It's a nice feeling to
know that good films are coming our way. After 'Lagaan' and
'Gadar', another likable flick to hit the marquee is E.
Niwas's 'Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega'. The film has a feel
good appeal that will attract all kinds of audiences. If
E.Niwas's intention is to generate laughter through his
film, than LKLKBK scores all the way, without any streak of
slapstick comedy. The intention of the principle characters
in the film is to earn money, no matter how, so when nothing
concrete comes their way, Prakash (Saif Ali Khan), Rahul,
(Fardeen Khan) and Harilal aka Harry (Aftab Shivdasani),
embark on a mission- money earning- that is loosely inspired
by films like Ruthless people, 'Khiladi', and 'Khel Khel
Mein'. Prakash, conniving but harmless young men woos, and
marry a rich girl, Sapna (Sonali Bendre) and joins her
industrialist father in his business. But dad, is aware of
his intention, and hence refrains from entertaining him. At
every given opportunity, he humiliates him. Prakash is fed
up. Rahul and Harry stay as paying guests with a South
Indian family, but they have no money to pay rents last six
months. Rahul is in love with the landlord's daughter Anjali
(Twinkle Khanna). And Harry is the local Romeo, who has
loads of false praises for people and he showers all this on
the local goonda Aslam Bhai ( Jonny Lever). Aslaam bhai has
a dream to become a hero in Bollywood and Harry exploits
this opportunity. Here, Anjali's father is all set to marry
her off to a wealthy man, and Rahul goes mad in search of a
job. Rahul and Harry plan to rob some rich guy and include
Prakash, who has been fuming underneath to take revenge on
his father-in-law. With Prakash's advice the duo kidnap his
wife Sapna. Rahul and Harilal, disguises as Khalid Mohammed
and Sultan Ahmed, two dreaded gangsters. Till this point the
film is sheer fun. The second half is concocted from
different film, where, the punt takes a serious turn when
Sapna is actually kidnapped. But, like all Hindi film,
Niwas, makes things easier for the heroes, to rescue the
Sapna and end the film with a happy note.
Analysis
Niwas's second film is
once again reminiscent of his master Ram Gopal Varma way of
filmmaking. There is a strong sense of de ja vu, in the song
'Aslam Bhai ..Dubai ka chachma', that seems to exude an air
of 'Satya's 'Goli Mera bheje mein. Of the cast, Aftab shows
excellent comic timing and manages to steal the show.
Fardeen also does a decent job. Saif Ali Khan is apt as the
fraustrated Rahul. Sonali is impressive. But it was Johnny
Lever, who steals the show with his antics, one liners and
perfect comedy timing. To sum up the film is a Paise Vasool.
