Khosla ka Ghosla turned out to be more than expected. While the promossuggested it would be not be a typical run of the mill Hindi movie, itfar surpassed expectations. The characters were very well developed andthe Delhi background was done just right. Anupam Kher is always goodplaying the harassed middle class gentleman right from his Saraanshdays. And the rest of the cast have ably supported him.
But the guywho has made it a habit of getting under the skin of characters is onceagain Lucky Singh oops Khurana sorry Boman Irani.
The story ofland grabbing builders occupying properties purchased by unsuspectingmiddle class owners and then making them run around to get it backseems very familiar. In fact up until that point you are not even surewhich way the film is going and you are half worried it’s going to beone of the arty movies that depict ’reality’ making the audience squirmin their seats coz you did not come to see this. You get that in yourbackyard right?
Wrong thats where the movie redeems itself.Things are running along smooth and the soundtrack keeps up with thelight mood right until Kher lands in jail. That’s because his youngerson Bunty(Ranvir Shorey) hired the local pehelwans to vacate the thehired goons of the builder. But before they can savor their winningsthe cops come knocking on the door taking Khosla straight to jailbecause obviously the corrupt cops and the builder are hand in gloveand Khosla cannot do anything about it.
Then you wonder oh no is this another fight the corrupt system kindda movie or pathetic India tragedy.Not for long because Khosla’s disinterested elder IT son ’Cherry’-short for Chiraunjilal (what a name a point higlighted by his agent)who already had plans to fly to NY for his new job ropes in his agentwho is getting his visa done.
As luck would have it his agent AsifIqbal (played well by Vinay Pathak) has a past score to settle withKhurana and so the two along with the Cherry’s theatre girlfriendMeghna (Tara Sharma ) and her Bapu(Navin Nischol) set out to scam thescammers. How they go about pulling that off is the plot. While themovie drags for a bit it is pulled back together and ends on a feelgood note. Overall a Thumbs up!