Skip to main content

Teen Thay Bhai - Movie Review


Teen Thay Bhai - Movie Review
As the title says, the film is about on the lives of three brothers of the Gill clan. Their names, as the promo gives away, are funnier than most gags in the film. The eldest and the unreasonably angry one is Chiksi (Om Puri), the quirky excuse-for-a-dentist is Happy (Deepak Dobriyal) and the blissfully idiotic one is Fancy (Shreyas Talpade). Like most screen brothers in comic films, they can't stand each other and end up spouting Punjabi abusives over the most trivial things. So, 'Tere Piyo di' and ''Khottay de puttar' are prefixed to every dialogue.

If you care, the plot involves a grandfather's singular will that requires the Gill bros to spend a couple of nights together for three years along with grandpa's remains at a godforsaken ice-covered hill house that they would inherit, if they do so. The rest is as predictable as yesterday's news. The trio realize that united-they-get-rich and divided-they-go-home-scratching-their-empty-palm. So, their misadventures in performing this odd yet ridiculously simple task forms the meat of this film.

The film capitalises on the success formula that worked for 'The Three Stooges' and every game show on Japanese TV: 'No gain without pain'. So people getting hurt while simultaneously making a complete ass of themselves is supposed to tickle your sweet spot, or it better since little else will. So we have a lot of poking in the eye, some uprooting of chest hair by suddenly yanking off a carelessly slapped-on cello tape and the classic 'placing a sizzling hot press iron into the palm'.

The songs have a zing and could get your shoulders jumping in quintessential Punjabi style but the outlandish lyrics seem like a pothead's last penning. For example, 'Pigeon Kabootar, Parrot Totta, Teeja Titli Butterfly, O Teen Thay Bhai' is ingenious and demented at the same time. Veteran actor Puri delivers well, yet his character's misplaced angst seems unnecessary. This is possibly the biggest break for Dobriyal, after playing Madhavan's sidekick in 'Tanu Weds Manu' and he has capitalized well on this opportunity. Shreyas does what he does best, play an idiot and execute silly jokes confidently and effortlessly.

So if you derive joy out of seeing people almost skinning themselves, this one's surely for you. 95% of the jokes revolve around someone getting hurt after all.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Vivek Oberoi: I am a Tamilian

  Vivek Oberoi:-  I am a Tamilian Vivek Oberoi has said he has great affinity for Tamil Nadu Movies and that he makes sure that he visits his grand-parents in Chennai regularly. Vivek Oberoi in an interview to Tamil media earlier had said ‘Naanum Thamizhkarandhan’ (means ‘ I am also a Tamilian ’). Vivek Oberoi earned the good will of Tamil Nadu people when he adopted a Tamil Nadu village devastated by the killer Tsunami in 2004. Vivek’s next two big films have a solid Tamil connection. The immediate ‘ Prince ’ is being dubbed and released in Tamil on April 9. The following ‘ Raktha Charithra ’ by Ram Gopal Varma in which Suriya is also playing an important role is a multi lingual and that too will be released as a direct Tamil version. The most highlighting factor about these films is that Vivek Oberoi will speak Tamil himself for the dubbing. When Suriya and Vikram are learning Hindi for their Bollywood debuts, Vivek Oberoi comes to Kollywood already knowing Tamil. For More
Post a Comment
Read more

Rani Mukherjee's sexy in her bikini

Bollywood Actress Rani Mukherjee's sexy in her bikini In Dil Bole Hadippa Believe it or not, but the whole ‘bikini top ‘n’ skimpy shorts’ avatar in short — flaunting Rani Mukerji’s hot new bod wasn’t her idea. Not even the producer or director had anything to do with it. After she realised how much she had toned up (to play a male cricketer in Dil Bole Hadippa!), Rani just happened to discuss this idea with her designer friend Manish Malhotra. And from there on it was Manish’s game plan, after all, he’s transformed many a Bollywood girl in to glam queens. He suggested that it would be a pity to waste such a well-toned body by not showing it off. That’s how the idea of a special song was born. And is she looking hot? Talk about her ‘shapely’ success, and Rani says, “Believe me, I didn’t starve at all. I love my food, especially rice and sweets. There was no way I was giving up all that. So, I just worked out harder and was occasionally allowed my ‘cheat’ meals of rice, sweets, etc.
Post a Comment
Read more

Bollywood: John Abraham’s Slum Connection

Bollywood New Movie Slumdog Millionaire has definitely made the slums of Mumbai a little popular. Perhaps this is why they are so welcoming to every director who wants to make a film on their lifestyle. John Abraham’s fortcoming film Hook Ya Crook is also one of those films shot in the Chikalwadi Chawl of Mumbai. This film is directed by David Dhawan and John Abraham playes a cricketer who resides in the chawl. In a song John and Genelia D’Souza dance to a tapori-ish number with the typical tapori dance steps. The residents of the slum were delighted to see the stars around and cheered for the unit as they worked. John Abraham added to their delight by giving them autographs and taking pictures with them.
Post a Comment
Read more