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This farcical funeral is deadly uncool

Film: Daddy Cool

Cast: Suniel Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Javed Jaffry, Rajpal Yadav, Prem Chopra, Aarti Chabria, Kim Sharma, Sophie Chowdhary

Director: K. Murali Mohan Rao

Interestingly, daddy has a secret in his closet. And that’s Rajpal Yadav, his gay lover.

“Isska matlab tum dono gay ke bete ho!” squeals Aarti Chabria to her screen-husband Suniel Shetty and his brother Ashish. Ironically after copying everything in sight in the original - from the characters to the dialogues - the desi adaptors get cold feet and decide the gay lover was an imposter.

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Why remake a shoddy, tasteless British comedy? Why be so fixated on Western entertainment when we’ve so much literary and pulp talent out here?

Just leave aside these vital questions and focus on the ensemble cast of Daddy Cool that sparkles with borrowed wit. The Goan setting and the quaint rooms housing distraught emotions, keep us smiling.

The setting is a Christian funeral. But at times the funeral jokes have us coughing in embarrassment. The dead man has two sons - a responsible, young bespectacled householder (Suniel Shetty) and a carefree cassanova novelist (Ashish Chowdhary) who flies in jetlagged just in time for daddy’s funeral.

To be fair to this feisty farce, Daddy Cool makes you smile, specially Aftab Shivdasani as a drugged-out goofy lover-boy. He is better than the actor who played the role originally.

Shetty as the responsible son, who is a little tired of shouldering family responsibilities but nonetheless determined to see the show through, is controlled and comically karmic. His climactic speech in praise of his father is rousing. Rajpal Yadav as the gay lover is superbly restrained.

And then there’s Sophie Chowdhary as the suitably sexy airhead.

Blessedly this farce doesn’t opt for desperate measures. It keeps it cool most of the way.

Sohail Khan stands tall in rural Punjab

Film: Kisaan

Cast: Sohail Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Jackie Shroff, Dia Mirza, Nauheed Cyrusi

Director: Punit Sira

Sohail Khan is the most underrated Khan in the film industry. But Sohail knows his craft and he uses it with transparency in comic roles and in this intense melodrama called Kisaan

Sohail had earlier done a fairly watchable take on the question of Indianness in Proud To Be An Indian with the same director. In Kisaan, Sohail champions the cause of rural life with a plot that nudges Manoj Kumar’s Upkar It’s a nudge that doesn’t topple the patriotism over.

Set in Punjab, this is the story of a wizened father (Jackie Shroff, sufficiently wise in look and makeup) and his two sons. The elder Aman Singh (Arbaaz) goes to the city and eventually marries Priya (Dia Mirza) who’s blessedly not the urban predator-vamp. The other son is a quiet faithful Jiggar Singh (Sohail) who lives with his father ploughing not just the land but also goons who dare to cross their path.

The authentic Punjabi locales replete with lush stretches of sarson ke khet (mustard fields), handpumps and sugarcane juice give the film a rugged and credible climate. However, many of the peripheral characters, specially the corrupt villainous caucus, are purely caricatural. If subtlety is your big cinematic turn-on, then Kisaan may not be your cup of tea... or should that be glass of lassi?

Kisaan is like a tall spiced-up glass of lassi, without cream. It’s an unabashed celebration of old-fashioned melodrama with dollops of bone-crunching action in the last 30 minutes that leaves us wondering if Manoj Kumar ever imagined that the fight to hold on to the land could ever get so violent and bloody.

The principal characters seem to inhabit rural Punjab with comforting familiarity. The ambience is conducive to a demonstration of flamboyant emotions. The direction is often ramrod straight and literal. The film’s charm lies in its ability to be an old-fashioned cliche without getting wobbly.

However, the Punjabi songs and the hideous remix of Mahendra Kapoor’s Mere Desh ki Dharti get on the nerves. But Sanjoy Chowdhary’s background music is first-rate in its ability to replicate the characters’ emotional graph.

Among the actors Sohail stands tall, quite often taller than the material given to him.

Govinda brings the house down

Film: Life Partner

Cast: Govinda, Tusshar Kapoor, Prachi Desai, Fardeen Khan, Genelia D’Souza

Director: Rumi Jaffrey

Some of the writing invested into this notbad comic look at the roller-coaster called marriage, is surprisingly sharp.

For example, there’s this Gujarati family lorded over by a tycoon (Darshan Jariwala) in Cape Town who remains rigidly rooted to conventions that ended 50 years ago. Back home in Gujarat a modern business family run by a liberal patriarch (Vikram Gokhale) ends up giving his daughter

(Prachi Desai) to the NRI tycoon’s mousy son (Tusshar Kapoor). The conflict that ensues is likeable and in a fully filmy way, believable.

Elsewhere a spoilt rich girl (Genelia) with a father (Anupam Kher) who never bothered to discipline her, gets herself a domesticated husband who does all the work while she attends to various disastrous hobbies.

Genelia as the destructive daughter gets to sink her teeth into a meaty part.

Witty and sometimes genuinely funny, Life Partner is a light bubbly take on the pitfalls of various kinds of marriages, arranged or otherwise, and how to avoid perils of getting into a marital alliance where the partners know nothing about the future.

While Genelia is happily over-the-top, Prachi in the rounded sensible part of a Gujarati girl standing up to her autocratic father-in-law does well for herself. Of the two young leading men, Tusshar as the timid believer in virginity as a gift to his bride suits his part and does at least one sequence when he bursts into tears after Prachi accepts his proposal with tonal correctness.

But it is Govinda as the frazzled divorce lawyer who brings the house down. Govinda gives the kind of tongue-in-cheek performance that once made him the number one choice for roles that required comic interpretations of social problems. He works well in combination with every actor in this film, wooden or hammy.

Rumi Jaffrey’s direction is most of the time even in tone. But the last half hour with its screeching sermonizing gets on to slippery ground. Nonetheless Life Partner is a decent inoffensive marital comedy mostly free of double-meanings.

Tarot predictions for August 2009

ARIES January 20 – February 18

Tarot indicates new beginnings which will bring good results. A hand is seen emerging from the cloud holding a kindled wand, which symbolises great physical energy. The card indicates your energy and enthusiasm to put your plans into action. It marks the beginning of a journey –and represents creation, invention, enterprise and birth. Tarot suggests the beginning of a new relationship. It can also suggest travel, perhaps connected with a relationship. You may feel spiritually awakened and enlightened.

TAURUS April 21 – May 21

Ongoing strength and courage will be needed in order to continue the fight for what’s right. In business terms, Tarot foretells the act of entering overseas deals. The physical energy and effort that you put into achieving your heart’s desire would be worth it. The card for you represents valour, discussion, difficult negotiations and competition in business. You should not only concentrate on external challenges but also on those from within. In a relationship, challenge is experienced as the level of commitment deepens.

GEMINI May 22 – June 23

You are not feeling at peace with yourself. Perhaps you are at a loss spiritually. Responsibilities, tensions and pressures seem overwhelming. Perhaps you are being overambitious or you are trying to attain a goal which once achieved, is not likely to give you much happiness. It is important that you ponder on what is important in your life at this point of time. Prioritise things and rather than trying to do everything by yourself, delegate a few responsibilities to others in order to achieve better results.

CANCER June 23 – July 22

There is a focus on relationships and matters of the heart. Tarot indicates the simple union of two people in love. A good partnership or bond is suggested here. It is a time for harmony and unity. Tarot suggests that matters can be healed and peace can be restored. This month brings represents love, passion, friendship, affinity, union, sympathy and harmony. There is a spiritual connection where there is an equal partnership which benefits both the parties. In a relationship reading, Tarot foresees deeper commitment.

LEO July 23 – August 23

Tarot indicates the need to acknowledge what you really want and decide how to achieve the same. You may find yourself fantasising about the way you want things. You are likely to be presented with an offer par expectations. The card for you represents favours, imagination, reflections and a time to acknowledge the path of spiritual fulfilment. Basically, this card indicates that you will take time out for yourself and reflect on inner fulfilment

VIRGO August 24 – September 22

This month your focus will be on your ambitions. Tarot indicates that you will have a favourable encounter with an assertive person who will support you during a difficult time. He/she will be good looking, well built, honest, kind, and good with people. He/she will be a helpful sort of a person, though he/she may not be emotionally involved in the situation. Tarot suggests that it will be beneficial for you to you adopt the same qualities. You will do well in a career in sales or in any goal-oriented position.

LIBRA September 23 – October 23

You may find situations or circumstances challenging, but now is not the time to give up. You have to make adjustments and decide on your plan of action. You would need a different approach to obtain better results. Be patient, yet wary of hidden motives. Successful people don’t do different things, they simply do the same thing differently. Your approach towards your goal needs to be re-examined in order to get better results.

SCORPIO October 24 – November 22

Tarot foresees a focus on relationships. It is a good time for romance and compatibility on a personal level. Tarot indicates harmony, romance, peace, concord and prosperity. Gatherings will be happy and congenial. Monetary success is suggested. Purchase of property can be contemplated. Tarot indicates a quiet time spent with friends and family in a favourite place. It is a time when you are successful in feeling at home in a relatively new situation.

SAGITTARIUS November 23 – December 21

Tarot indicates that your circumstances are likely to improve. Work situation is congenial, new projects may take time to materialise, avoid being anxious. You should avail the opportunities present before you. There is a need to decide between two alternatives. A decision regarding money or efforts may be required in some project. In a relationship reading, Tarot signifies a decision regarding a new stage in a relationship that may require spending some money.

CAPRICORN December 22 – January 19

Your focus is likely to be on learning. You are likely to receive a favourable result for the examination/interview in which you have appeared. You may receive some positive news or a message. The time is right for research and study. Advancement is seen through learning. You are likely to meet someone who can be of assistance in promotion or further study. Studies related to commerce or business management will hold attraction for a young person who is focused on long-term goals through proper planning and commitment.

AQUARIUS

January 20 – February 18

You need determination and fortitude to succeed. Once you are successful, you shall be respected for your achievements and be the source of inspiration to others. Have faith and confidence in your abilities as you have the inner resources to come out from any situation as a winner. In a relationship reading, it is a positive time as people involved are ready to listen to each other. Communication is the primary factor in the growth of a relationship.

PISCES

February 19 – March 20

Now is the time to put plans into action. The idea is one of co-operation and business opportunities. Tarot represents established effort, enterprise and strength. Worries are likely to be lessened. Travel connected with career is also suggested. There is a feeling of happiness and optimism as aims are likely to be realised in the future. Tarot suggests a relationship which is growing. The relationship may be centred around travel.

Dear Auntyji

All I see in the news at the moment is older men with younger women. Everywhere are men who seem to be 40-50 with young looking girls half their ages – is this normal and right? It seems to be more acceptable these days. I don’t actually mind – my question to you is how can I get one? I’m 52 and would really like a special (younger) person myself.

Cradle Snatcher, Penrith

Dear Cradle Snatcher

Shame on you, you cradle snatcher. According to our philosophy you should be contemplating the meaning of life after having gone through brahamcharya and family life for the first 50 years of life but you seem to be traveling in a different direction! But the spring season is in and all things take people’s fancy, and who am I to give you lectures. I give enough to Uncleji, whose eyes I will gouge out even if he looks at other women. But uhmmm, you want a younger woman.

The best way to ensure you get a younger woman to like you, seems to be to go into politics. For some reason younger women like older politicians (Bill Clinton and Monica; Silvio Berlusconi and the 18-yearold girl, and now our very own politician, Della Bosca and the blonde girl).

If politics is too painful for you, then you may want to become a movie actor. These film-wallahs seem to have girls around them all the time… So do rock stars – want to try a career in music? How about property development (I’m thinking Donald Trump)?

If none of these vocations appeal to you and you are really a nikamma (good-fornothing), then you can try Bollywood. Saif Ali, Salman, You-name-a-Khan, they’ve all got younger women

I’m sure cradle snatching can be fun for