Flirting, fooling around, never mind attitude and of course Masala is the essence Priyadarshan’s movie Garam Masala. The movie was flawless comedy without double connotation on women and cheap sex. Although, Priyadarshan’s last movies such as Hulchul, Hungama and Hera Pheri were bundled with laughter capsule, Garam Masala failed to stand up to the expectation of the viewers. One of the things that worked for the movie was that there weren’t any decent release on Friday. With love stuck obsessive Salman Khan and cheap comedy of Shaadi No1, Garam Masala was the only option that the viewers could lay their eyes on.
Women in the story were reduced to mum dolls with no one nearing the word “intelligent”. Although, there was juxtaposition between the new age liven relationship and the age-old suspicious attitude, the so-called “other half” are demeaned as “four halves” (not to forget Rimi Sen”).
If the three “air hostesses” were the women in the story, I wonder what were Rimi Sen and Neha Duphia doing in the movie. While, Rimi Sen was asked to forgive Akshay Kumar who was sleeping around with three females at the same time, Neha Dhupia I guess was made to wash all the utensils in the restaurant thus, making a vanishing act in the first half.
Will some one ask Mr. John Abrahim to act and not to look dumb when performing a comic act? The character played by Mr. Abrahim was not only unimpressive but if Priyadarshan was clever enough he could have asked some one else to do justice to the role. Not only did the character end in a big dismay but was also reduced to dimwit.
The only three people who touch the height of hilarity in the movie were Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav. The characters played by them were not only high on pun but was also completely convincing. While, Paresh’s acting has always been a masterpiece in all the movies, Rajpal Yadav was a surprise packet. Akshay Kumar as usual was splendid in the comic roles.
We expect Mr. Priyadarshan to take women a little more seriously and not to reduce them as mere love making dolls.
Expect these small hiccups, females can catch up the movie only if they leave their ego and feminism at home.