This is misogyny and regression masquerading as comedy, and Sharma seems to be too busy trying to morph into a Hindi film hero to employ his famous comic timing to good effect. Unless you are a fan of Sharma and his somewhat questionable humour, this film seems like a joke gone wrong.

Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon is the quintessential family film. It’s comfortable entertainment with the right amount of popcorn quality. True to the masala formula, there are plenty of songs and exotic locations. There’s no action but a generous helping of humour. But all that genre specifics are part of a film that’s severely undercooked. Yes it will make you chuckle more than once, but two hours later you won’t remember a single thing.

For the price of a movie ticket, you will be whooshed back to 1990s’ Bollywood. From tacky fashion to mansplaining, KKPK has everything that made the Nineties such a ghastly decade in Indian popular culture. The movie will make you say a prayer of thanks that we’ve left that era behind… until that awful moment when you realise this film was shot in 2014, has been released in 2015 and yet proudly declares that women need marriage like Kapil Sharma needs lip balm. That is, desperately.

The one good thing about KKPK is the pace at which Abbas-Mustan keep the film moving. Given more believable situations and lines, they might have done better. Meanwhile, if the sight of Kumar hanging on a wall and bringing in the moon, makes you laugh, go watch KKPK, but at your own risk.

…this film is torturously dated, and runs far too long even as a glorified television episode. There have to be better ideas out there – like a spinoff movie on Sonam Kapoor’s computer-genius character from ‘Players’. You’re laughing already. See.

Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon may not have much newness in the script but it will keep the audience smiling and laughing all through its running time. Masses and families will like the film which will, therefore, prove to be a very comfortable earning proposal for all concerned.

Kis Kisko Pyaar Karu is a lacklustre attempt at comedy, and Kapil’s performance offers nothing new. Why then did I not abandon the film half way in between? That’s because of the brilliant comic timing of Varun Sharma (of Fukrey fame) and Johnny Lever’s daughter Jamie who plays the confused maid.

The film has some seriously funny moments and the dialogues will surely have you in splits. Also, watch it for Kapil Sharma and Varun Sharma’s excellent performances. If you’re in the mood to catch a leave-­your-­brains-­at-­home entertainer this weekend, then Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon should be your first choice.

…a throwback to the 1980s and ’90s, when comedies featuring clandestinely bigamous and harried husbands were common enough to qualify as a sub-genre. In television star Kapil Sharma’s big-screen debut, the stakes are doubled: his character Bholu has three wives, none of whom knows about each others and none of whom he particularly cares for, as well as a girlfriend he actually loves.