Saturday, 11 April 2009

Straight

Straight - Pinu Patel ki tedhi medhi love story......the simpleton, buffoon Vinay Pathak returns again.....triumphant again.  This unconventional looking actor tells yet another simple story with wit, humor and aplomb.  

The successful restauranteaur NRI, the owner of Gaylord in London downtown is confused about his sexuality.....hope he is not gay.  There are the ususal suspects from any Gujarati family i.e. the aunt and the uncle played by Ketaki and Rasik Dave, a cousin brother Rajat (Siddarth Makkar)....a cook turned standup comedian employee Kamlesh (Anuj Chaudhary)  and a beautiful girl from India Renu (Gul Panang) complete the picture. 

The film could have been named "never say never again" and there are a lot of examples in the film that advise us that one should look everything optimistically and keep havng new experiences.  There are really hilarious moments and as Pinu says people laugh more if the joke is not about them and is bhadda (sick).  Film explores the homo-sexuality angle in a hilarious yet humane manner and is a far better attempt at this topic then the ugly Dostana from Karan Johar. 

Vinay Pathak continues from his Dasvidaniya role and delivers a really powerful performance which will go unnoticed at the award functions but with each such role he is creating a new fan club for himself - he has the potential to go down with a special mention in the history of Indian Cinema.  

Must watch one time.

Rating : * * * * *