Rating: na Presenter: G V Films, Balgiri Director: Vinay E Laad Story: Vinay E Laad Screenplay: Vinay E Laad Dialogues: Sanjay Belose Cinematographer: Anil Khandekar Music: Nishikant Sadafule Art: Rashid Rangrez Cast: Bharat Jadhav, Deepali Sayyed, Pushkar Shrotri, Aditi Sarangdhar, Vijay Chavhan, Uma Sardeshmukh, Jyoti Joshi, Ashok Shinde, Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke

You never know, when and how our Marathi film makers would get inspired to make comedy films on the lines of some old Bollywood movies. Perhaps, watching those repeat runs of David Dhavan films starring Govinda and Sanjay Dutt on television, might have influenced director Vinay Laad to write the story of this Marathi film ‘Kaay karu? Na Kasa karu!’ starring Bharat Jadhav and Pushkar Shrotri in the lead. Only changes he made, by replacing Jay Paaji and Veeru Paaji with Vijay and Ajay; as otherwise both are shown as con men, in search of easy money and accommodation.

Vijay feels that he can compose music while Ajay, who sells ayurvedic jadi butti, poses himself as a doctor owning a hospital. So, they play pranks on the lines of what Govinda and Sanjay Dutt did in either ‘Jodi No. 1′, ‘Haseena Maan Jayegi’, or ‘Ek aur Ek Gyarah’. If that was not enough, they also borrow few ideas from Harmesh Malhotra’s Bollywood films of 90s.

With few changes here and there, the plot of ‘Kaay Karu? Na Kasa Karu!’ begins with two close friends – Vijay (Bharat Jadhav) and Ajay (Pushkar Shrotri), who are shown literally on the roads in the beginning of the film, after being shown the door by their landlord. They meet their common friend Kamlya (Kamlakar Satpute) who is influenced by Mr. Bachchan and keeps on overdoing his past film acts uttering Hindi dialogues, more than required to create humour.

Kamlya introduces his two friends to a Watchman of a bungalow (Vijay Chavan), who is guarding his Owner’s bungalow for a period of six months, since the owner is away. In the meanwhile the watchman’s two daughters Nisha (Deepali Sayyed) and Usha (Aditi Sarangdhar) also manage to enjoy the luxury of this bungalow. When Kamlya introduces Vijay and Ajay as an upcoming Music director and a doctor owning hospital respectively, the girls are impressed by their status and fall in love with them, in the first meeting itself. Their mother (Uma Sardeshmukh) is not very happy with their association with strangers, but the father plans
something big; and soon gets his both the daughters married to them.

When, it is disclosed that the two young men are fraud, he repents. But, destiny makes them extra smart and they manage Rs.5 cores, after they save life of a rich man about to commit suicide. Then begins the naughty games of two boys, to teach a lesson to their demanding wives. Finally, it’s happy ending in the climax. There is no doubt that the chemistry between the two couples works well; but the outdated song sequences and not so appealing music do not go well with the screenplay.

All the four leading artistes have given their best, as expected. Ashok Shinde plays an awkward looking role, where he has no scope; but only to expose his skin affected face and receiving insults from Deepali. Vijay Chavhan and Uma Sardeshmukh play the parents convincingly. Few dialogues are well written by Sanjay Belose; but some of them are repeated by Kamlakar Satpute – the character of Kamlya, while performing his mimicry and by Deepali while humiliating Ashok Shinde. There are no twists and turns in the screenplay, except for the routine comedy on one given plot. Anil Khandekar’s photography is good, but there is nothing special in the choreography of Dilip Mistry. In the process, Writer- Director Vinay Laad has offered just another average entertaining Marathi comedy film.