Claustrophic kitsch... failed comedy... These would be polite ways of putting across the chaos of colour and corny puns that constitute the essence of Mr.YA mISS.
Mr Ya Miss’ tells the story of Sanjay ( Aftab Shivdasani ), an advertising executive. A womanizer with scant regard for the courtesy that the fairer sex deserves, Sanjay loves to admire women. He goes out with several women at the same time. His friend Shekhar ( Ritesh Deshmukh ) wonders at the ease with which Sanjay is able to have his way with girls.
One day, Sanjay’s girlfriends come to know of his many affairs. Beware a woman’s fury – it is said. True indeed in Sanjay’s case as one of his girlfriends hits him hard and he dies.
Up in the heavens, Sanjay pleads with Lord Shiva and Parvati for another chance to live. The gods heed his request but decide that Sanjay ought to repent for his philandering ways and learn some lessons about what it means to live like a woman.
So, Sanjay is reborn as Sanjana (Antara Mali).
Sanjana is like a man in a woman’s body. She walks like a man, sits like a man, with her legs outstretched rather than crossed. Out of habit, she often walks into men’s loo to take the leak. She is clumsy with high heels and low-necks.
Working in the office as Sanjay’s stepsister, Sanjana becomes the center of everyone’s attention. Men make passes at her on the road. Flirts and Romeos whistle past her, casting amorous glances.
Clients and colleagues in the office are more interested in admiring her body than her work. And most of all, Shekhar (Ritesh), Sanjay’s good friend, falls for her.
The film was advertised as comic fare. But the film hardly manages to evoke mirth. On the contrary, it gives an impression of comic anecdotes put together that have no co-relation with each other.
In the first half of the film, the storyline is vague and the plot hardly gathers momentum. It is at the interval point that goings-on get interesting, when Aftab changes to Antara.
One probably expects the story to pick up in the latter part, but there is chaos of Antara , Antara everywhere. Throughout this half, one is unable to figure out where the story is heading.
Directorially, Antara does not impress.
Antara is not in form this time. Aftab’s role isn’t well defined.He is so so. Ritesh looks out of place.
aviodable...................................................