Director: Madhur Bhandarkar

Release Date: 6 November 2009

The start is pretty fast and well executed by David where he at once reveals the main plot of the drama about Govinda having an affair with an item girl Dolly, played by Lara Dutta. Sushmita Sen, as Govinda’s wife, suspects her husband and uses her old time friend, Ranvir Shorey to be a detective investigating Govinda’s movements. It all starts with a photograph in which Govinda can be seen standing along Lara. Incidentally, Ritesh Deshmukh also gets clicked in that photograph as he was passing by. To safeguard his position Govinda bribes Ritesh Deshmukh to play the role of Lara’s dummy boy friend and make fool of the detective hired by Sushmita Sen. To overcrowd the screen, there is another added character of Lara’s old boyfriend, played by Sohail Khan in his same old comic style seen many times before.

The two line plot is known to the viewer in the first 20 minutes itself and then it’s all about the characters chasing each other and trying hard to make you laugh with their so called hilarious acts and one liners. At times, a good laughter is there, but in major part of the movie, you just keep on waiting to see the famous David-Govinda magic, once again on the screen. Sadly in “Do Knot Disturb” their chemistry does not work because of very few genuine & well written comic scenes in the script. Too much stress has been given on the dialogue delivery and tone of speech of the characters, which eventually fails to generate any positive impact. Even Govinda’s highly promoted act of “Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly” has also been used in a very unimpressive manner, which doesn’t stay in the viewers mind.

In the second half, David also uses the cult “Dead Body Act” from “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron”, which again falls flat along with other half baked jokes played for the viewers. The silly chase sequence between various characters towards the end simply loses its track and results in quite a messy climax unexpected from a David Dhawan movie. On top of it, the last scene of the movie even makes you recheck the team behind this below average attempt accompanied by such a talented star-cast and a big production house.

In the acting department, Govinda as usual tries his best to make you laugh, but its Ritesh Deshmukh who scores the maximum, doing a highly competent act with the veteran. However, it’s a fact that there is nobody in the Industry who could have handled the “Dolly Dolly” act with such a conviction and grace, other than Govinda himself. Sushmita Sen looks pretty but has also put on lots of weight which shows on her face. Lara Dutta on the other hand looks hot and refreshing. In fact the two movies in which she has looked hotter than ever are “Partner” and “Do Knot Disturb” (may be in “Blue” too). Manoj Pahwa and Rajpal Yadav excel in their supporting comic characters, but Ranvir Shorey and Sohail Khan are completely wasted. Anybody could have done their roles, especially the part of Ranvir, which was not written according to the immense comic timing & talent he has got. What was the use of his double role scene in the climax still remains a mystery. And I hardly understand why Rituparna Sengupta accepted such a tiny and unimportant role in the movie.

Musically it is a winner with 3 highly entertaining songs where the best one is, “Meri Bebo”. Nadeem Shravan once again prove themselves as they come up with a very interesting number “Zulfein Khol Khaal Ke” which is a rehashed version of “Leke Pehla Pehla Pyar”. The songs as well as the movie, is shot lavishly in beautiful locations including the posh interiors of a luxurious hotel.

To be precise, in “Do Knot Disturb” both David Dhawan and Govinda are not in their full forms, desperately trying hard to make you laugh and have a good time. But the end result is far below than what was being expected from the talented duo.

Though some situations in the movie look forced, but cinema is known for taking such liberties. How else do you think Manmohan Desai would have survived. The best thing about Shetty comedies, are they don’t seem repetetive, and every time offers something fresh. Despite using the same comic formula (of punchy dialogues and multiple characters), till now Rohit Shetty has prevented himself from being typecast.

But beyond a point, it’s difficult to maintain that comic momentum. Even comedy king like David Dhawan slips whenever he’s overconfident. The recent example being Do Knot Disturb.

On the performance front, full marks can be given to Sanjay Dutt who manages to elicit laughter every time he enters the scene. And the best thing is he has stepped out of his Munnabhai image in the flick and yet looks distinct. He has also moved one step ahead from his Haseena Man Jaayegi sort of comedy and has developed a new matured style.

For the actor who has done action roles for more than three decades, it’s commendable to re-explore himself at this stage and come out with different comic tricks everytime. Interestingly, in the movie he says, “Action to main 30 saal se kar raha hu, comedy ab shuru ki hai”.

The only problem is the actor’s weight because of which he’s started resembling Sunil Dutt now. Need to shape up a bit!

Ajay Devgn, the producer of the movie, has become a regular at Shetty’s movies. He is a natural and performs every role with an effortless ease. Beside comedy, he provides some emotional-relief too. One impactful scene is where Ajay realises that the net of deceit is affecting his personal equation with Bipasha (who’s playing his wife).

He is good but not at his best this time. Probably because he doesn’t offer something new in his acting style. But his chemistry with Bipasha Basu is palpable.

Bipasha Basu is new to the comedy genre. Beginners in comedy tend to overact, but Bipasha has managed to impress with her subtle comic timing. With a little more experience in the genre, the best in her can come out.

Mugdha Godse doesn’t get into the skin of her character. She certainly needs a tonic to boost her comic quotient.

Fardeen Khan is comfortable in his comic zone and comes out with a nice performance!

Overall, if your doctor has advised you laughter therapy, then go watch All the Best. Ingredients of the medicine? Hilarious moments, rib-tickling dialogues, crisp editing, mind boggling situations, minus double meaning dialogues this time.

Kisse Pyaar Karoon (2009)

The futile attempts, the timid attacks, the weak scheming, the daring retreats and the lucky escapes of antic afflicted Sidh and Amit coupled with the submissiveness and meekness of the henpecked John will definitely succeed in bringing down the roofs. Needless to say Aarti Chabria, Shweta Menon, Shakti Kapoor and Aashish Vidyarthi all board the fun train to make the journey funnier and funnier.

Jugaad (2009)

The catch is Jugaad comes to life when the MCD locks the doors of advertising agency under the sealing drive. Life turns around to the worst and pushes the desperate CEO towards Jugaad and all makeshift efforts. In the process many characters like property dealer, power brokers, so called connected people with politicians and senior officers walk into the story.