Deewane Huye Paagal – A BOUQUET OF ENTERTAINMENT UNLIMITED

Rating:- * * *

The film begins as a sweet romance between a boy-next-door, Karan [Shahid Kapoor], and the cynosure of the entire college, Tanya [Rimi Sen]. But the romance is short-lived since she happens to witness a murder one fateful night and flees to Dubai oblivious to the fact that the codeword of the secret formula of the murder plot is now with her.

Reaching Dubai, she changes her name to Natasha. Karan hires detective Roddy [Akshay Kumar]. But lo, Roddy himself falls in love with Natasha.

What’s worse, Tanya's physically disabled friend, Sanju [Suniel Shetty], and another physically disabled person, Tommy [Paresh Rawal], also wants to marry her.

The plot thickens as Rocky, Sanju and Tommy try to impress Tanya, by running down each other. The story takes a turn when the industrialist Tanya was engaged to [Aftab Shivdasani, in a cameo] surfaces in the end. Whom does Tanya choose? And what happens to the don and the secret formula?

Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Johny Lever and Vijay Raaz bring the house down in Dubai. Now Vikram Bhatt, the director, changes gears to make the fare even more enjoyable. There's a lot of cinematic liberty in the film but the film does not claim to belong to the path-breaking variety.

DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL is, without doubt, one of Vikram Bhatt's finest efforts.

Anu Malik's music is of the popular variety, very much in sync with the mood of the film. 'Meri Jaane Jigar' and Akshay's introductory number 'Chakh Le' are two numbers that get a major boost thanks to the expert picturization as well.

Kiran Kotrial's screenplay is tight, offering enough punches to the entertainment seeking moviegoer. Neeraj Vora and Abbas Hirapurwala's dialogues are first-rate, especially those delivered by Akshay, Paresh and Johny. Pravin Bhatt's cinematography is eye-catching.

DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL belongs to Akshay Kumar. The actor goes on a rampage yet again and delivers a performance that's not at par but better than that in MUJHSE SHAADI KAROGI and GARAM MASALA. It wouldn't be wrong to state that the actor's performance is one of the mainstays of the film and will contribute enormously to the repeat viewing.