Zhakaas

Just imagine…

Avinash, a silver-tongued but essentially likeable weasel manages to convince three different women of his three guises! He is Sandy for Neha, Suhaas for Anagha & Subhanrao to Manjula. Hell breaks loose when the three women come together for work, Neha as a photographer, Anagha as an advertising consultant & Manjula as a “kolhapuri mirchi” model! Three independent strong-willed women at the same place & in love with the same man!

Avinash finds himself flummoxed on many a turn, where he lies magnificently through his teeth- mostly with the aid of his friend, Pankaj. The sidekicks of respective heroines are all too eager to be in their good books & eventually marry them, if it wasn’t for this smooth-talking lad, Avinash, their dreams would have be realised long ago.

Whom will Avinash marry eventually? Will Neha, Anagha & Manjula marry their own “friends”? Will the sidekicks be able to blow Avinash’s Cover or will they aid him?

Story is not really instrumental to a movie like this. What is crucial is the characters and the situations they get trapped in. Humour and comedy arise out of such circumstances. So much of chaos & confusion, all of which leads up to a beautifully managed farcical climax that interweaves several remarkable surprises.

Ankush Chaudhari, Amruta Khanvilkar, Pooja Sawant, Sai Tamhankar, Jitendra Joshi, Pushkar Jog, Vikas Samudre, Sanjay Khapre, Jayawant Wadkar, Atul Parchure- the entire ensemble shows off top-notch comic timing resulting in hilarious effect, balancing the confusion with wildly over-the-top slapstick; everyone manages to get a laugh!

Judging from a full-house audience relentlessly convulsed with laughs, I would be very surprised if this isn't a successful hit. The film has flaws, but more than enough charm & rib-tickling moments to leave you in splits!

Jhakaas, is a joyride worth the price of a ticket. Comedy, as is said, is a serious business. Seriously- WATCH IT!

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