When the whole saga ends, you feel sorry not only for the people who acted in this project and the people who were in the creative team, but also for the few who will saunter into multiplexes to watch this film.

All that you take home from JOKER is a few stray laughs.

First-time director Bela Sehgal does well with an off-beat script, but casting is a big let down.

What works for the film big time apart from Salman Khan is the action. It’s slick and woven well into the script. It pushes the story forward unlike the song which jerks it backwards (by many miles). Also, the fact that Salman is gung-ho about the action and romance in this film is a huge plus. Clearly, he is having the time of his life, doing what he loves to do best and in return getting appreciation from his fans.

Is super hilarious in bits and at some points, dips deplorably low. Actually to the pits! The parts that really pull the movie down are with Chunkey Pandey who is able to make a billionaire (Anupam Kher) believe that a Pug is the reincarnation of his mother even while his daughter Anu Marlo (Sarah Jane Dias) cries hoarse telling him to chuck out the fraud. Chunky has some really sad situations and lines that present him more like a monkey!

Like I said, no fizz, no punch, but a good presentation (read served well in a tall, crystal glass).

In short, BOL BACHCHAN is like a quickly put up ‘after dinner play’ which one indulges in during their growing-up years to entertain their parents.

there are lots of loopholes in MAXIMUM. The intent was to make a slick cop caper. Sadly, nothing works, not even the item number. Hazel Keech’s outfit needed better tailoring.

In short, it’s collateral damage!

According to me, the one actress to benefit from this will be Prachi Desai. Watch her in her Asha Parekh get-up. Absolutely charming.

FKS is a fun ride. Fathers too busy with their work to attend to their kids ‘growing up’ emotional needs will get an ‘education’.