surely watch the watch.

A complete illogical comedy movie which I am sure u will enjoy. Try to avoid watching with family, or else will be tough for u guys to control the laughter on ADULT jokes !!

Paresh Rawal as usual has been damn good in the movie. Great performance by Neetu Chandra...Looks beautiful in uniform . Improved performance by Tushar.

Director deserves a big round of applause even with many flaws in the script.

So what are you waiting for, go and watch the movie with your friends.