Khosla Ka Ghosla

Article Updated 25 September, 2006 08:15:25 PM IST

Khosla Ka Ghosla

'Khosla Ka Ghosla' is a tribute to Hrishikesh Mukherji. Rightly so, as it's his kind of cinema. The late filmmaker would have loved to watch this film for sure! The film strikes a chord with the viewers because of its simplicity, very much like a Hrishikesh Mukherji film.

It's a simple story told in a simple manner without use of any special effects.

Inspired by a real life situation, everything about this film seems real. One comes across characters depicted in the film in everyday life, making them very believable. The setting is middle class and the land grabbing is identifiable, giving a real feel to the film.

Another thing that one loves about the film is its assortment of characters. This film is an ensemble of talented actors and is a sheer pleasure to watch, not just for some great performances but also for the flawless script and screenplay.

'Khosla Ka Ghosla' becomes filmy in the second half but still is a lot of fun. So here's a film with the right blend of comedy and emotions.

K.K. Khosla (Anupam Kher) is nearing retirement and dreams of having his own house. He invests his entire life's savings in a plot of land to build his dream house, only to have it usurped by a corrupt and greedy Khurana (Boman Irani). The estate agent who sells them the land is hand-in-glove with him.

Both Khosla and Khurana are unbelievably good in the portrayal of their characters.

Initially, the Khosla family puts up a strong fight, but realize that Khurana is too powerful for this. One feels sorry for Khosla when he's put behind bars for trying to use force to get back his own land. So the Khosla family joins hands and with the help of a few people pull off a scam on him. This is the only filmy part in the film but who cares! All's fair in love and war!

There's also a parallel romantic track between theatre actress played by Tara Sharma, and Khosla's younger son, Cheronjilal aka Cherry (Parveen Dabas). It blends in perfectly with the rest of the film.

Cherry, an IT professional, dreams of going to the US and settling there. He also has another problem. He's not happy with his name and finally decides to go for a change of name. This is hilarious. The other son of Khosla, played by Ranvir Shourey, seems quite aimless. His straight faced talks keep you in splits. Here's another brilliant performer.

There's no scope for music in the film.

Now for the other performances. Parvin Dabas does complete justice to his character. He's brilliant in an underplayed style. Tara Sharma is convincing. The rest of the cast too is good. On the whole, 'Khosla Ka Ghosla' is a film that should fare very well at multiplexes.

**** (Four Stars)

*poor; **average; ***good; ****very good; *****excellent

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