MADGAON Categorical: Excellent blend of laughter & amusement
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By
Sharada Iyer
Kunal Khemu’s debut directorial enterprise Madgaon Express is a brilliantly scripted and intelligently directed film laced with rib-tickling humour from beginning to conclusion. The narrative engages the viewer from the really initial scene and the people are so effectively published that we find ourselves totally invested in the goings-on in their existence and the two and a fifty percent hours just breezes absent with a good deal of laugh-out-loud cases.
It is just pure situational comedy and does not vacation resort to any affordable innuendos, raunchiness or even item numbers. The genius of the film lies in its wonderful storyline, fast-paced narrative, lots of amusing twists and turns, hilarious dialogues, and the amazing general performance of the cast.
Kunal Khemu who himself is a hugely proficient actor, now reveals his prowess not only as a director, but having penned the story, screenplay, and dialogues of the film, he demonstrates his mastery in these departments as very well. His eyesight to cast true talent and not just common star faces has also paid off very well.
Actors Divyendu Sharma, Prateik Gandhi and Avinash Tiwary who have proved their talent in various acclaimed OTT net-sequence, get to exhibit a new side of their talent with their fantastic chemistry and fantastic comedian timing which just raises the film a number of notches better. They are so purely natural and infuse so much lifestyle into their characters that the finish final result is just excellent!
On the deal with of it, the plot is a easy tale of a few mates who have been jointly given that their college times and normally dreamt of getting a vacation to Goa on their individual. Nevertheless, the approach hardly ever materializes and immediately after higher education, they go their individual ways even though they do continue to keep in touch as a result of social media. How they fulfill up right after many several years and ultimately conclude up heading on this trip also forms an interesting component.
When they get there at the station to board the Madgaon Convey prepare, clashes and disagreements occur and quickly factors begin spiraling out of command. Surprising incidents take place during the journey and they retain acquiring more and far more entangled with out any clue to escape. One particular detail leads to a further and to their utmost horror, they locate by themselves caught in a drug mafia mess with lots of people today just after their life.
Rival gangs with leaders likely by the names of ‘Mendonza Bhai’ (played by Upendra Limaye) and ‘Kanchan Kombdi’ (played by Chaya Kadam) can’t wait around to get their hands on them. There is also a Dr Danny (performed by Remo D’Souza) who is just after them with an ulterior motive and so is the full Goa law enforcement. They also cross paths with Nora Fatehi who has an essential job.
A person may ponder immediately after two extremely prosperous movies by now produced on the friendship genre- Dil Chahta Hai and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, what else can be new? Herein lies Kunal Khemu’s acuity as he intelligently steers clear of both of these plots to appear up with his have kind of friendship film which focuses only on the series of incidents and avoids any melodrama or preaching any philosophy.
The Goa state of affairs has been captured incredibly nicely and will make every little thing extremely reasonable. The incidents are quite relatable as this could transpire to anyone. History songs is excellent and music are apt and in shape into the narrative without the need of boring the viewer. Producers Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani are entitled to unique kudos for offering us a perfect family film with total-on ‘masti’, ‘mazaa’ and overall ‘paisa-vasool’ working experience!
Stating everything much more would acquire absent the entertaining ingredient of the movie. Suffice to say the movie is not to be skipped primarily if you are wanting for a hilarious trip to escape the mundane regimen of existence. You will not be upset!
Amidst all the nonsensical propaganda films and meaningless half-baked biographies staying at this time churned out by Bollywood, this out and out comedy movie will come as a breath of clean air boosting our hopes for the kind of cinema which appears to be quickly disappearing from our industry’s horizon.
