Rating: * * *
Unlike directors such as Priyadarshan, Anees Bazmi is a filmmaker who has consistently proven his mettle in comedy with some great comedies like Hulchul, No Entry, Welcome and Singh is Kinng. He has returned to the box office this time with another comedy called No Problem which boasts of a stellar ensemble cast.
The first question we might all ask after watching the film is how did the four people responsible for the screenplay of the film, actually do it. There is no method to the madness in this film. Things keep happening one after another in no order whatsoever. But despite all the hotch potch and khichdi, the audiences remain hooked although not booked. The gags are occasionally funny but the real humour in the film comes from the characters, their crazy outbursts and oddities. Whether it is Sushmita’s split personality, Paresh Rawal’s blow hot blow cold camaraderie with Yash and Raj or Shakti Kapoor’s weird behavior, all the character peculiarities add to the comic flavor of the film.
The movie has a little bit of Biwi No 1 and a little bit of Housefull although with the gorillas. But unlike the two films, the music of No Problem is abysmal. The film is long but the duration doesn’t hurt because of the pace of the film. One has got to be in a rather nerdy mood to enjoy this brainless film that entertains and shocks all the once. The makers got that the lack of substance in the film had to be compensated through something else and so good sets and picturesque locales are generously used to add the missing character.
All actors dole out great performances. My favourite however in this one would be Sushmita, who has a small role to which she does immense justice. Kangana looks hot in her skimpy clothes but her accent and pronounciation of words such as daddy as deddy,cancel as kencel and quality as kwelty end up revealing the contradiction in the clothes and the person. Paresh Rawal, Anil Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor and Akshay Khanna are all good. The only person who seems to have overacted a tad bit is Suniel Shetty. Overall, Bazmi has done better work with his earlier films but if you are feeling really bored and don’t mind sitting through three hours for momentary laughs, No Problem could be your film.
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