ONE TWO THREE
Crazy Kiya Re
by Vishal Verma
Rating: 
Excuse me, for mistaking the identities over here. Only the name is similar to the magnificent comedy of the 60,s by Billy Wilder starring James Cagney & Pamela Tiffin in the lead.
So what is first timer Ashwani Dheer’s “One Two Three’ all about? Is it a comedy… Ha Ha. Is it a masala entertainment on the lines of those innocent sweet entertainers like Manmohan Desai, David Dhawan, Aneez,Bazmee, Priyadarshan or Farah Khan ( the last and for audience sake please make this entry the least). Hee Hee.
Then what is ‘One Two Three’ all about? Well as far as my knowledge is concerned, it can be called a ‘Tragedy of Errors’.
What cinema is this? Ask the makers.
This tragedy is unique in its sense that it is full of nonsense and stupidity with horrendous dialogue’s like Aurat ka Shabab aur jor se lagi pishab der tak nahin rukti’. And many more like that which has nothing to do with the context of the film.
The idea of mistaken identities is not new and has been exploited before by Debu Sen way back in 1968 in Do Dooni Char which starred Kishore Kumar& Tanuja and later by Gulzar who made ‘Angoor (1982) starring Sanjeev Kumar and Deven Verma in the main lead. And gave bollywood comedy its one of the most cherished moments forever.
‘One Two Three’ is very loosely similar to the magnificent play ‘The Comedy of Errors’ by William Shakespeare.
The difference is in the play, the faces are similar and over here the names are similar and they test your patience and tolerance in the name of humour and take you for a ride in a place called Pondy… (Chump that).
The story is about three Laxmi Narayans – one a wannabe gangster ( Tusshar Kapoor- so so), a boss bhakth who asks too many questions Suniel Shetty ( very good and the saving grace). And a lingerie seller Paresh Rawal ( pls change your track we have been accustomed to it for quite a long time by now, this gifted actor needs a break). They all land up in the same hotel misunderstanding develops and everybody’s patience and tolerance gets tested till you cry foul.
But I still waited patiently till the end and did not search for a rotten ostrich egg to bomb the silver screen because Sunil Shetty & Sanjay Mishra gave some ‘jeevan’ to this dying adventure and managed to tickle my funny bones at some time. Was also impressed with the idea (note – the idea not the execution) of a mother who desires to see her son (Tusshar Kapoor – his spelling not mine) settled as a don.