Pyare Mohan
Pyare Mohan takes inspiration from ‘See no Evil, Hear no Evil’. Fardeen Khan and Vivek Anand Oberoi play the endearing characters of Pyare and Mohan. The two counterparts lack specific capabilities. Pyare can’t see and Mohan can’t hear. With a basic setup for comedy, director Indra Kumar takes you on a halting ride of kicks and giggles.
Indra Kumar’s previous comedy ‘Masti’ provided far more continuous entertainment, laughter, and joy, than what this film comes close to. The first half makes you chuckle with silly humor, but the second half loses sight.
Fardeen and Vivek try to make the flavor last, but aren’t able to support the faulty structure.
Vivek Anand Oberoi, a.k.a Vivek Oberoi, must change more than his name to change his luck. Where as he was a natural when he first began his career, to climb out of this slump, he tries hard, but ends up hamming throughout.
Fardeen on the other hand is a talented delight. Enacting his part with skill, the only area of criticism that stands out is his appearance. Although cute, he’s getting a bit pudgy, risking his potential for onscreen magic. As for a friendly duo, Vivek and Fardeen share an adorable chemistry.
Chemistry brings us to the relation shared between Esha Deol and Amrita Rao. Hats off to the ladies for tolerating one anther in every frame. After the real life incident of Esha slapping Amrita, the two set personal differences aside to put up a decent show of teamwork, as they share footage throughout. Although their performances and roles don’t accredit them much on the professional front, they sure do on a personal level, which they meet. Ironically the ladies make a good power girls duo, looking the part, with not too much to act.
Booman Irani is average. His character has an added twist to it, but is not sketched clearly.
Looking at the technical angle, cinematography is of standard. Editing is in grave need of direction. A good 45 minutes could have been chopped or condensed, as the chase sequence running around the city of Bangkok is hardly comical, and more of a nuance.
Anu Malik’s music is easily forgettable. “I love you my Angel” is hummable, but corny.
Indra Kumar disappoints with this venture. Perhaps the talented director needs a breather to come back with something fresh. Pyare Mohan scores 2 stars on Ritu's review.