Partner Movie Review

Cast: Govinda, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Lara Dutta, Dilip Tahil, Amey Pandya.
Director: David Dhawan

David Dhawan, the king of comedy movies is back after almost two years. His last flick, Shaadi No.1 disappointed many but his newest flick, Partner, is more entertaining.  David Dhawan’s movie ‘Partner’ works because Govinda shows traces of his old comic self once again.

Partner begins with an impressive and humorous note and the fun continues right till the end. The first scene of the movie is worth mentioning-how Prem became a love guru which is shown in animation. Thereafter too, there are several comic sequences, which bring the house down.

The story of the movie: Prem (Salman Khan) is a ‘love guru’. His job is to help those men who want to woo their women of their dreams. He gets new patient-Bhaskar (Govinda) who wanted Prem’s help in order to woo his boss Priya (Katrina Kaif) whom he loved very much. Meanwhile, Prem gets smitten by Naina (Lara Dutta), a journalist in a newspaper named Mumbai Massala. Will Prem and Bhaskar be able to get their love?

Another reason why the film works is because of the unusual pair of actors-Salman Khan and Govinda. Both actors have never acted together before and no one even expected them to come together. And they share a wonderful chemistry onscreen! Everytime they come together on screen, the film gets to an all-time high! Really, this is Bollywood’s one of the best comic jodi! It would be great to watch them again!    

The film does have a few flaws, but they are not show-stoppers. Firstly, the film didn’t have much of story. One wished there had been a better story in the second half, as it would have made the movie better. Secondly, the misunderstandings in the last part made the movie a little boring. Thirdly, the Rajpal Yadav track, which was outstanding and mind-blowing, was hardly there in the second half. If the track were also shown in the ending, the movie would have surely become an excellent comedy. And because of all this flaws, the movie is not as good as Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya. Although, the movie is still a good entertainer and can be watched.  

Lara Dutta looks gorgeous and pairs off very well with Salman. Katrina Kaif looks gorgeous and pitches in a natural performance. Rajpal Yadav is really funny. Puneet Issar is alright. Dilip Tahil is okay. Suresh Menon is excellent. Child artiste Ali Haji is wonderful. His confidence level is astonishing!  

‘Partner’ may be heavily inspired from the Hollywood film ‘Hitch’ but the comedy in it is very desi. The music by Sajid-Wajid is funky and goes well with the film’s theme.

On the whole, Partner is a good timepass comedy of David Dhawan. It makes you laugh occasionally, but it falls short of being a laugh riot. Though it has some glitches and cons, it is definitely worth watching once!

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