Banner: Balaji Motion Pictures & Maruti International
Producers: Sameer Nair, Aman Gill, Ashok Thakeria, Sri Adhikari Brothers & Anand Pandit
Director: Indra Kumar
Star Cast: Ritesh Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Urvashi Rautela, Pooja Bannerrjee, Mishti, Shraddha Das, Sonali Raut, Kangana Sharma, Usha Nadkarni, Sanjay Mishra, Shreyas Talpade, Sudesh Lehri et al
Music: Sanjeev – Darshan, Shaarib – Toshi & Shaan
Director Indra Kumar’s latest outing Great Grand Masti is a rollicking albeit profusely oriented double entendre comic film, the 3rd installment in the Masti film series after Masti (2004) & Grand Masti (2013). But incidentally speaking the sequel Great Grand Masti does not at all lives up to the expectations bar previously raised by both its prequels namely Masti &
Grand Masti.
The loosely scripted scenario of Great Grand Masti starts off in its usual manner of establishing a premise of 3 sexless marriages. The Masti boys namely, Meet Mehta (Vivek Oberoi), Prem Chawla (Aftab Shivdasani) & Riteish Deshmukh (Amar Saxena) are trying to add some spice to their dead love lives but their attempts are foiled by the kith & kin of their respective wives’ families. Self -proclaimed Godman, Antakshari Baba (Sanjay Mishra) & Amar’s mother – in – law’s (Usha Nadkarni) faith in him is a hindrance for Amar who is on a lookout for some fun with his darling wife Sapna Saxena (Pooja Bannerjee). On the other hand, the childish & immature sister – in -law (Kangna Sharma) of Prem and her clingy nature to her sister & Prem’s wife Nisha Chawla (Shraddha Das) is a menace for Prem. Going ahead, the cross connection or rather the Judwaa experience between Meet’s wife Rekha Mehta (Mishti) and her body builder brother (Ketan Karandhe) makes him stay away from his wife. Prem, a real estate broker by profession, decides to take a break from the mundane life and decides to visit the village, Doodhwadi along with his 2 best friends to get some ‘masti’ under the pretext of selling off the so called haunted & heritage bungalow of Amar. As the trio set out on this crazy journey, they encounter the sexy Shabari (Urvashi Rautela). As the 3 men try to woo her & gain her attention, they realize that this time their Masti is not with a human but with a ghost who is longing for love & lust. As the 3 guys are trapped in the clutches of Shabari aka Ragini, the tale gets even further twisted when the wives of the trio decide to give a surprise to their hubbies.
Director Indra Kumar seems to have made Great Grand Masti only for the rural masses namely the so called front benchers, who relish in such double entendre fare accompanied with their own fully blasted citees & catcalls in the darkened cinema halls. But the film may not go down well with the classy metropolitan cine goers as Great Grand Masti doesn’t at all match up to the comedy quotient of the Masti franchise. Moreover Great Grand Masti also fails to retain the viewers attention span mostly succumbing to its predictability throughout the movie. So all in all Great Grand Masti’s main villian is its faulty & uninteresting script and overall the absolutely hackneyed directorial skills of Indra Kumar as his previously rib ticking directorial attempts in Masti & Grand Masti were absolutely entertaining & hilarious to the core.
Performance wise of course, the trio of Masti boys namely Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi & Aftab Shivdasani have really become proficient in enacting & re-enacting their mastibhara roles 3rd time in a row. Moreover the trio of actor’s namely Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi & Aftab Shivdasani’s comic timing is the probably the only saving grace of Great Grand Masti. Minus the trio of them the movie Great Grand Masti’s overall value is totally ZERO. Amongst the trio of actresses Mishti, Pooja Bannerjee & Shraddha Das also prove to be a big disappointment as they are nothing but glamour dolls displayed in a toy shop window of a shopping mall. That apart the other actress like Sonali Raut & Kangana Sharma too fails to impress, but actors like Shreyas Talpade in a cameo role of Babu Rangeela certainly & strongly makes his presence felt. On the other hand veteran actors like Sudesh Lehri, Sanjay Mishra & above all Usha Nadkarni have given a very interestingly believable account of themselves.
Tail Piece: Great Grand Masti will definitely fail to register any real masti oriented magic at the Box Office turnstiles.
