I've seen a lot of Bollywood movies and usually love them. However, recently it seems that Indian audiences and American/European audiences have different ideas on humor. Apparently, Johny Lever is considered funny in India. However, just acting like a stupid buffoon with a painfully grating voice is not funny - its painful - in my opinion. There's some great talent in this film but, for example, Anil Kapoor who's usually a strong performer, is paired with Johnny Lever in many of his scenes so it's just painful so his talent is lost there. Also, too bad Juhi Chawla is so little used and poorly used. In another movie, Daulat Ki Jung, Juhi was also minimized for Tiku Talsania who is supposed to be funny, I guess, but I seriously think he's the worst actor I've ever seen - just acting like an angry buffoon in a painfully grating voice is not good or funny. And he's not the only one acting like a stupid, angry buffoon in that movie. If you don't like Johnny Lever, then there are better films. Amazingly, Indian audiences must think that Johnny & Tiku are funny (and not painfully grating) as they're two of the busiest actors in Bollywood spoiling a large # of films for non-Indian audiences.
Review of Deewana Mastana
