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Director: David Dhawan
Producers: K. Sera Sera and Sohail Khan
Music Director: Sajid-Wajid
Lyrics: Sanjay Chhel, Shabbir Ahmed and Jalees
Sherwani
Starring: Salman Khan, Govinda, Katrina Kaif,
Lara Dutta
Prem (Salman Khan) comes across Bhaskar Diwakar
Chaudhury (Govinda) who is in love with Priya (Katrina
Kaif) the rich daughter of a millionaire business tycoon
Raichand (Dalip Tahill). Though reluctant at first, how
Bhaskar wins over Prem’s heart so that Prem can help him
win over Priya’s heart is the rest of the movie.
Yes there are some misunderstandings which are resolved
rather quick, as well as an unfinished and unneeded
track of an underworld don called Chhota Don (Rajpal
Yadav) who seems inspired by both Shahrukh Khan and
Amitabh Bachchan. Though the basic premise of the movie
is the same as well as a number of sequences which have
been lifted directly, Sanjay Chhel’s screenplay does
give the it’s own look and feel which in turn makes
PARTNER it’s own unique movie.
In PARTNER it’s an equal show for both Salman and
Govinda to showcase their mettle and Chhel has carefully
crafted the script to take this in to account. Easily if
one wanted to sit here and pick faults they could easily
fill up more than an hour, however our David Dhawan's
formula has always been “leave your brains at home” and
PARTNER is no difference. On the other hand this can be
over-looked as the focus here is primarily on Salman
Khan and Govinda.
The story by David Dhawan and Yunus Sejawal has been
inspired by Andy Tennant’s Will Smith-Kevin James
starrer HITCH. The entire premise of the movie remains
the same with Smith being replaced by Prem aka Salman
Khan, a date doctor who has helped hundreds of men woo
the girls of their dreams and find true love. The
ultimate bachelor playboy Prem finally meets his match
and finds the women of his dreams, Naina (Lara Dutta) a
feisty newspaper journalist.
The
performances in the movie are absolutely entertaining to
the maximum. Salman Khan is very natural in his
performance which personifies and cements Salman Khan’s
star status. He looks lively and better than some of his
just released movies, and performs his comic scenes with
ease. Certain scenes in the movie which only he could’ve
pulled off. He has done well in moments with the kid and
even excelled in his dance.
Govinda really needed a
movie like this and yes, he has erased negative memories
of the frequent failures of his movies lately. There is
a certain magic that Govinda creates when he is in form
in a comedy film. It seems the role is tailor-made for
him and gives him the chance to to weave the magic
on-screen that only he can.
Its Govinda all the way
with his absolutely blistering blast of energy,
impeccable and flawless comic timing, unbeatable
dialogue delivery and masala-filled dance steps which
bring smiles, laughter to the viewer till the very end.
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Aniz Filmvala
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CREDITS
Banner : Sohail Khan
Production, K. Sera Sera Production
Music Director : Sajid-Wajid
Lyricist : Sanjay Chhel, Shabbir Ahmed, Jalees Sherwani
Costume Designer : Alvira Agnihotri
Choreographer : Bosco Ceaser
Playback Singer : Sajid-Wajid, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Shweta
Pandit, Earl, Sonu Nigam, Kunal Ganjawala, Labh Janjua,
Sneha Pant, Sunidhi Chauhan |
