Review: Tees Maar Khan

Verdict: Timepass

"K" Rating: 2.5

Watch: DVD/Theater

Tees Maar Khan (TMK) is one outrageous, over-the top, farcical comedy film by Farah Khan. Don't try and find any logic or rationale in this movie - as with any other Bollywood comedy flick. TMK is the Bollywood adaptation of the Italian film "After the Fox".

TMK has everything in excess, loud characters, lack of emotions and an outrageous script.By loud I mean, literally loud, the entire film has a high decibel level and it appears everyone is shouting at each other in the second half. The first half definitely is much better than the second. Slapstick comedy and aboriginal couplets of Akshay make up for the laughter quotient. The whole village sequence reminds one of Billu Barbar. There are references of Steven Spielberg and Manoj Night Shyamalan which cater to class audience but the masses may not get the joke. Its interesting to note that although some jokes appeal to the multiplex audience, they would disapprove of the loud and crazy drama on the other hand the masses/single screen audience would be receptive to the loud and crude drama but may not comprehend some jokes. Instead of "Jai Ho" its "Hai Ho" for TMK's incessant jokes.

Akshay Kumar has done an outstanding job as the shameless con artist Tabrez Mirza Khan, the role seemed to be tailor made for him. Katrina Kaif  as an aspiring actress Aniya, looks  fabulous and plays the role of the dumb bimbbette to the hilt. Akshay Khanna plays the Oscar-crazed superstar well. 

Foot-tapping "Sheila ki Jawani"  and Katrina's dance on it has already made history and taken the nation by storm. Sonu Nigam has sung the title track in 54 voices and Salmaan Khan makes a special appearance in the song "Walla Re Walla". Vishal-Shekhar along with Sirish Kunder  have definitely lived up to expectations and more with each track.

Final Verdict? Its a brainless comedy, watch it for timepass but definitely does not live up to the hype. Its decidedly not even close to Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om or Main Hoon Na. Yet it will recover the investment solely due to the holidays and no competition for 2 weeks.