| Cast: |
Aishwarya
Rai, Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachan, Sanjay Dutt. |
| Music: |
Anu Malik. |
| Producer: |
Afzal
Khan. |
David
Dhawan is an entertainer who prefers his fans to leave
their critical faculties back home when they 
come
to see his films. Productions like 'Hero No.1', 'Coolie
No.1', 'Jodi No.1' and 'Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan' bear
testimony to this. This penchant for the comic had,
however, been missing in some of his last few films
('Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge' and 'Chal Mere Bhai') and
perhaps accounted for their lack of success. But with
'Hum Kisise Kum Nahin', he is back to his rip-roaring
best.
Helping him out this time around is renowned scenarist
Robin Bhatt besides his regular writer Rumy Jaffery.
Bhatt's makes his presence felt in the film's narration.
The icing on the cake comes from the inimitable Amitabh
Bachhan, who has proved his mettle in comic roles
time and again. Big B's reunion with David has the
makings of a success at the box office.
The film details the love life of an underworld don,
Munnabhai (Sanjay Dutt). This worthy is not only known
for his wheeling and dealing but also for his 'king-size
heart'. Munnabhai has always managed to evade the
clutches of the law but when it comes to Komal (Aishwarya
Rai), he is well and truly ensnared. After falling
to the wiles of this bewitching beauty there is so
much change in his behavior that his henchmen just
cannot figure Boss out. The situation comes to such
a pass that he has to be taken to Doctor Rastogi (Amitabh
Bachchan) and is informed that he is a victim of the
love bug. The cure, however, is more of the same bug.
The doctor tells him to pursue his Lady Love relentlessly,
not knowing that the don's love is his own sister.
Komal, for her part, is merely playacting. She is
actually in love with Raja (Ajay Devgan), a bouncer
in a bowling ally. How the tangle gets sorted out
is the stuff of the film.
Amitabh has shown his penchant for the comic in the
past with films like 'Yarana' and 'Namak Halal'. And
as Dr. Rastogi in this film, he is once again at his
comic best. For Sanjay Dutt, this is his third time
with David (after 'Haseena Maan Jayegi' and 'Jodi
No.1') and he shows that given a good script, he can
also get his comic timing right. Aishwarya, for the
most part, just looks pretty, but Ajay Devgan once
again proves his versatility. The last one saw of
him making funny faces was in Indra Kumar's 'Ishq'.
Mukesh Rishi, Ashish Vidyarthi, Shahbaaz Khan, Navin
Nischol, Himani Shivpuri and Amit Behl lend good support
to the main cast. Paresh Rawal's potential is, however,
wasted here.
Technically,
the film is competent. Choreographers Saroj Khan and
Ganesh Acharya make Amitabh and Aishwarya shake their
legs to many a jig and veteran Man Mohan Singh's cinematography
is easy on the eyes. The late Anand Bakshi's lyrics
are set to melodious tunes by Anu Malik. David doubles
up as the editor of the film and handles his new beat
competently.
With
'Hum Kisise Kum Nahin', producer Afzal Khan would
seem to have a winner on his hands.
