REVIEW: Rafoo Chakkar is best avoided

Rafoo Chakkar is in no way similar to the '70s hit film of the same name starring Rishi Kapoor. The earlier film was a murder mystery whereas this one promises to be a laughter riot. The complete title is called Rafoo Chakkar Fun on the run. It's one more comedy along the lines of Apna Sapna Money Money or Dhoom Dadakka. And while the film is not as well made or neatly crafted as Apna Sapna Money Money it isn't as bad as Dhoom Dadakka either.

What the film is all about: Pappu (Yudhishtir), Munnu (Aslam Khan), known as PM are twin brothers who have grown up to be pretty 'directionless' in life. The film opens with Paapu and Munnu gatecrashing a beauty contest dressed up as drag queens. Their sole purpose in doing so is to indulge in some smooching and petting with the girls.

Unfortunately for them their father is the chief guest at the function. As one of them trips on the ramp his oranges fly out and his father catches them. Ananth Mahadevan plays the father and he squeezes the oranges to pulp. Wonder whether he was displaying his sexual frustration or the levels of despair his kids have reduced him to.

With such an auspicious beginning I knew exactly where the film was headed. Ananth Mahadevan decides he has to get his kids married. Pappu and Munnu decide they have had enough of their father's high-handed ways so they must run away. Soon after leaving home they meet Millie (Nauheed Cyrusi) and Julie (Nisha Rawal). These two are also escaping from the confines of their home. Unfortunately Pappu and Munnu are quite naïve and they get entrapped by two scheming women Kokila (Archana Puran Singh) and Koena (Mita Vashishta ) who are in a tearing hurry to get married. Will they escape from these women and succeed in marrying their true loves?

Why the film doesn't work: There's nothing new in the script whatsoever. From the thieves who successfully decamp with the booty, to the corrupt police inspector to the gargantuan pundit trying to force the girls into marriage every character is more of a caricature. It's reminiscent of a '70s film, which had to have a villain, a comedian, a tragic suffering mother, and an evil mother-in-law. Even the dialogues are hackneyed and stereotyped. And this is a film, which has huge scope for humour, so some sparking witty dialogue could have prevented the yawns of boredom.

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