Aankh Micholi

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Aankh Micholi

The film was released with minimum publicity and went to see it with minimum expectations firstly for the director Umesh Shukla who gave us O My God , Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge and 102 Not out.

Secondly for Paresh Rawal.

Honestly came out with a smile.

The film introduces us to the Singh family from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, a quirky bunch with a penchant for peculiar medical conditions. We've got the forgetful Ayurvedic Doctor, Navjot Singh (Paresh Rawal), his deaf elder son, Yuvraj Singh (Sharman Joshi), the stammering second son, Harbhajan Singh (Abhishek Banerjee), 

(The names adapted from Cricket stars for a story having no relation to the game )

and the daughter, Paro (Mrunal Thakur), who is suffering from night blindness.

It's all in the family..

Yuvraj is married to Billo ( Divya Dutta ) who was not aware of his deafness. 

Now the father is looking for a match for Paro lead to the introduction of Rohit Patel (Abhimanyu Dasani), a potential groom with his own secret. 

( Whom Paro had met in Switzerland but unknown to her) The ensuing comedy of errors is the heart of the film, where secrets continue to pile up and complications rise with Bhatti 

(who also wanted to marry Billo and wants his daughter to link up with Rohit ).

The climax is a bit far fetched but keeps the light moments intact.

All the actors have done their part and Paresh Rawal stands out. Mrunal and Abhimanyu are competent but somehow can't create an attachment.

The film's attempt to rekindle the charm of clean comedies falls a bit short but It does pay homage to the golden era of Bollywood comedies, one can't help remembering the Priyadarshan and David Dhawan comedies.

If you're a fan of slapstick comedies and are willing to overlook its shortcomings, then I would recommend a one time see .

The give it *** Three Stars