Article Updated 08 December, 2002 03:07:11 PM IST   Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai By K. Karthik Iyer (Tubur Media World) ©2002 Bollyvista.com   Commendable... I must say. Director Kirti Kumar has greatly succeeded in his planned efforts to coax the audience to swear by his name. And his vast experience and expertise in the field of filmmaking has definitely proved to be an asset in assisting him achieves this fete. Nevertheless, equal iota of credit must be adjudicated to his team of damagers who seem to have left no stone unturned in adding to the viewer's woes...that remain unheard till the hangover seizes to make its torrid presence felt. Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai is a perfect recipe to a spoilt broth. The film is about a suburban artist Sunder (Govinda) who arrives at New Delhi seeking a fortune. Here, he meets up with pals Riyaz (Deepak Tijori), Wills (Laxmikant Berde) and Karthik (Kishore Bhanushali), who 'God knows', spring up from where? All said and done, they provide Sunder with their house on quadruple sharing basis and also help him get a job in his field of expertise...as a hoarding painter. As expected, our 'gaon ka chora' has no qualms in accepting the job, which he executes with great spirit and dedication. At first, the film progresses with the Delhi-ites playing cool pranks on 'bechara Sunder'. But as soon as Payal (Rani Mukharjee) enters the scene, Sunder's stars take a somersault. Payal and Sunder accidentally bump into each other at a bus stop and thereon all the events are tailor-made to be utter garbage. Rani is an NRI who has come to India for a research on the Indian Classical Dance scenario. She has been instructed by her dance instructor to converse with voiceless individuals so that she may enhance her expressive self. Sunder sees her conversing in sign language to a bystander (the actual voiceless) and deems that Payal is tongue-tied. Hence, he helps her convey the message...also in sign language. This results in Payal's assumption that even Sunder cannot speak. When Sunder's roommates learn about the turn of events in Sunder's life they dig out the entire history of the 'phoren ki babe'. They inform Sunder that Payal is not dumb, but can speak very beautifully. But certain unforeseen events force Sunder to hide it from her that he too can speak. Hence, throughout the rest of the story, Sunder plays the mute who's cute. As usual Payal falls for the Cute mute and adds to the viewer's woes. Knowingly or unknowingly, Sunder has put up a pseudo image in front of his sweetheart and is forced to keep unto it till the end (the most awaited event in the theatre). Payal takes him to a specialist so that he can regain his lost speech, but apna Sunder expresses his desire to become actually speechless. He wants to turn his fib into reality so that his sweetheart's heart doesn't skip a beat. But the doctor informs Payal about Sunder's madness and she sets to meet him. Overhearing their conversation, Sunder decides to lose no time in ruining his ill fate and rips off his tongue before Payal arrives on the scene. After all the usual Blah-Blah ...Cut to Taj Mahal where the lovy-dovy couple are seen exchanging sweet nothings. Take a breather, yes...oh yes...I've successfully adventured through yet another roller-toaster...yes! Time to take a yawn and head towards the exit. Director Kirti Kumar needs to pop in an Azmapax and try to stay wide awake during his next schedule. Music by Uttam Singh seems to be quite catchy in the trailers on television, but believe me...they're safe as long as heard on television. Anand Bakshi cannot be blamed, as he is known to provide stuff tailor-made to suit to the Director's needs... Om Puri as Dr. Puri and Apoorva Agnihotri as Vicky have tried to do their best in lifting the spirits of the screenplay that sucks. Shashi' story will be deserted even by kids who can't go to bed without listening to fairy tales every night. Screenplay by S. M. Ahale...humn...like story, like screenplay, that's the best way to put it. The editing, sound, art, and other such departments are best-left ignored. The film's only saving grace is Govinda who doles out gold from the deep mines of chaos and a haphazard story. It's time Rani makes some time out of her busy schedule and ponders over destination 'applause' which seems to evade her time and again. For the common man, I'd like to say that here's a perfect package of "Faintatainment"...try hard as you may...you can run, but can never hide.   close   Print this Article http://www.bollyvista.com   http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/29/157