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What the hell made me watch this movie ? Free movie tickets, and pop-corn of course !! For the first time, I went to watch a movie without checking if I had any green bills left in my pocket. Its similar to how a girl goes to watch a movie ... put on some jeans, a touch-up of some fairness cream ... and she's ready ... she can go empty-handed, and yet come back with a heavy stomach. So, in that way, my sponsor Pavan, must have felt like repaying my kindness (as I let him free with all his so called girlfriends without becoming a kebab-mein-haddi).

And, for the first time, I never knew the cast of the movie. As I looked up at the poster, I was dumbstruck. Katrina and Mallika, with Malaika Arora in a guest-appearance. "Mom, all your daughter-in-laws are right here in this poster". Ok, lets talk about the movie.

Supposed to be a fun-riot ... the riot was there ... the fun, in bits and pieces. The first-half, I must say, was pretty good. Paresh Rawal continued to play the 'clown' to perfection. Nana Patekar, was at his usual best. Anil Kapoor was outstandingly stylish and flamboyant. Asrani kept making appearances now and then. Akshay was fun too ... but talk about Katrina ... she finished me off. One moment I was safe on the seat, enter Katrina, and I slumped to the floor; onlookers must have thought I suffered a stroke ... I might have ... my heart beat like our school band on Sports Day. Every time she smiled, I pictured myself doing a 'Dard-e-Disco' song with her. She looked so picture perfect ... I'm sure you'll find her pic beneath millions of pillows all around the world (not mine ... I dont have a pillow, I live in extreme penurious conditions ... please donate money).

The first half smoothly sailed by ... the girls bought us pop-corn ... and I munched greedily, lest they changed their mind, and took it back. The second half, was gone with the wind. The momentum was lost, and trying to find a story, would be like searching for an eye lens in KR Market. Mallika Sherawat badly over-acts ... and I am sure Johnny Lever is more sexier than her. She is an unwanted liability to every movie ... and needs to be dubbed as an outcast. But Katrina ... the only thing that stays put is her smile ... she smiles, and I am ready to bring a piece of the moon-rock for her. Akshay Kumar is pretty ok ... nothing extra-ordinary ... but he never over-acts in this movie ... thats cool. Oh I forgot the villain boss ... Feroz Khan ... typical villain ... white bald head ... he's ok, atleast he looks better than his son.

A time-pass movie ... watch it if you have fought with your wife, and looking for a cheap way to set things right ... take your girlfriend to the movie, and she'll forgive you for forgetting her birthday ... but don't look for sense in this movie ... it lacks it ... completely !!

My rating: * * 1/2