Article Updated 07 December, 2002 10:27:57 PM IST   Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya By Our Correspondent ©2002 Bollyvista.com   AAKR is a social drama from the house of Padmalaya. A light-hearted look at the eternal problem faced by middle-class –families to make ends meet, four couples play the central characters in this remake of a South hit film. The film tells about three husbands, Ravi, Vijay and Appu (Chandrachur, Johnny Lever & Vijay Anand respectively) who dominate their wives, as they are the breadwinners of the house. They work in an auto garage and are always falling into trouble, as they don’t live within their means. Always out of cash, they are forced to borrow from anyone in sight and find it difficult to manage the household expenses. Their struggling housewives Meena, Anjali and Vimla (Tabu, Ketki Dave & Isha Koppikar) are always trying to explain to them to get their act together and find it very difficult to stretch their husbands'' limited salaries to meet even mandatory expenses like the children’s fees. Also, they are fed up of their dominating husbands who boss over them all the time. Luckily, Bhishma and Zhoomari (Govinda & Juhi) come to live in the same neighborhood and get friendly to the couples. Soon, they realize the problems faced by them and decide to help them get sorted out. Zhoomari becomes a savior to the repressed female trio and urges them not to be doormats any more. She tells them to get a job and stand on their own feet. But their husbands don’t allow that to happen. But one day, when the three hubbies lose their jobs after a quarrel with the garage owner, Zhoomari urges the wives to take up jobs and support their families. But the insecure husbands throw them out of their homes after they see their spouses financially independent. But after a series of rib-tickling episodes, the foolish husbands finally bury their chauvinistic egos and accept the fact that women are not inferior to men and come to terms with the fact that they are equal to tem. They also realize their folly and get back on track. Technically, AAKR is a very mediocre film. Every department is average and it looks like the crew and cast just wanted to end this drama. The film’s production value is okay and every scene has a major Southern hangover. Shot in Hyderabad in a short span of time, it looks like a very 80’s type of family drama with nothing new to offer. The music is awful to the ears and the costumes are hideous. Juhi Chawla (she’s called Zhoomari!!!!) wears glasses which must surely get an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for being the biggest ever made. The rest of the cast too is dressed very garishly. The sets are loud, the dialogues are predictable but the saving grace is the funny scenes between Johnny Lever and Ketaki Dave. Of the performances, they are definitely the highlight of this film. Otherwise the rest of the actors are wasted. Tabu should have never done such an insignificant role, as it doesn’t suit her at all. Even though the producers have shown Govinda and Juhi all over the promos and posters, the film actually belongs to the other three couples. Both Govinda and Juhi do their job well but fail to shine on screen. See this film only if you have nothing else to do in life. It may evoke a few laughs but otherwise don’t expect much from it. Those who love loud acting and garish melodrama are sure to like the film. For others, it is sure to give them a headache!   close   Print this Article http://www.bollyvista.com   http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/29/139