Article Updated 07 June, 2003 05:18:11 PM IST   Nayee Padosan By Sanjay Shah ©2003 Bollyvista.com   The best thing about Nayee Padosan is its comic power. Written cleverly and executed similarly, Nayee Padosan has a good dose of humor for viewers. But at the same time, it fails to do anything else than that. B.H. Tharunkumar’s directorial debut is an addition in the longing list of youth films that have sole purpose of making viewers laugh. It’s a story of one girl Pooja (Mahek Chahal) who has not just one but three admirers, Raju (Anuj Sawhney), Raja (Aslam Khan) and Ram (Vikaas Kalantri). Pooja is a new resident of the area where these three guys live. And soon after seeing her for once, all of them fall for her. While Raja is a music buff and wants to make it big in the industry, Ram is an aspiring actor who is thrown out of half a dozen films. Once Pooja enters into their lives, they three lose their focus and divert all their efforts to win her heart. But before one of them can win and take the girl home, Prabhu (Rahul Bhatt) comes in. He is a Tamil guy who is selected as Pooja’s better half by her parents… Nayee Padosan lets you feel happy almost every other minute mainly because of its witty dialogues, written by Raghuvir Shekhawat. The real strength of this film lies in its tricky one-lines. Also, it is director’s fresh way of thinking that has added flavor to the narrative and happenings. The film starts with ease and ends with ease, minus some mistakes made in the climax portions. But that doesn’t mean that everything is well with Nayee Padosan. The film is basically an addition to the latest trend where soft subjects revolving around the youth are developed into a full-fledged film. The most recent film like that was Ishq Vishk. And when every effort is centered towards giving an ample dose of laughter, other things take a backseat. In this film, the girl whose character forms the title is sidelined and the guys have been given more footage. Instead, the director should have done better in developing her character as well. Moreover, all the characters, though have different agendas in life, actually end up becoming identical and one. They wear designer clothes and forget real purposes while chasing the girl. The music is made good mainly because the songs are choreographed well (Pony Verma) and because of their placing. Otherwise, Sameer and Shankar Ehsaan Loy’s work is not that great. And the film is messed up in the second half, especially in the climax. Thankfully, you can still go and watch it for fun. What makes it a worth watch for once is its lead protagonists’ satisfactory show. Anuj Sawhney is dependable and he delivers good result. Aslam Khan is also good while Vikaas Kalantri has improved a lot since his Pyaar Zindagi Hai days. The only thing he has to take care of if his dialogue delivery. Rahul Bhatt wins hearts in positive role but fails to do so in the negative character. Mahek Chahal is okay but she definitely makes her presence felt. Vijay Kashyap is as lovable as ever. Technically, Nayee Padosan is up to the mark. Cinematography by K. Rajkumar is eye pleasing while art by Mansi is imaginative. Action by Bhiku and Pappu Verma adds fun factor in some scenes. Those viewers who love to laugh while watching a movie will like choreographer turned director B.H. Tharunkumar’s directorial debut Nayee Padosan. What is worth noting here is the fact that makers like him and Ken Ghosh are fast filling the gap between real sensible comedies of yesteryears and David Dhawan’s style of films. We can expect more digestible fun flicks from them in future, for sure.   close   Print this Article http://www.bollyvista.com   http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/29/589