Ye kiska sapna hai?

What’s it about: Enter the wild and titillating world of street comedy. If you thought Kya Kool Hain Hum was crude, director Sangeeth Sivan’s new film, Apna Sapna Money Money, beats his own record in terms of vulgarity and double entendres. If insipid and mindless humour is what you relish, don’t go looking for any story in this one.
Sivan extends his line-up of characters this time (probably because of the substantial budget allocated by producer Subhash Ghai) and fills the screen with his staple gibberish. When a busted underworld don Carlos’s (Jackie Shroff) semi-clad moll Sania (Celina Jaitly) is caught by a wary inspector Mane (Sunil Shetty), she hides her booty of diamonds in petty conman Krishna’s (Riteish Deshmukh) bag. Krishna is on his way to meet his mechanic cousin (Shreyas Talpade), who is in love with a crazy pop’s (Anupam Kher) daughter (Riya Sen). But things change for Krishna when he encounters his cousin’s friend (Koena Mitra) and falls for her. Just as things are looking bright, old enemies catch up and Krishna is forced to disguise himself as a woman. Complications galore occur when crazy pop goes crazier over this man-in-drag. Meanwhile, Sania joins hands with the cop and lands up at the house to look for the diamonds. By now, three different sets of people know about Sania’s whereabouts and everyone wants their hands on the precious stones.
What’s hot: What does a filmmaker do when his formula works once? He repeats it. Spurred on by the success of Kya Kool Hai Hum (KKHH), director Sangeeth Sivan has made yet another not-everyone’s-cup-of-tea comic caper.
Script be damned, it’s all about a rollicking screenplay interspersed with some of the most offensive dialogues heard in a long time. Riteish Deshmukh is the best thing about the film and the director exploits his inimitable flair for comedy to the fullest.
Whether he is playing Krishna, the old man or even the coy girl, he proves that he’s capable of shouldering a film on his own. Shreyas Talpade, in a totally masala role, displays his versatility as a performer. Sunil Shetty is totally uninhibited and enjoys every ‘little’ bit of his screen time. The girls have very little to offer, but Riya Sen does justice to her shy, demure girl-next-door character and Koena Mitra flashes some skin and some energy as the wannabe item girl.
Rajpal Yadav, for once, is funny as Chhote Sarkar as he does a spoof on the Big B’s Sarkar. The music by Pritam is a clear winner and goes with the tempo of the film.
What’s not: Kya Kool Hai Hum was crass comedy at its best, and Apna Sapna Money Money follows the same formula. It’s funny in parts but certainly not a wholesome family entertainer. It’s very clearly targetted at the front benchers. Why else would you have Anupam Kher constantly reaching out for Riteish’s ‘breasts’? Add to this the suggestive jokes about “santraas” and Chunky Pandey pointing to his crotch.
What’s that: The scene where Anupam is trying to slip on sandals on Riteish’s feet while Rajpal Yadav and his cronies listen to their conversation gets on your nerves with its crudity. You also have other gems like Celina telling Sunil, “Saamaan khula pada hai, tickle mat karna” when he attempts to do a body search on her.
What to do: If you enjoyed KKHH, this might be the movie for you. But if it’s a family fun film you’re longing for, go watch Golmaal once again.