Cast: Varun Dhawan, Ileana D’cruz, Nargis Fakhri, Anupam
Kher, Arunoday Singh, Rajpal Yadav.
Director: David Dhawan
Length: 2hrs and 5 mins approx
The platform is set forever when it’s a David Dhawan film-
and ensemble cast filled with wicked and witty characters, one out of them has
some weird physical expression, some has physical illness etc. And there is
where the humor is derived from even in MAIN TERA HERO which is a faithful
addition to Dhawan’s school of film-making which is your regular
watch-and-forget kitchen fun.
There is not much to seek for narration here as every actor
in the film has single point agenda- be as funny as ever. And for that, Dhawan
ensures he sells his film in over-exploited way of comedy. But what marks a
point here are the fresh dialogues and terrific lead performance. So one after
the other scene is set for you to laugh out loud and those scenes are not necessarily
in cohesion and straightness. A better screenplay and good editing day could
have saved the film from tiring scenes like the introduction scene of Arunoday
Singh who wants to have a command over his anger, or also like Shakti Kapoor
part in latter half of the film. Yet, despite clichés in abundance, there is
still enough joy intact to the film’s overall packaging- there are shocking
twists, there are delicious dance numbers, there are hotties around, there are
sharp wit-driven dialogues and then there is the major ace in form of Varun
Dhawan. These things bind together the film in a way that doesn’t let you go
uncomfortable with the scenes.
Although one definitely wishes that an unfunny Arunoday Singh’s
part was reduced to half or lesser. He hams in every second and even his
physical and facial humor is inappropriate. Such small negatives do hamper the overall
film as Arunoday Singh has good enough screen time. Also one wishes Rajpal
Yadav, a magnificent talent we all are aware of, was given meatier role to play
to his boundary.
MAIN TERA HERO has songs jumping from all sides, yet one
never complaints. The songs are fantastically executed and the tunes are too
catchy even if you try and forget them. But one of the biggest plusses of the
film has to be the dialogues which cannot be dumb down just for the sake of it.
There is smartness that reflects in Milap Zaveri’s dialogues which plays
crucial player of most of comedies. David Dhawan is a man who knows how to
extract winning performance from his lead movie star. David Dhawan also manages
to make the film watchable and enjoyable despite its derivative type of
story-telling. Quite seldom does a film shows sparks of freshness even in antiquated
template.
Varun Dhawan is so easy on eyes in MAIN TERA HERO that its
surprising to see him being able to pull through with such zing in his
performance. And mind you, its just his second film. The confidence put out
there by the actor is a revelation to witness. His buffoonery, goofy yet
charming boy portrayal sucks you in the film totally when he is present.
Although the girls doesn’t really have much to do here apart from wearing suggestive
designer clothes, delivering the ordinary lines and maintaining the sexiness
throughout the run time. Saurabh Shukla helps the film have some good laughs
and so does Rajpal Yadav whose prowess isn’t wholly realized in the film.
It’s a good weekend watch with your friends, but yes, that
is only if you have been a fan of Dhawan’s pronounced and loud comedy and if
you are still ready to take them. It is not a great comedy, far from it, but
yet it manages to put fun on screen. A worthy time-pass!
Rating – 3/5
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