Love U Mr Kalakaar Review: 2 / 5
Published on May 13, 2011 by Admin · No Comments
After a long gap Barjatya's – Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Ajit Kumar Barjatya coming up with another family entertainer starring their favorite actress Amrita Rao opposite Tusshar Kapoor. Barjatya's this time tried somewhat different from their earlier films. Let's see how this movie goes.
Story: Sahil Rastogi (Tusshar Kapoor) a successful architect who seems to have lost his passion for bricks and stones. So he conveniently drops the ruler, picks up a paintbrush and starts life afresh. He's adamant about staying a freelancer because he's afraid that a set office routine would hamper his creativity.
On one such occasion he bumps into a pretty young intern Ritu Diwan (Amrita Rao). And then the poor man falls in love with her. Sahil is clueless about her identity. By the time he realises who she really is, he can't imagine his life without her! So the hoping-to-be married couple sets out to seek blessings from her father Deshraj Diwan played by Ram Kapoor.
The father is a tycoon — autocratic and authoritarian. Now Daddy dearest doesn't give him the boot. Tusshar is handed a 'tough task' (something similar to this can only be found in the romance novels of the '70s) and a deadline of three months to complete it. Only then does he stand a chance of winning over pa-in-law's affections. Will he wins the conditions for his love, etc form the rest of story.
Performances: For all the Tusshar Kapoor fans who remember him as the stuttering whacko from the Golmaal series here is an opportunity to see him in a new avatar. Although he's far too beefy and muscular (the biceps seem to bulging more and more with each passing day) to look convincing as a self-effacing, struggling artist, there's an innate goofiness about him which manages to evoke a smile.
Amrita Rao is stuck in the stereotype of 'Why can't my father accept the love of my life. She sports a painful puppy dog expression right through though the smile never quite reaches her eyes. It's a lackluster performance compared to the spirited one she delivered in Main Hoon Na. Remaining are just ok.
Given the 'staleness' of the story and old school characters here's where the director could have infused the screenplay with humour, fun and some amount of unpredictability. The script remains as tied down by convention as the one-dimensional characters and limps forward towards a predictable climax. The script does not revolve around a large family. There is no mehendi or sangeet or wedding celebration. And Amrita Rao dons western casuals almost through the film — without the dupattas and the bindis or the jhumkas!
Bottom Line: Outdated Formula – Just For Family Audience
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