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BY KOMMAL D SETH, KREATIVE ACCESS MEDIA
'Zombie' is a new concept not just in Bollywood but also in India, so people are not too familiar with what zombies really look like, and often confuse them with ghosts or vampires. Director Duo Krishna D.K and Raj Nidimoru, known for their 'unformulaic' style of cinema, have taken on the challenge of directing India's first commercial zombie movie. Goa is India's ultimate vacation destination, and is quite popular amongst 'dope heads' for the crazy rave parties, and that's the basic premise of the movie.
Hardik (Kunal Kemmu) is jobless and Luv (Vir Das) is loveless, so its comes as a no brainer for the two 'high' in lifefriends to tag along with their 'sincere' buddy and roommate Bunny (Anand Tiwari), who is heading to Goa for a business trip. Luv and Hardik are busy being 'boys' and are having fun in the fancy pool, and as Luv is in an embarrassing moment, he has an encounter with Luna (Puja Gupta), who comes in for a swim. Luna is one of the '2000' Facebook friends in Luv's network, and she is totally aware of Luv's recent break-up as he has been quite vocal about it on the social networking platform. So to cheer him up, Luna invites Luv to a rave party at an island near Goa.
Russian Mafia head Boris (Saif Ali Khan) is hosting the exclusive party, and crowds are grooving to the 'Slowly Slowly' track however, things go out of control when they start taking a 'crazy drug' to get a high. Hardik, Luv and Bunny wake-up the next morning on the island, and see strange things happening around them and also see people turning into zombies. The three take on the task to find Luna, and in the process of trying to leave the island with Luna, they have an encounter with more zombies. Boris comes to their rescue, who shoots zombies, and in his Russian accent goes 'I kill dead people'. The 'What do we know and what did we learn' dialogue does add to the humor as they try to learn ways to stop zombies, and in the end they do discover a way to rescue themselves from the zombie land.
Director Duo Krishna D.K and Raj Nidimoru get Hollywood style of movie-making to India. A 'Zombie' movie is quite a challenge to direct however, the two have turned out to be winners with 'Go Goa Gone'. The duo has balanced the humor and creepy zombie aspects beautifully; there is not a single dull moment in the movie. Editor Arindam Ghatka does a good job. Cinematographers Lukasz Pruchnik and Dan Mc Arthur have done a commendable job.
Music director duo Sachin Jigar has come up with one of the best albums of the year; the songs 'Khoon Choos Le' and 'Slowly Slowly' are very popular amongst the youth. 'Babaji ki Booty' is a mellow track and is the credit song in the movie.
Kunal Kemmu is the real hero of the movie; his expressions especially, when Luv is dumped by his girlfriend is extremely funny. His comic timing is spot on, and he shares a great chemistry with all the characters. Saif Ali Khan as Boris is hilarious; the actor has gone golden and wears leather jackets coupled with a fake 'Russian accent'. Love the way he says 'I will be back' in the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger style, and his dialogue 'Karma is a Bitch' will leave you in splits. Vir Das fans have waited for 2-long years, and the wait has paid off as the actor has delivered a splendid performance. Anand Tiwari is very funny and will get appreciated for his act. Puja is very impressive in the movie.
'Go Goa Gone' is completely a fresh story, and it has been beautifull
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Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK have toyed with a fresh concept and have emerged victorious largely. Apart from a few glitches here and there, 'Go Goa Gone' is a pretty enjoyable venture. The locales of Goa are mostly reduced to the island that the characters are marooned in, but the sand and the sea and the forests are all treated with the right amount of fright and comedy that a 'zom-com' might have required!Of course not. Its up to all of you to review #GoGoaGone :) RT @desigal90 will you review it considering you wrote the dialogues?
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Times of India - 3/5
Story: In a first of its kind zomcom(zombie-comedy) three friends gatecrash a rave party on an island and find themselves attacked by zombies the morning after. Will they make it the shore safely?
Movie Review: So who's a zombie? For some it's a sleep-derived person who walks around as if in a trance. For others, it's a soulless creature who can be revived by witchcraft. But in Krishna D K and Raj Nidimoru's Go Goa Gone, the zombies are some interesting creatures who've overdosed on a drug that is said to be more dangerous than MDMA, or Ecstasy as most of us know it. And now these living people have turned into a brain-dead lot who know nothing but hunger.
So where do you find these zombies. Wait. Let's start at the beginning. Three fun-seeking friends'Kunal Khemu(Hardik), Vir Das(Luv) and Anand Tiwari(Bunny) join Puja Gupta(Luna) at a rave party in Goa. Their host is a Russian Don'Saif Ali Khan(Boris). The night is young; the company vivacious. Drinks are aplenty and the drugs lethal. As the party reaches a crescendo, the friends find themselves enthralled. Alas, there's a price to be paid. Each of the three friends wakes up the next morning 'wasted' and in fairly interesting company. They have a zombie or two in their vicinity. Scared out of their wits, the three friends and their girlfriend, Luna, run for their lives. But it isn't that easy. The island is now home to a large group of fast-mutliplying zombies, who are eager to make these human-beings 'meat' for their insatiable appetite. Boris, their knight-in-shining-armour attempts to rescue them but the zombies are not easy to shake off. As the part hilarious, part scary adventure continues, you find yourself laughing aloud with the three boys and their wisecracks. And you also find yourself scared shitless of the zombies who keep cropping up unannounced in their creepy avatar.
Go Goa Gone is positively different from anything you seen before. And for the young and restless(tattooed, ring-pierced, rave-party enthusiasts) or even those who like whacked-out fun, it's a great ride. With easy performances from Kunal, Saif, Vir and Anand and the crackerjack dialogue, the film will keep you in splits for the most part. What is a little tiring though,is the pace of the zombies, who are a bit too monotonous. Sachin-Jigar's Babaji ki bootiadds to the mood, almost tempting you to light up and lie back. The shores of Goa and Mauritius seem enticing enough. However some of the situations in GGG are repititive. Hence, the laughs that were coming spontaneously till a point become a bit forced at some juncture.
Certainly, 'Evil Dead' and 'Dawn of the Dead' will forever remain the cult favourites of the zombie classic collection, but what Bollywood has experimented with is not something that will fade away into the deep dark recesses of the now defunct Grindhouse horror film genre or be ridiculed as a cheap knockoff that Ramsey brothers have mastered down to an art.
'Go Goa Gone' is a witty, refreshing sampler that serves up a tasty alternative to the standardisation in Bollywood that only ever offers romance, action or slapstick comedy on the menu.
Credit here goes to the filmmakers, Raj and DK, with a bonus input from one of the film leads, Kunal Khemu (surprisingly entertaining), who has penned the Hindi dialogues that are already making waves since the sneak peek through the film's trailers.
The 'zomcom' as referred to by the cast and crew, puts forth a slice of urban India, where drugs, sex and a dead-end job are all part of the growing pains that sums up an regular day for Gen Y.
When two such average Joes, Hardik (Khemu) and Luv (Vir Das), hit a roadblock in their messy lives, they decide to ditch the urban jungle by freeloading on their friend and colleague Bunny's (Anand Tiwari) business trip to Goa.
However, these murky waters get bloody 10 minutes later, as a rave party drug sends the revellers systems into overdrive and turns them into flesh-eating zombies.
Certainly, 'Evil Dead' and 'Dawn of the Dead' will forever remain the cult favourites of the zombie classic collection, but what Bollywood has experimented with is not something that will fade away into the deep dark recesses of the now defunct Grindhouse horror film genre or be ridiculed as a cheap knockoff that Ramsey brothers have mastered down to an art.
'Go Goa Gone' is a witty, refreshing sampler that serves up a tasty alternative to the standardisation in Bollywood that only ever offers romance, action or slapstick comedy on the menu.
Credit here goes to the filmmakers, Raj and DK, with a bonus input from one of the film leads, Kunal Khemu (surprisingly entertaining), who has penned the Hindi dialogues that are already making waves since the sneak peek through the film's trailers.
The 'zomcom' as referred to by the cast and crew, puts forth a slice of urban India, where drugs, sex and a dead-end job are all part of the growing pains that sums up an regular day for Gen Y.
When two such average Joes, Hardik (Khemu) and Luv (Vir Das), hit a roadblock in their messy lives, they decide to ditch the urban jungle by freeloading on their friend and colleague Bunny's (Anand Tiwari) business trip to Goa.
However, these murky waters get bloody 10 minutes later, as a rave party drug sends the revellers systems into overdrive and turns them into flesh-eating zombies.
Trapped on this party island, our band of merry men, along with the token glamour girl Luna (Puja Gupta), encounters their saviour in the form of a foul-mouthed Indian conman disguised as a Russian Mafioso (a hilarious Saif Ali Khan).
Khan's Boris is deliciously cocky at intervals, with that deadpan humour that the actor excels at if his previous films are anything to go by. And even the fake Russian accent has just the right measure of false pronunciations in it to complete the fraud that he really is.
Whether the gang escapes off the island or not is a spoiler not meant for this review, but what can be said is a word of appreciation for the director duo, who don't let up the humour or the punches for even a minute.
This roller coaster ride has moments where you can be at the edge of your seat, while the next rolling in the aisles courtesy a witty one-liner.
Needless to say, a zombie comedy is not for the masses. But even with its niche audience, the film excels at the experimentation it has attempted and kudos to Khan's Illuminati Films for finally giving a platform for scripts that show reel-life is finally evolving in these 100 years of cinema that Bollywood seems to be celebrating.
KOI MOI
Rating: 3.5/5 stars (Three And Half Stars)
Director: Raj Nidimoru, Krishna D.K.
What's Good: The film's smart paced rhythm and sleek performances that have you rolling with laughter.
What's Bad: The last 20 minutes of the film gets repetitive and drags on failing to evoke the maddening laughter it manages to sustain all through.
Loo Break: None at all.
Watch or Not?: Packed with rude humor, building on a novel Hollywood concept, the film is a must watch for its perfect concoction of hilarity and horror. Doing justice to the idea of Zom-Com that they introduced, it is the naughty, spoofy and the uninhibited performances of Kunal Khemu and Vir Das that keeps intact the film's frenzy all through.
Despite a change of heart, Luv gets dumped by his girlfriend who has been cheating on him. His buddy Hardik gets caught in the middle of a make out session and ends up jobless. Climbing up on the back of their 'good boy' friend Bunny, the three embark on a feel good trip to Goa. Embarking on a journey to a rave party, a strange new drug converts its consumers into zombies. What happens once the trio wake up to a deserted island infested with zombies? Watch out for a tale of concrete humor, punched in a story of three clueless men, an island full of zombies and a zombie slayer!
Anand Tiwari, Kunal Khemu, Saif Ali Khan, Vir Das and Puja Gupta in a still From Go Goa Gone movie
I wouldn't be surprised if the film has practically been lifted from a Hollywood film. However, it is the desi sensibilities that are deliberately added with judicious amount of wit which binds the fabric of the story together. Borrowing from a western concept, the film has its massive share of glitches. The good thing is that the duo Nidimoru and D.K enthuses for its audiences oodles of laughter which keeps you rolling till the end. It is for the massively satiating entertainment they largely provide, are these hitches easily ignorable to naked eyesight Strictly a multiplex oriented, youth inviting film, I suggest you don't watch it if you abhor grimy language and don't have a taste for adult humor. For the younger brigade, it is a true-to-its-word 'comic caper'.
Kunal Khemu is a show stealer. With his character buying for itself all the juvenile, sleazy humor, it is he who gives you your money's worth here!
Vir Das' straight faced, matter of fact style of comedy is bone tickling to the core. Along with Kunal Khemu, their duo holds this profanely funny film tight.
Anand Tiwari does his role calculatedly, falling slightly short of Khemu and Das' energy and vigor. Mostly adequate, he stays true to his stint and focuses his vision entirely on it alone.
Puja Gupta was sidelined for the good in the film. Though extremely hot, her screen space was unduly cut short for the larger good of the story.
Saif Ali Khan as Boris indulges you in his farcical Russian accent loftily. His kickass screen presence is flavorful despite lacking in minutes. But as Bollywood's first zombie slayer, Junior Pataudi marks the beginning of a new trend in the horror genre of Bollywood films.
As a Zom-Com or zombie comedy to elaborate, Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K squeeze out an uproarious gag. The second part could have been tauter, especially since the first part provokes out a mercilessly cheeky comedy but overall the director duo deserves credit for introducing an innovative idea and holding it valiantly through till the end.
Kunal Khemu renders to its lines trademark Bollywood slapstick fun, but does it so refreshingly and wittily, that it scores heavy points for the film. Small instances like holding Globalization responsible for the advent of zombies in India, proclaiming it to be the next HIV, are the nattily penned down dialogues that you can't avoid noticing.
Songs could have been incorporated better with only Babaji ki Booti sticking to your tongues by the end! Though the post interval editing did get a little sloppy, it is the well churned out playful screenplay that fortifies the film.
Go Goa Gone is a must one time watch. Stomping off a nave horror concept in India, borrowing from a hit Hollywood formula, it is an unabashedly crazy film with Vir Das and Kunal Khemu delivering super performances. Relegated into the premise, the film is an exuberantly hilarious laughter riot that shouldn't be missed. Honestly, I haven't laughed this much in a film since Delhi Belly. Take a break from all the morose things in life and catch this film, believe me there can't be any regrets! I am going with a 3.5/5 for this film. Had the laugh riot the film induces in the first half persisted obstinately, the film would easily have been invincible
http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/go-goa-gone-review/
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Shubir Rishi feels Go Goa [ Images ] Gone is a fun watch with plenty of innocent-sounding, slow-exploding one-liners, which make you laugh.
When I first saw the trailer of Go Goa Gone, I was NOT impressed. And though I was pleasantly surprised that they were finally making a zombie movie here, I half-expected it to be a rip-off of some lesser-known European production. I was wrong.
The first scene immediately reminded me of Parinda ' two really tired commandoes going on in a lazy banter about who will chase the fly away from one's nose. The only difference being that this time it was a remote controller and two of the lead protagonists ' Kumal Khemu (very likable, and he has got the best lines in the movie, well, he is one of the dialogue writers), and Vir Das (UM), total wastrels, and almost always high on drugs.
The third protagonist ' Anand Tiwari (of the Jaago Re Tata Tea [ Get Quote ] advertisment fame) is 'normal' well, someone hasto play the nice guy!
The first 20 minutes of the movie are kinda forgettable, but I guess, necessary ' same old one-liners, same old antics ' one bad boy duped by his girlfriend, the other losing his job (after a really silly, bad-taste episode) and then the two of them piling on the nice guy and off they are to Goa.
The fun starts only when we have our first sighting of the zombies. Like all zombie movies, they have a silly explanation for why there are zombies. Usually, zombie-fests are blamed on military experiments and viruses imported from some godforsaken, obscure country, but here they just put it on to a drug, which is apparently the baap of cocaine and other such substances and screws you up pretty good.
The message is simple: Drugs turn you into a zombie. (heh)
I have five problems here.
First: How, living in a city like Mumbai [ Images ], being employed at some really cool place where you are Facebooking constantly and have upwards of 2,000 friends (and a sextoy-like thing prominently displayed on your table) with apparent easy access to drugs and sex and other, otherwise culture (read a TON OF Z-movies), can you not know what zombies are?
Our characters go in a confused daze after their first encounter with one. Um, what are they called? V...V...v? They are afraid of sunlight and whatever...?
Really? Damn, I have known about them since the last 25-odd years and I have grown up in small towns without access to any such movies (horror and sex go together, you see). MOST movie-goers know zombies are slow and they can only be killed with a no holds barred brain-breaking blow. So, we waste a lot of time hearing about checklists and what have we learned until nows.
And this was promoted as India [ Images ]'s first ZOMBIE comedy. Huh?
Second: Two of the lead protagonists in the movie cannot shoot to save their lives, like, literally. Yet, towards the end, they are expert shooters and getting the Zee's dead-on. Like one-shot kills. Um.
Third: Saif Ali Khan [ Images ]. Okay, the blonde get-up as the pretend-Russian-Mafiosi suits him. So do the sunglasses. The Russian part does not. Personally, I think he got the most substandard one-liners in the movie. Half of them unintelligible too (since its in a thick accent).
I mean, he is down with the whole I-amFrussian-I-weel-speek-like-thees-only, but... Sorry Saif, but I think you were way-cooler in Tashan, as far as off-beat comedies go.
Fourth: The zombies. I like my zombies slow and stupid. Hell, everyone likes them that way. Yet, here we are, with stiff-like, oft-rushing zees, and some of whom look like hey man, a quick dash of custard/porridge mix on your face and you are good-to-go. (Though there is ONE intentional scene which is, quite funny).
Fifth: Vir Das. The guy has no clue what the hell he is doing. Or what the hell is going on. For being called 'India's answer to Jay leno [ Images ]' and 'a comedian to watch out for,' he sucks.
I am sorry, but he does.
Half the time I was lost in his prepubescent Convent-school accent, and the other half getting annoyed at the wooden expression.
Really, its not called understated. It's just called dumb.
Having said all that, Go Goa Gone is a fun watch. There are plenty of innocent-sounding, slow-exploding one-liners, which are funny.
Comedy comes naturally to Khemu and Tiwari; their lines are seamless and believable. Ed and Shaun they are not (fromShaun Of The Dead) ' Khemu is more in-your-face, and Tiwari is way too understated.
Also, the background score and the sound design is kinda wacky. Likable, much. Ramsey, this is NOT. Only, the makers could have really, really come up up with something more...grindhouseish!
Oh, and Puja Gupta is pretty.
I would have liked some more fun-gore in the movie, but I guess I will have to make do with some non-zombie Telugu cinema for the time being.
Please go watch this movie sans-kids, and you are in for somegenuine giggles. And of course, there is a promise-like for a sequel.
Rediff Rating:2.5/5
Cosmopolitan Review GO GOA GONE,,Super Fantastic acting by Saif Ali Khan,,@thevirdas ,,@kunalkemmu..Super Rocking Story,,Music,,Comedy.****
KickAss first half - #GoGoaGone.
By far da best zombie comedies have been SOTD & Zombieland now #GoGoaGone also joins dat list @kunalkemmu @thevirdas @iampujagupta @krishdk
There aint any flaws in #GoGoaGone SaifAliKhan & his Gang+Vfx+Dialogues wer Fab @kunalkemmu @thevirdas @iampujagupta @krishdk
Haaan Ben*#%* #GoGoaGone Jhakaaaz movie hain,Rating:????? @kunalkemmu @thevirdas @iampujagupta @krishdk @SaifOnline
Go Goa Gone is the best zombie comedy since Shaun of the dead. If not better.
Go Goa Gone is like Dead Island meets Bollywood
Sophie_Choudry: Takes guts to produce a film as diff as Go Goa Gone & what a laugh riot it is! @kunalkemmu is BRILLIANT! Saif as Boris is fab!Congrats guys!
shiekhspear: Total Madness! #GoGoaGone is a laugh riot! @kunalkemmu is the surprise package- sparkling! Saif Ali adds fizz to the 'crack' mix! #WatchIt
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OQSpot: #GoGoaGone superslick cool film abt Zombies but suitably Indianized. With a msg. Great background score. Saif Kunal Vir rock.Youth will love
mesopystic: Kunal Khemu and Vir Das are such lallus in the film. Great comic writing. Saif is the show-stealer. #GoGoaGone. #MustWatch
RohanShrestha: Just watched go Goa gone and I think it's one of the funniest films of the year, brilliant performances & just super overall!
#GoGoaGone Never had so much fun watching a Hindi film in a while.
Watch go goa gone for the most entertaining and funniest film of all time. #GoGoaGone is surely going to be a trendsetter
Saw #GoGoaGone 1st half just flies in zip zap zoom - full mode. 2nd half is also good, songs good, great acting by all casts.
#GoGoaGone will be thoroughly enjoyed by the youth who will be fully entertained. Hope it takes a good start at the BO !
Fabulous time watchin #GoGoaGone with the team. Bravo movie @krishdk!! And wow performances @kunalkemmu @thevirdas #SaifAliKhan!
Just saw #GoGoaGone super film kudos to my friends Raj n Dk n Kunal Vir N anand were brilliant N Saif was hillarious
#gogoagone an excellent attempt of zomcom by Indian Cinema! Kudos to Saif Ali for a fun ride!
The best thing was I watched #KaiPoChe in the afternoon and then in the night #GoGoaGone.. Completely different territories and great ones
Go Goa Gone, its got all the makings of a cult film. Huge step for Indian cinema.
Dont rembr d tym wn I laughd as mch as I laughd 2day while watchin #GoGoaGone .Ws a treat 2 watch @thevirdas ,Anand nd specialy @kunalkemmu
So India's first Zom Com is a good watch.. This must be the only horror movie I've enjoyed.. Havent laughed so much in a while... #GoGoaGone
Thanks Saif @Kunalkemmu @thevirdas @krishdk & #GoGoaGone for rocking weekend :) I don't know, when last I laugh like this hell :P kick Ass.
Just saw #GoGoaGone awesome movies :) die laughing :) don't miss this one for sure :))
#GoGoaGone.@kunalkemmu dazzles with his acting & dialogues. Saif,Raj&DK, Anand, Vir, @iampujagupta take a bow. Great mix of scare & humour.
#GoGoaGone epic movie guys ... Enjoyed it thoroughly ... Big thumbs up !!!
The first time the three lead characters in this film encounter what we can see to be drugged out humans with blood dripping from their melting faces, they wonder aloud who these creatures could be. They can bear sunlight, so they're not vampires. We do spot a vampire in the opening scene of this film when these boys are watching the Telugu version of Michael Jackson's Thriller, "mega-starring" Chiranjeevi. But that's on TV.
The creepy looking, semi-conscious humans walking slowly towards these guys in a jungle now don't have reverse feet, so these boys deduce, they are not chudails (witches) either. They are definitely not regular bhoots, else they could be easily scared away by the sight of the Christian cross. This introduction and similar references before and after suggest that the lead characters here are discovering a new variety of ghosts. So is their Indian movie audience. The directors feel suitably obliged to simultaneously guide them both into this fresh movie genre. The half-dead humans before us are precisely that ' un-dead or zinda-murda, in short, zombies, found in "Hollywood", as one of the characters tells us early on.
But strictly speaking, this is not a 'zombie' film, which is essentially a terrifyingly grotesque, wildly scary sub-genre of midnight horror. The zombies as widely recognised in western popular culture now, essentially made their debut in George Romero's Night Of The Living Dead (1968). Romero followed that frightening film up with Dawn Of The Dead (1978). This film is a zombie comedy. It is roughly more along the lines of Shaun Of The Dead (2004).
In that sense, it is a spoof of something that needs to be explained first. Does that mean the filmmakers might be getting ahead of themselves? Maybe. But is the film sufficiently funny for a comedy, even if set among zombies? Yes. The performances are breezy, the comic timing is brilliant, the lines are first-rate. So it's all good then.
The humour is mainly directed at the three young humans in the film ' their lifestyles and their love-lives. And a Boris Cristo type Russian druglord called Barees (spelt Boris), who shoots off zombies' heads with his buddy the way you would splice fruits in a video-game to de-stress. You may like to get into this duck-hunt as late as possible in a film and exit as early, sometimes it can become a stretch; it does. But Barees has no choice. You don't care about zombies dying either. They were dead to begin with. They live off human flesh and suck on blood to survive. They also spread this disease.
Zombies were originally designed in American films as a dark comment on a consumerist culture that forces people to live no differently from infectious, blood-sucking humans anyway. Over-burdened, tired of politicking office employees who can't tell day from night are often considered zombies for a reason. Though the film makes little of that sub-text, the three friends here are cubicle coolies.
One of them, Bunny, is hard-working (Anand Tiwari, outstanding). Of the other two, the cool cat is called Hardik (Kunal Khemu), which for a name is the worst crime any Hindu parent can commit on their unsuspecting infants. Luv (Vir Das) is supposed to be loveless. But basically both are junkies. They drag the good boy in their group to a rave in an isolated island in Goa. Everybody at the party pops some expensive pills. These guys can't afford it. By morning Goa is pretty much gone. Everyone in the secluded island, except for these buddies and a hot girl, has turned into a hungry zombie.
Almost all these zombies appear to be foreigners, most of them seem white, which isn't odd for a Goa rave. It probably also gives the filmmakers a chance to subtly pay homage to other zombies they've met in Brit or American movies. Better known ones have been spotted in films like Danny Boyle's 27 Days Later, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981), The Evil Dead 2 (1987)' Hard-core fanatics of the genre, unlike me, could offer you far more reccos. Directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK (together credited here as Raj & DK) are best known for Shor In The City (2011), which was a stunning, exhilarating portrait of Bombay. It probably still survives in public memory for a lilting track 'Saibo'. The soundtrack here sounds even better.
Clearly music is not on the lead characters' minds at this point. Only Barees, a desi, Delhi druglord with a thick Russian twang can save the boys and girl with his assortments of knives and bazookas. Saif Ali Khan plays this hilarious part. For a mainstream Bollywood star, this couldn't have been an easy call. It could widen Indian movie choices. Among the uninitiated, Bollywood has been forever known to be some sort of a genre of its own, though I can't remember the last time I saw a man and a woman dance around trees in a Hindi film. You do here. The song is softly romantic. The woman's a zombie. You can both laugh at that moment, and laugh with it. There is a thin line that separates the two. This film somehow always manages to stay on each side. Either way, if you go with the flow, you will end up having fun.
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For an audience (read masses) that has majorly grown up on a robust diet of filmi stories of ghosts, possessed bodies, revengeful souls, voodoo dolls, black magic et al ' even paranormal elements and spiteful witches in recent times ' director Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK's Go Goa Gone is a refreshingly stimulating concept that has been tried and tested successfully in Hollywood, but is absolutely new on the Bollywood map.
Welcome to the zombie folklore that has a desi tadka to it with never ending witty one-liners that will keep you entertained and hooked throughout. Made strictly for city folks, this zom-com is both hilarious and spooky in unequal proportion, but nevertheless engaging and delightful. Those who have seen at least one zombie movie before venturing into this relatively unknown terrain will know where the director duo has come from to craft a production of this nature. The rest might raise their eyebrows at this curious experiment. Far from your regular angrezi mindless zombie movies, GGG is humorous, cocky and controlled.
Luv, Hardik and Bunny played by Kunal Khemu, Vir Das and Anand Tiwari are your regular city Joes. While Luv is dumped by his ladylove, Hardik is jobless because of his overt sexual drive. Bunny is a perpetually hard-working fun-deprived moron. The frustrated trio decides to ditch the urban jungle and the monotonous lifestyle for a clandestine wild rave party on a secret island in Goa at the insistence of a curvy babe (Puja Gupta). The four soon find themselves in big trouble as the fun-fare goes horribly wrong, thanks to a never-tried-before, newly imported super drug served in the party that sends the revelers into an overdrive, ultimately turning them into flesh-eating, brain-dead zombies. Trapped on the party island with death looming large, the four friends find their ultimate saviour in the Russian mafia Boris (Saif Ali Khan) who can tot guns and bring down these blood-thirsty creatures with his sharp shooting skills.
For a plot as simple as that, Go Goa Gone's narrative can sound ridiculously flat, but the zany energy of the film's starcast, its intelligent writing, smart direction and taut editing ' not to forget its apt background score and lively music by composers Sachin Jigar ' make the movie a wacky roller coaster ride with never ending craziness.
Performance wise, Kunal Khemu steals the show with his range of expressions and solid punches, Anand Tiwari is highly impressive with his deadpan expression and Vir Das does equally well except for his overtly polished accent that gets on your nerves at times. Saif Ali Khan has played his part with relish and his swaggering screen presence stays with you long after you have left the theatres. Newbie Puja Gupta offers the much needed eye candy for a movie largely revolving around zombies and a bunch of guys.
All in all, watch Go Goa Gone for the innocent banters, unexpected histrionics and total madness leading to a wacky ride that you would least anticipate.
Remember those old horror films which use to have a comical track featuring comedians like Mehmood, Jugdeep, Johnny Lever, Rajendernath, Satish Shah and many more. These tracks use to act as a relief in the horror films. Many horror films are still remembered for their comical tracks including films like Gumnaam, Purana Mandir and few more. Similarly in Hollywood they too had introduced some comical tracks in their Vampire films or Zombie films. For beginners the term 'Zombie' has various meaning. It's commonly known as soulless corpse or undead people interested in one thing; eating the flesh of others. There were many dark horror films made under this genre, but people also started to enjoy the humor angle indulged in some of these films. This enjoyment inspired film makers to add more comical parts in such film leading to proper Zombie film in comical style. Such movies were called Zom-Com (Zombie-Comedy) or Zomedy films. Sadly our film makers here were not keen to experiment with this genre, though there were few spoofy scenes like Jagdeep's imitation of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' in the film 'Kabrastan'. Finally this year we witnessed a proper Zombie film in form of 'Rise Of The Zombie' and now 'Go Goa Gone' which claims to be India's first out and out Zom-Com film. So let's find out whether this India's first Zom-Com film will manage to entertain its audience or might be hard for them to even find a decent audience to watch the film due to its alien theme.
'Go Goa Gone' is story of three friends Hardik {Kunal Khemu}, Luv {Vir Das} and Bunny {Anand Tiwari} on their vacation to the party capital city of India - Goa. Luv meets his face book friend Luna {Puja Gupta} out there, who invites him to a rave party on a deserted island hosted by Indo-Russian mafia head Boris {Saif Ali Khan}. The trio set out for the party and enjoyed the fun there. But next day morning they find something horrible happening out there on the island. Most of the party people are becoming Zombies and eating the remaining ones. How do they all escape out from the island is what the entire film is all about.
Story is one liner and does not have much twist and turns. But have loads and loads of entertaining moments. The naughty jokes, one liner dialogs, usage of swear words; adult humor adds the fun to this simple film in a big way. Right from the first scene the movie is like a fun filled rollercoaster ride. The laughter dosage keeps continuing throughout the film, especially in the rocking first half. There are some hilarious scenes like Kunal Kapoor's blunder in his office, Vir Das's embarrassment in the restaurant, Vir's pool incident with Puja, Trio discussing various forms of ghost, Killing of the first Zombie, Introduction of Saif Ali Khan, followed by him taking Kunal's test, Kunal's sob story to Puja, Vir Das trying to act like one of the Zombie and many more. The pace is well maintained with one after another comical scenes and dialogs coming back to back.
The first half is flawless, but as the film establishes its theme and characters it starts to slide down. Lack of screenplay is the biggest reason for this film having a weak and repetitive last half an hour. The climax should have been something naughtiest or funnier. The jokes too, start to fade out as the film draws towards its completion. If only the writers would have worked little hard on the last half an hour of the film, we could have had a fantastic rating for this film. Also, the excess usage of drugs, smoking, alcohol and swear words may offend some people. Camera work is superb and all the locations of Goa and Mauritius add the charm to the film.
Music by Sachin Jigar is fantastic. Almost all the songs are chart toppers and entertaining. 'Khoon Choos Le', 'Slowly Slowly' and 'Khushamdeed' are superb in their way. Wished they were properly placed or used in the film in a better way. 'Babaji ki Booty' is the end credits is a must watch. Background music is very nice.
After making two good films like '99' and 'Shor in the City', director duo Krishna D.K & Raj Nidimoru dares to attempt a Zom-Com. They succeed highly due to the comical track attached to the film. They extract the finest performance by their lead actors, which results on the screen, too. Their placement of jokes and one liner punches are witty and enjoyable.
Saif Ali Khan looked fantastic and has given a decent performance, but had very short role which could be also termed as extended special appearance. His Russian accent adds the depth to his character. Kunal Khemu is brilliant in his comical tracks. He slides so easily in this role and does full justice to his character. Vir Das and Anand Tiwari add good fun to this script less film. The humor part of the trio works very well in favor of the film. Puja Gupta looked great. Soha Ali Khan's blink-and-you-miss-it appearance is welcomed.
Dum hain total dhamaal film hai, with loads of adult humor, non-veg jokes and funny incidents attached to it. The first half is so hilarious that you will be left breathless due to continuous laughter. The movie could have been classic if only little bit of serious writing was attached to it. Never the less, there are many positive points in this film which makes you go bonkers. Thus, I would highly recommend all those fun lovers who go to Goa for enjoyment to forget 'Goa' and just 'Go' for this Zomedy.
by Piyasree Dasgupta 43 mins ago
by Piyasree Dasgupta 43 mins ago
Let's get this straight right at the beginning. A film about zombies attacking Goa sounds more like an idea befitting a video game from the nineties, than a masterpiece of a movie. The template of horror and supernatural films that we are familiar with in India is mostly populated by long and white-faced, self-righteous ghosts with the behavioral patterns of a certain Dolly Bindra. You can't be blamed if you walk into a theatre screening Go Goa Gone looking forward to just the caramel popcorn.
Saif Ali Khan in Go Goa Gone. IBN Live.
And that is exactly why DK and Raja Nidimoru's film catches you unawares and sends you on a trip that's ridiculous, shamelessly slapstick and as a result completely satisfying.
There's not much of a story that the directors set out to tell in Go Goa Gone. The film revolves around three friends-cum-flatmates in Mumbai. Hardik (Kunal Khemu), is a doped slacker whose only interests in life are marijuana, cigarettes, alcohol and women in no particular order. His best friend and colleague is Luv (Vir Das), who is caught between his ambition to be a 'better man' and the vices he shares with Hardik. And Bunny (Anand Tiwari), a solemn faced, industrious employee of the same firm the other two work in.
Soon, Hardik loses his job, Luv gets dumped and they chance upon the news that Bunny is off to Goa to make a presentation. Much to Bunny's dismay the two others pile on and end up in Goa. Once there, they get invited to a rave party on a far off island and yes, that's where the zombies turn up.
Saif Ali Khan in his home production, takes a step back, and lets the rest of the cast hog the limelight and rightfully so. He makes and appearance quite late into the movie as the pretending-to-be Russian Mafioso Boris and even then he doesn't make himself a constant fixture in the storyline. Kunal Khemu, Vir Das and a brilliant Anand Tiwari hold the film together quite spectacularly in the absence of Saif. In fact, the sequences which crack you up the most are ones which don't have Saif in it.
Having said that, Saif does deserve a healthy amount of applause for agreeing to turn up in that film and have his hair dyed in that atrocious shade of blonde. Especially when it threatens to rekindle scarring memories of an abomination called Tashan. Yes, he looks nothing like a Bollywood star is supposed to look in our films ' impossibly suave or artfully tragic. He looks like a caricature and plays it to the hilt.
Go Goa Gone works in a manner similar to why Delhi Belly did. Superbly paced and smartly edited at just over two hours in length, the directors don't let you dwell too much on the ridiculousness of the story they are telling you. Unlike horror films that Bollywood has made in the past, it is neither shot in a solemn tone of a biopic nor peppered with supposedly stirring visual metaphors like a hyperventilating crow, self-obsessed door and woefully suspicious domestic help.
In fact, while you don't expect a film like this to do it, Go Goa Gone does take up stereotypes perpetuated by Bollywood and invite you to have a good laugh at them. Case in point: the much abused dancing-around-trees sequences played out with a zombie girl chasing Kunal Khemu.
The other star of the film of course, is its dialogues. Saif's 'I keel dead people', is just a small snatch of the bordering-on-cocky dialogues of the film that feast on the unintentional comicality of the ignorance of the main characters.
Watch Go Goa Gone if the utter boorishness of a troika of losers has the potential to entertain you instead of sparking off a feminist offensive. You can take my word for it, you won't regret putting your money on it.
Starring Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, Anand Tiwari, Puja Gupta & Saif Ali Khan
Directed by Krishna DK & Raj Nidimoru
Rating: * * *
Not taking into account the expression-less "actors" who have infested Hindi films from time immemorial, zombies are a relatively new phenomenon in Hindi cinema. We did have a zombie film some weeks ago which, like most characters in films of that genre, died a swift death. Forget that.
Go Goa Gone is a savagely funny take on the mythic cult of zombies. Since we are new to the genre there are sly footnotes about them. Characters in the course of their casual and quite corny conversations tell us plenty about zombie folklore. That zombies enjoy eating human flesh, that they cannot run fast and most of all, zombies are actually dead people.
Working backwards on the premise of heroes shooting the dead, the co-directors have fashioned a fiercely funny fable filled with loads of innocuous innuendos and rumbustious scare attacks that never quite reach the stage of stomach-churning gore-o-logy (to invent a term, and why not since this film is about inventive creation).
Go Goa Gone can be seen as a brutal burlesque of the horror genre. Scenes of ghouls/zombies chasing our puny heroes through the Goan foliage are more satirical than scary. This innovative ode to terror moves at a quirky yet measured pace, gamboling quickly from one well-written scene of mock-terror to another without losing track of the film's ultimate 'bro-mantic' purpose.
For starters the three heroes Kunal Khemu, Vir Das and the quietly effective Anand Tiwari who travel to Goa for fun frolic and, ahem the fraulein ( if you'll excuse my German) look like cocky offshoots of the trio from Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai. Interestingly one of Farhan's protagonists Saif Ali Khan here transforms into a blonde Russian zombie slayer named Boris whose accent keeps slipping off. And that's fine because Boris is not really Russian.
Ha ha. And this is not a scary movie. Not really. Ha ha again. The principal actors are fully in-sync with the zanymood. Saif as a pseudo-Russian zombie hunter gives a performance to 'dye' for.
The laughs flow with energetic gusto melting into a tide of spooky gore without creating a genre-confounding mess. Kunal Khemu and Sita Menon's Hindi dialogues catch the fervour of the tongue-in-cheek words cheekily. Here is one film that doesn't lose its way in translation. Though the characters 'think' in English (Hardik, indeed!) and although the whole concept of a zombie flick is very B-grade off-mainstream Hollywood, the hair-raising hijinks manage to stay relatively sleaze-free.
Peppery and with a pinch of 'assault', the performances are pitched at just the right flavour of fright. All the three main actors have fun with their parts. But it is Kunal Khemu who seems the most at ease playing a synthesis of the slimy and the slippery without falling out of character.
A true gem of an actor, why is Khemu not given more interesting work to do? Saif's star turn as the "Russian" sharpshooter is understandably self-mocking in tone. Saif's character is in keeping with the film. You really can't take the terror template seriously. And yet you get the uneasy feeling that the joke is on us.
A zombie fiesta that's savagely funny and surreptitiously scary, who but the co-directors of the genre-defying Shor inThe City could convert the kookie content into an experience of a 'laugh'-time!
Oh yes, there's the mandatory glam-quotient in the figure of Puja Gupta. In her presence Hardik, giggle, gets really excited.
Go for Go Goa Gone. It's a stressbuster with balls nerves and chutzpah.
Oh yes, Goa as shot by Lukas Pruchnik and Dan MacArthur never looked more inviting. And less hospitable.
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