Chrysanthepop Review of Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam

Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam (2008)

Another Rip-Off, This Time Of A Classic Hollywood Film

[17 August 2009]

'Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam' is a poor rip-off of the classic 'To Be Or Not To Be'. Perhaps they thought nobody would notice since the original movie came out about half a century ago. As a film itself, it does not have much to offer except for the comedic scenes which are quite funny especially the sequences with the play and those between Kay Kay Menon and Mallika Sherawat. The non-comedic bits are boring. Sanjay Chhel is quite a bad director because he just does not succeed with telling a convincing story. It lacks focus and fails to engage. All the Muslim characters are portrayed as terrorists. The songs appear randomly and are shot like MTV clips. Paresh Rawal is pretty much in his usual comedic mode. There's nothing new about his acting here. Rahul Bose hams it up. Pawan Malhotra is passable. Mallika Sherawat is okay. It is Kay Kay Menon who steals the show proving yet again that he can do comedy. 'Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam' is overall a poor show. One cannot expect more than a very few laughs.