Synopsis:
"The shaukeens" is a remake of the movie "shaukeen" which was released in (1982).
The movie is about three old men KD (Annu Kapoor), Lali (Anupam Kher) and Pinky (Piyush Mishra) who are in search of their fantasy(women) which leads them to Mauritius where they meet Ahana (Lisa Haydon) a fashion designer by profession and an Akshay Kumar fan at heart.The story moves on with these three men trying to impress her by fulfilling her desire of meeting Akshay Kumar in order to fulfill their own fantasies.
Cast:
The movie stars Annu Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Piyush Mishra, Akshay Kumar and Lisa Haydon in the lead.
The veteran actor trio Kher, Kapoor and Mishra do justice to their roles but Akshay Kumar steals the show and brings in all the fun expected in the movie. Akshay Kumar plays himself in the movie and he pokes fun at himself. Lisa Haydon looks gorgeous but after her performance in "Queen" a lot more is expected.
Direction:
The movie has been directed by Abhishek Sharma.The direction is good but could have been better. The story is a bit lost at times and "the shaukeens" seems to be a completely different story when Akshay Kumar is on screen.
Overall the direction is good.
Music:
The music is given by Yo Yo Honey Singh, Hard Kaur, Vikram Nagi and Arko Mukherjee.
"Meherbani", "Aashiq Mizaaj", "Alcoholic" and "Manali Trance" are good tracks.The music is decent.
Bits & Pieces:
The story moves slowly in the first half but catches pace after the character of Akshay is introduced.
"The shaukeens" - Kher, Kapoor and Mishra get shadowed by Akshay's role in the movie at times.The movie does not get vulgar despite its theme.It is a good movie but could have been a better remake.
Rating: 3/5
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