Dhamaal - no dhamaal

Let me start Bollywood - Mediocrity Exemplified on a lighter note. No no. don't think that this has anything to do with movie being so called a comedy movie. A laugh riot, if I believe those film critics. Actually the term film critic does not fit most of them. They are more of file trade analysts than a critic.
So what is dhamaal all about?
Let me quote from the movie official site:

"As the name suggests it is fun filled coper about four friends Roy, Manav, Adi and Boman. This four lovable idiots live and work together. Their idea of work? Doing small time con jobs. One day something happens and they all seem to get their big break in life. But also enters in the scene is Mr Kabir Nayak. As one misadventure follows after another, the five are thrown into hilarious situations that has the audience in splits and guessing. Big Action. Big Fun. Dhamaal..."

So you must have guessed what this movie is all about. Let me try to explain it in one line: Four good for nothing guys chasing a big lottery accompanied by one more good for nothing cop.

Why do I say this movie is mediocre? Let me try to list 5 points:
1. Just by dressing up as a parsi does not make you a parsi. Neither does using "dikra" in every second sentence you speak. Asarani as Boman's father is pathetic.
2. Javed Jafari is supposed to be one of the best comedian in bollywood. But why is he trying to mimic Rohit (of Koi Mil Gaya fame) is a unanswerable questions. Just by behaving childish does not make you lovable. It just irritates most of the times.
3. Most of the jokes are stale and boring. You heard them when you were in class 3rd. If I was in class 3rd today, I would have really loved this movie.
4. Arshad Varsi disappoints again with his repetitive styles. This guy always seem to live in shadow of Circuit (of Munna Bhai fame) in this movie. No doubt he is the best performer in the movie. But still he sucks big time nonetheless.
5. Why did Sanjay Dutt do this movie? My Guess: a) For money. b)For money. c) For money. and d) For money. There is absolutely no need for him in any frame.

Then there are songs which should not have been there.
And characters like commissioner of police and land-lady which should not have been there.

This movie is a success just because we don't cherish good quality comedy now. We saw so many of them in Great India Comedy show but still we stick to age old characters for our smiles. Kids will surely love this film so do family audience as there is no double meaning dialogue. But then it does not mean that we keep making such films and try to make a genre out of it.

I wish Hrishikesh Mukharjee was alive today.