Cast: Govinda, Esha Deol, Upen Patel. Aftab Shivdasani, Celina Jaitley, Kim Sharma, Ravi Kishan,Isha Koppikar, Manoj Bajpai, Hansika Motwani and others
Director:Ganesh Acharya
Producer:Kumar Mangat
Music:Nitin Arora and Sony Chandy
Date of Released:July 25th, 2008
'Money Hai Toh Honey Hai' is directed by Apoorva Lakhia. The director has
come out with an interesting plot but then he lost out on the presentation
and the narration aspects completely.
A lifeless comedy, the story is about a bunch of losers Bobby (Govinda)
who escapes from home just to prove a point to his family that he can be
an achiever but is yet to do anything, Manik (Upen Patel) who wants to
make it big in the fashion world but for now he is having a passionate
physical relationship with a middle aged fashion designer (Archana Puran
Singh), Lalabhai (Manoj Bajpai) who was once a rich man but now is a
pauper, Ashima (Hansika) a small time TV star who is frustrated with her
life as her aim is to hit the silver screen, Gaurav(Aftab) who is a
talented copywriter but has been fired from his job recently.
The paths of these six people intersect when they get a random SMS from
someone saying they are the owners of a 1000 crore company. Unable to
believe their luck, they are all on cloud nine but then when they actually
meet up to know the truth, it is conveyed to them that there is a loan of
Rs 1200 crores on the company that has to be cleared first before they can
claim the money. They also realize that this is the result of a wayward
selection of mobile numbers by the head of the company (Prem Chopra) who
wants to give away his empire. What happens from there? Do the losers
become the winners? How can six people from different walks of life make
this happen? And what happens hereafter is to be seen on the
screen.
Presentation:
The major culprit here is the script and the story which was not strong
enough to carry the film. The screenplay was alright, the dialogues were
dull, camera was above average, editing was numb and the music was just
about okay with not much to cherish. However, the choreography was done
well given the strength of the director. The costumes were a saving grace
and the locations were eye catching. Govinda was a complete misfit as the
role was not designed for him, Ravi was alright but his role was limited,
one really wonders why Manoj Bajpai goes for something like this, he has
such tremendous potential to strike it big and he ends up with a dud,
Aftab was perfect in his bill, Upen had all the credit as he did a good
bit to bring some laughs to the audience. The ladies Esha, Celina, Kim,
Eesha, Hansika all were around with their glamour but then that's the best
about them. Ironically, Archana Puran Singh was more impressive in her
role and performance together. Prem Chopra was mechanical. The others need
no mention here.
Verdict:Good |  |
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