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| Piyush Roy Sheetal Patel (Seth) is the only daughter of a 'Gujju' moneybags father who dreams of marrying a 'Punju dole-shole wala munda' only, though her dad is hell bent on knotting her to a good Gujarati boy. Vir Singh (Vashisht) is a Punjabi lad of a farmer father, who wants to marry a Gujju girl only, because he thinks they come with pots of money that would help finance his dream of a music album debut. So he goes all out to woo Gujjuben Sheetal, but what keeps this comedy of mistaken identities churning is his decision to serenade her as a Gujarati chhokri. And then there's a Dubai based rich 'Gujju-boy-next-door,' played by Tarun Khanna who falls head over heels in love with Sheetal after a mere glimpse of her picture. Adding masala to this merry-go-around are the caricaturish dads of Sheetal and Vir played by Feroz Bhagat and Rakesh Bedi respectively, coupled with Apara Mehta and Nilu Kohli as their melodramatic spouses. Add Dilip Joshi as the comic villain and the recipe rocks. Kudos to the casting director for assembling a truly eclectic cast with acting sensibilities a lot a la the Govinda-David Dhawan-Kader Khan No.1 series of the 'Nineties. The chaotic laugh riot thrives on situational comedy and cocky one-liners, never mind the inanities. If you are prepared to just let go and not seek logic, the over-the-top show would actually elicit a few liberal laughs. At least it's lot better than the vengeful kitchen dramas that rule the parallel time band across other channels. And even if you are a diehard loyalist of Tulsi and her ilk, you can afford a miss. After all, the Dhak Dhakk saga in Dubai comes for just once a week, only. The Dubai bit at the moment though just seems to be limited to the title track and occasional establishment shots of characters, but who cares? Verdict |
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