The trend so far in Bollywood is of mindless comedies. This basically means movies that do not have an intelligent story line and simply bank on masala elements such as songs and cheap humour that is now overdone in Hindi cinema.

While Krazzy 4 strays away from such problems and does have a story to it, it is still nothing too great.
On the plus side, the film does not have a complicated plot and is unlike other comedies that have come out in the past six months such as Partner, Welcome and One, Two Three.

The actors are all pretty good but not one of them has enough star power to sell the film. And that's why Rakesh Roshan, the producer of the film got Shahrukh Khan and hunky son Hrithik Roshan to do 'item numbers', a trend that is gaining tremendous momentum in mainstream cinema.

The story is about four men in a mental rehabilitation facility.

Raja (Arshad Warsi) is the angry young man. His blood boils, his fists clench and he's ready to beat the daylights out of anyone who upsets him. A cricketer by profession Raja seems the sanest of all, when he is not angered.

Dr. Mukherjee, (Irrfan Khan) has decided all by himself that he's the Captain of the team! But his obsession to be in control of a situation has made him lose control of reality.

Then there is Gangadhar (Rajpal Yadav) who marches to a beat only he can hear: he's fighting for a cause that's long over… the independence. But in his mind he's still fighting!

Suresh Menon is Dabboo. He's everybody's pet and however far-gone the rest may be, when it comes to Dabboo, everybody's protective. Even if he can hear and understand, Dabboo refuses to speak. And nobody knows why. He is a character who could've been easily dropped. Simply put, he is useless, who one doesn't understand and to top it off, he doesn't communicate.

Together these four men make up Krazzy 4.

Sunali (Juhi Chawla) who is the doctor to all of these loonies wants them to be a part of the 'normal' society, and as an exercise, takes them to Mumbai.

Once in Mumbai, things sharply take a drastic turn. The doctor gets kidnapped and the four patients get dispersed but soon find out that their doctor is kidnapped. The struggle they go through to rescue their doctor from the kidnapers is what the movie is about. The movie is around how things in the society have changed and how they were supposed to be. It would have been better to release the movie on the Indian independence since the film is based around the date that is August 15, India's independence day.

The first hour of the film is boring and it is when one hits the interval that the real story begins. While the movie is funny, it isn't one of those comedies that will go down memory lane.

As far as acting goes, Irrfan Khan and Rajpal Yadav were the star performers.

Irrfan Khan has done some solid work in the last year with The Namesake and Life in a… Metro – for which he picked up the Filmfare Trophy for Best Supporting Actor – and in Krazzy 4, he shines. In fact, he is the one character who manages to make one laugh and cry.

Rajpal Yadav is a brilliant actor. His role in Krazzy 4 may not be too meaty but every time he enters the frame, he simply rocks.

Arshad Warsi who has shown his talent in films likes Munnabhai, Hulchul and Goal doesn't get much scope to act. His role is inadequate at best and, so is his acting.

Suresh Menon can't match any of the actors. His is the most dull performance.

Juhi Chawla seems to be added to the cast just to attract viewers; the movie could have done without her and even Dia Mirza who is also in a supporting role.

The music of the movie isn't quite as catchy as other Rakesh Roshan projects. Although all songs are situational and the item numbers by Shahrukh and Rakhi Sawant – in an attempt to create something catchy aren't too bad.

Shahrukh's edtion of the title track will make it to the top just because it has King Khan in it. Whereas Rakhi's item number is on the lines of 'Beedi', but lacks the finesse and sensuality and borders on vulgarity.

The remix version of title track got into controversy not because of its content, but because of four beats in the tune.

Ram Sampat, a jingle composer, accused the Roshans of plagiarism. However, apparently the jingle Ram Sampat composed was a rip off too piece from Requiem for a Dream for a Tata Safari ad.

But then again, this song actually makes it into the film only when the film ends and runs through the end credits with Hrithik Roshan dancing to it. Only the item songs boast of some serious star power. But they are not enough to keep one glued to the film throughout.

In a nutshell, Krazzy 4 isn't the kind of cinema that would invite debates or discussions. Its intention is to make people laugh or at the very least, chuckle and it manages to do that.
-- Ayecha Ahmed

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