Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Legend of Tees Maar Khan

Tees Maar Khan, so appropriately named movie it is. I am sure the movie would have killed at least 30 people so far if not more. It almost killed me thrice (managed to watch it completely in four attempts. fell asleep-half dead in three attempts). Thanks to life saving medicine named after the most faithful animal, I survived. You people would be thinking why I dared watch this much appreciated cinema after hearing so much about it from so many sources. My answer to those truly well wishing friends is, "mahanta balidaan mangti hai."

I am sure after reading above introduction, you would be super curious to know the details. As Farah Khan would have said in one of her TV show as judge, without much ado, here it is. The movie is about Tabrez Mirza Khan aka Tees Maar Khan aka TMK, who is described as half Robin Hood by buffoon police commissioner played by Sachin Khedekar, because wo ameeron se lootata to hai par gareebon me bantata nahi hai. If you did not laugh about it, you are an idiot according to Farah Khan, Shirish Kunder and Akshay Kumar because I am sure all three of them had believed it to be a really funny and would have expected the audience to laugh their asses off after hearing this. The movie is full of such wonderful one liners, which looks like Farah's attempt to make the world go bald, because everyone with a thinking brain would pull his hair off.

After this hair pulling introduction to legendary TMK, we are told that he is hired by Johari Brothers (played by Raghu and Rajiv of Roadies fame) to rob Bharat Ka Khajana, which is being transferred by super cop Sachin in a train. TMK being the super intelligent thief he is, comes up with the idea of hiring an entire village along with Oscar obsessed super star Atish Kapoor (Akshaye Khanna) in the name of shooting a movie, to rob the train full of precious ancient jewels worth millions being transferred under the security of two cops.

By this time I had already died twice. I do not have courage to write further about the story of this masterpiece written by highly talented Shirish Kunder (I wish he is kept away from all form of writing material after this). If you are brave enough watch it yourself and if not, you haven't missed anything you shouldn't have. The only thing worth watching in the movie is Sheila Ki Jawani, which I am sure all of you would have watched multiple times already and will do so many times in time to come. ;)

Everyone tries their best to act stupid in the movie. Every character is such that he/she has just been released from a mental asylum without completing his/her treatment. Someone please tell these guys, they don't have to be buffoons to create laughter.

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