Review : Kya kool hai hum

Prepare yourself. Suspend all ties to reality, logic, intelligence. Prepare to ingest large doses of vulgarity and comedy of the double entendre variety. This is not a “family” film. This is juvenile nonsense, to put it mildly. Here’s the wishy-washy plot :

Rahul (Tushar) and Karan (Reitesh), are 2 losers, forever in need of money. Expelled from the the school of fashion design where they study, they get jobs at a clothing store, under Boss (Raj Zutshi). Although good friends, Rahul is a simple guy, wanting to make it big as fashion designer while Karan’s ambition is to marry a rich girl and enjoy the spoils.

Rape/murder crimes begin to occur around the city, and the police mistakenly suspects Rahul of being the killer. To catch him they bring in noted psychologist Dr.Screwala (Anupam Kher), who wants to catch the killer red-handed. With police inspector Urmila Martodkar (Isha) he hatches a plan to nab Rahul using Urmila as luscious bait. Thus Urmila transforms from gruff, prone to violence Inspector Martodkar to a soft, sweet, semi-clad girl, trying to entice Rahul to show his true, murderous colors.

Meanwhile, Karan, always on the lookout for rich, wife material, happens to talk to moneyed Kiran, his bosses’s ex-girlfriend. Promising her undying love, he sets out to woo her, and her parents. Her parents however, doubt that Karan is in his right mind, and call on Kiran’s psychologist cousin Rekha (Dhupia) for help. Rekha, however falls in love with Karan. Can she stop him from marrying Kiran ? And does Rahul manage to prove himself innocent ? The rest of the movie resolves these problems.

Direction is adequate as is the acting. The dialogues are an excercise in vulgarity, turning even the most innocent of situations into smut. The film in trying to be “funny”, pokes fun at women and displays extreme insensitivity to violence against women. Suspending reality is one thing, but making ribald “jokes” at the expense of women and violence is going too far.
The story-line is incongrous and riddled with holes. The film is rife with “sponsor” shots, i.e.; shots which feature film sponsors like “spykar jeans” etc. Songs in the second half seem forced, but the music is decent. Juggy D and Rishi Rich make an appearance in the film, singing a song on stage.