The Shaukeens

"There are the odd moments of inspired humor - all crude - between the three senior actors, but for the most part they're wasted."

"The Shaukeens improves substantially in the second half when it becomes more about Akshay and less about the buddies. In fact Akshay earns the film an extra star."

"Three dirty old men `leching' at a pretty young thing is what 'The Shaukeens' sets out to show. If it had stuck to its guns, made its threesome more interesting, and the girl less ditsy, this remake of Basu Chatterjee's 'Shaukeen' (1982), would have done its job."

"The Shaukeens is a rib-tickling rumbustious sleaze-less comedy that Basu Chatterjee is likely to smile at.It's bound to make you laugh out loud . Unless you are Jackky Bhagnani."

"It's been a while since I had an LOL moment in the cinema. Watching letchy comedy, The Shaukeens made me want to ROFL more than a few times."

"...is unadulterated, breezy, quirky, facelift of the 1982 cult Basu Chatterjee's classic 'Shaukeen'. 'The Shaukeens' of Akshay Kumar (who spins a major hilarious surprise here), 'Bollywood' and 'comedies' will be continuously mingled with the giggles and laughter. Go laugh your heart out."

"Abhishek Sharma, who gave us the delightful Tere Bin Laden, does a great job with The Shukeens too. The film, despite its theme does not get crass or vulgar even once, which is why it will get a larger audience."

"... a full on Bollywood entertainer that you wouldn't want to miss."

"Watch The Shaukeens if you want to see another side of Akshay Kumar and enjoy a few chuckles along the way. Also do watch out for funny cameos by Suniel Shetty, Dimple Kapadia, Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor."

"If you are an Akshay Kumar fan, than this movie will definitely be a paisa wasool for you. The film shows good comedy by veterans like Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor and Piyush Mishra who have for the first time come together on-screen. Also missing three old men running after a hot chick is something you would not want to miss."

"With a catchy soundtrack, a steady supply of giggles, top-notch performances and an engaging script, Abhishek Sharma's The Shaukeens is a worthy follow-up to his first film, the hilarious Tere Bin Laden. Watch it to get a taste of vintage Bollywood that's not afraid to laugh at itself."

"The fantasy for beautiful ladies never fades it doesn't matter how old one man grows. The Shaukeens displays the unending fantasy of the male fraternity in a light-hearted manner which is self-deprecating."

"With the story of three lecherous old men, the movie had every possible chance of crossing the line and becoming tacky and vulgar — and sure enough at some points it does too — but thankfully, director Abhishek Sharma and writer Tigmanshu Dhulia don't allow the thin line between funny and smutty to be blurred too often. The end result? A fairly enjoyable film."

"The terrific threesome play their parts with ease and Lisa adds oomph and colour to the 'grey' streaks. Some humour is forced; songs are shovelled in, and the climax lasts way beyond the orgasm! A tad more comical chemistry between the trio would made this a far more entertaining fare."

"We can say that, the young will love it while the old will think about getting, 'Shaukeen' (pun intended)!"

"In the end, director Abhishek Sharma (Tere Bin Laden) gives us a fast food version of what was a very charming and humorous film. Go for it if you have the stomach!"

"The Shaukeens is light-hearted comedy with some really good humorous scenes that will tickle your funny bones. Overall, the film leaves a pleasant feeling and is stress-busting. So go along with your family and friends and enjoy this hilarious caper this weekend."

"Director Abhishek Sharma gave is the entertaining Tere Bin Laden, but sadly The Shaukeens is nowhere close to it. Inspired by Basu Chatterjee's Shaukeen (1982) this film loses steam very quickly. The rehashed plot where Akshay Kumar plays himself is funny in parts but eventually ends up going nowhere."

"So if you don't mind three aged men with high libido and low underwear blatantly hitting on a girl who is oblivious to good touch bad touch (Lagta hain madam ne Satyamev Jayate nahi dekha!), then The Shaukeens might work for you. Watch it only if you are a die-hard Akshay Kumar fan."

"Whenever Akshay appears on screen, The Shaukeens transforms into another movie -- one that's substantially more comic, cheeky and winsome -- it's the one I enjoyed the most, it's the one I wished I had come to see."

"Willing to ignore the crassness and take the film for the genre is actually belongs, you might actually find enough laughs."

"The Shaukeens is fun to watch only if you leave behind the logic and turn a blind eye to many bad things that's been portrayed about women!"

"A tedious film, watch if you are a fan of Akshay Kumar and can turn a blind eye to blatant objectification of women"

"The Shaukeens is a lame, dunce, dis-satisfactory and a stupid film at its core that is so tedious and flat that you almost abhor your time at the cinema. If you can tolerate 30 minutes of Akshay Kumar making fun of himself and his colleagues by making funny faces, you can take a trip for this. But for me, it was a disappointing story of how we lost an intelligent filmmaker to fat paychecks from fancy production houses. There can't be a better reason why someone as intelligent as Abhishek created something so glaikit."

"It's a shame that film after film reeks of uninspired writing and lazy filmmaking. Are we really this bereft of ideas that we can't even replicate the success of a film that once worked?"