Do Knot Disturb - Review

When you have the lethal combination of Govinda - David Dhawan its difficult not to expect a laugh riot. After a series of hits in the past, their new outing deals with the issue of extra-marital affairs, akin to Biwi No; but does it deliver.......not by a long shot.

Do Knot Distrub is the story of Govinda, who is cheating on his millionaire wife Sushmita Sen. His affair with Lara Dutta comes under the scanner when Sushmita receives a picture of his with Lara & she hires detective Ranvir Shorey, to go undercover & unearth the truth.
Govinda then pays waiter Ritesh Deshmukh to act as Lara's boyfriend so as to keep him in the clear. Then begins a twisted tale involving all these characters & how they play the game of cat & mouse. Throw in a psycho ex-lover Sohail Khan, a nosy employee Rajpal Yadav & a nagging manager in Manoj Pahwa & you have absolute mayhem for the offing.

The story of the film is a standard affair with nothing out of the ordinary. The biggest problem of the film is that the humour is very patchy & laughs are hard to come by. The screenplay is weak & the narrative does not seem to be going anywhere. Mind you, one does not expect logic from a David Dhawan film but the sheer lack of entertainment value does the movie in.

Of the performances, even though Govinda still has an excellent comic timing, there are no dialogues to back him up. The punchlines fall flat & barely draw a smile to your face leave alone a few stray moments. Rajpal Yadav is the surprise package of the film & draws the only laughs that there are for offer. Ritesh Deshmukh too is really good, but alas, the lack of content does not help him much. Ranvir Shorey delivers yet again & is great in his small role.
Lara Dutta oozes sex appeal & does justice to the role. Sushmita Sen looks like a bloated balloon
& falls pale in comparison with the other actors (including the extras).

The music of the film too does not strike a chord & random song sequences don't help. Many times during the film you wonder why you are enduring the nonsensical affair.

When one has seen masterpieces like Raja Babu, Hero/Coolie No.1, Deewana Mastana, Partner, etc (the list is endless) from the master of comedy David Dhawan, this outing fails to impress. Even his magical partnership with Govinda does conjure anything special this time. One can definitely call this his weakest work in recent times.

At the box office, the long weekend & the name David Dhawan itself will draw the audiences. But unfortunately, by the time the film is over, 3 hours of your weekend are gone & you end up needing a massage for your headache. The film does exactly the opposite of what the title says.

So do yourselves a favour & watch the other movies on offer (read: Wake up Sid, Inglorious Basterds), as this is a futile effort in the name of mindless comedy. Waste of time, waste of money.

Critical: 1.5/5
Commercial: 3.5/5