Me and my cousins just caught the movie today...and I must say, the movie left us laughing on the floor(figuratively, that is).
My one and only reason to go for this one was Cyrus Broacha, and after you've seen all his antics on MTV, you think what more can he offer. But watch out for him in this one!!! Ridiculously hilarious! Be it his humongous fat-suit or his Bombay attitude in Delhi, Cyrus makes you laugh and how! Didn't really expect anything from Kunal Khemu, but he does put up a pretty good act in this one! He gels perfectly with Cyrus and the two of them give a Laurel and Hardy type of feel to it! The supporting cast does a pretty good job, too. Boman Irani eases his part as a debt-ridden common man, befriending two bumbling extortionists(Cyrus and Kunal), and on the run from more of them! Mahesh Manjrekar and Vinod Khanna too put up very realistic acts as underworld bookies and match-fixers respectively! Soha Ali Khan is not too good and not too bad, but doesn't stick out like an eye sore, thankfully! The best part of the movie is undoubtedly the slapstick comedy, hilarious situations and a very late 90's type of feel to it. Technically, I wouldn't say much, but in a time when Hindi movies are taking the off-beat theme, "99" scores a century!
My one and only reason to go for this one was Cyrus Broacha, and after you've seen all his antics on MTV, you think what more can he offer. But watch out for him in this one!!! Ridiculously hilarious! Be it his humongous fat-suit or his Bombay attitude in Delhi, Cyrus makes you laugh and how! Didn't really expect anything from Kunal Khemu, but he does put up a pretty good act in this one! He gels perfectly with Cyrus and the two of them give a Laurel and Hardy type of feel to it! The supporting cast does a pretty good job, too. Boman Irani eases his part as a debt-ridden common man, befriending two bumbling extortionists(Cyrus and Kunal), and on the run from more of them! Mahesh Manjrekar and Vinod Khanna too put up very realistic acts as underworld bookies and match-fixers respectively! Soha Ali Khan is not too good and not too bad, but doesn't stick out like an eye sore, thankfully! The best part of the movie is undoubtedly the slapstick comedy, hilarious situations and a very late 90's type of feel to it. Technically, I wouldn't say much, but in a time when Hindi movies are taking the off-beat theme, "99" scores a century!