वेलकम
Directed by:
Anees BazmeeCinematography:
Sanjay F. GuptaCast:
Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor, Mallika Sherawat, Katrina Kaif, Feroz Khan, Paresh Rawal, Malaika Arora, Vijay Raaz, Govardhan Asrani, Sanjay Mishra (more)Plots(1)
Uday Shetty (Nana Patekar), Majnu (Anil Kapoor) and their boss, Sikander (Feroz Khan), three Hong Kong-based serio-comic mobsters, are keen to get their sister Sanjana (Katrina Kaif) married into a respectable family. Uday, upon a chance meeting with a handsome bachelor, Rajiv (Akshay Kumar), is convinced that the latter would be an appropriate match for Sanjana. However, Rajiv s uncle, Dr. Ghunghroo (Paresh Rawal) does not approve of his nephew s association with a dubious family. Meanwhile, Sanjana, unaware of her brothers contrivances, meets Rajiv on a cruise and the two fall in love. She has the acceptance of Dr. Ghunghroo, who doesn t realize that she is the sister of the Mafia. When Dr. Ghunghroo realizes his faux pas he tries escaping the fury of the brothers. Hilarity ensues as each of the diametrically different brothers begins engaging in smart and engagingly comic stunts to get the uncle to agree to the alliance. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
An enjoyable Bollywood thriller starring an all-star team. Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar (still a very popular couple that had been on the rise at the time) are young lovers in this film, naturally adorable in every shot. Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor grace us with their presence (and notable overacting) as the two original mafia bosses. The two are bonded by their love for Mallika Sherawat, but she is only faking it because there is another über macho - Feroz Khan - on the scene. To make matters worse, there’s also a full film crew with a hysterical director and the protagonist's extended family. Unsurprisingly, everything is connected to everything else, and it's easy to come across scenes from the filming of the latest western as well as an absurd chase that seems to have come straight out of The Gold Rush, which happens to take place in a rickety house over a precipice. For fans of the Akshay/Katrina pairing this film is a must, for everyone else it’s a passable, relaxing Bollywood film with some interesting ideas and tasty musical numbers.
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