Jhootha Kahin Ka
Ratings: 2/5
Duration: 2hrs 13mins
Director: Smeep Kang
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 19.07.2019 (India)
Starcast: Rishi Kapoor, Sunny Singh, Nimisha Mehta, Jimmy Sherigill, Omkar Kapoor, Manoj Joshi, Likette, Rucha Vaidya
Plot: Varun (Omkar Kapoor) joins his college buddy Karan (Sunny Singh) in Mauritius for the job hunt. He ends up finding a girlfriend before a job and gets married in a jiff, and then moves in with the Mehtas (Manoj Joshi and Lilette Dubey). He lies to them that he has no family of his own.
Meanwhile, Karan’s long-time girlfriend Sonam (Rucha Vaidya) who is dying to tie the knot, expects that he is waiting for his older brother Tommy (Jimmy Sheirgill) to give his approval for the marriage. But the only hitch is that the big brother is in jail and girlfriend is made to believe he is in London.
Varun and Karan’s web of lies gets deeper when Yograj Singh (Rishi Kapoor), Varun’s dad decides to move to Mauritius to be close to his son and ends up renting the Mehta’s bungalow next door.
Review: ‘Jhootha Kahin Na’ a story of a comedy of errors is burdened with the lackluster screenplay, predictable twists, an annoying background score with continuity issues. Most of the dialogues lack the comic spark and these repeated gags make the film fall flat.
The single biggest problem, however, is that the young cast is colourless to the core, unable to leave an impression. Their only strength, that keeps getting projected on the big screen, is jiving with a group of dancers in the background on the beach. But even that is utterly forgettable.
It’s the older actors who manage to somehow hold the show together. Rishi Kapoor saves the day here with an assured performance. Having regaled the audience with his solid acts in ‘Mulk’ and ‘102 Not Out’ last year, and it is a pleasure to see him on screen again.
Jimmy Shergill is effective with limited screen time. Sunny Singh pulls off an act of the confused, innocent sort convincingly, whereas Omkar Kapoor’s over-expressive face may get a tad much for you.
Jhootha Kahin Ka has a few moments of comic relief towards the end, but overall the film leaves much to be desired.
