Article Updated 21 September, 2007 10:10:59 PM IST   Dhol By Our Correspondent ©2007 Bollyvista.com   Remake Raja, Priyadarshan, is back! This time with a remake of K Bapaiah's Chunky Pandey starrer, 'Parda Hain Parda', which was released way back in 1992! Sameer Arya (Tusshar Kapoor), Pakkya (Sharman Joshi), Gautam (Kunal Khemu) and Maru (Rajpal Yadav) are four friends, residing in a small town. As is the case with most such comic capers, they are unemployed, good for nothing and make get rich quick schemes. One such scheme entails getting married to a rich girl. Ritu Tripati (Tanushree Dutta), who comes to live in their neighborhood, proves to be an ideal candidate. How they spread a web of deceit to accomplish that and get ensnared in it, giving rise to bigger complications, forms the rest of the plot. The film starts off really well, with numerous funny moments. But the plot drags on endlessly, to the point that the audience starts getting restless. The first half is funny, though without much progress in the story. The second half, with the flashback and suspense angle meanders aimlessly. The film is easily 25-30 minutes more than the tolerance level. Screenplay and dialogues (Manisha Korde) are a big disappointment. Cinematography (Piyush Shah) is good, in fact better than Priyadarshan's recent spate of films. Choreography by Pony Varma is run of the mill. Art direction by Sabu Cyril is good. Pritam music is forgettable, apart from the title song and "Dil liya, dil diya re". Amongst the four male protagonists, Rajpal Yadav steals the show. Sharman Joshi acts well, Kunal Khemu almost acts and Tusshar Kapoor is still trying to act! Tanushree Dutta doesn't have much scope for performance, but does ably in the limited scope. Tiku Talsania and Rasika Joshi are funny. Om Puri is wasted in an insignificant role. Asrani, Payal Rohatgi, Arbaaz Khan and Murli Sharma form the rest of the supporting cast. Priyadarshan is bound to have a moderately successful film in his kitty yet again, but one yearns to see films like 'Gardish', 'Viraasat' and 'Saza e Kaalapaani', which he once used to make. **1/2 (Two and Half stars)   close   Print this Article http://www.bollyvista.com   http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/29/8113