Paresh is incredible he pitches in a superb act. Akshay is at his best in a Priyadarshan film and DE DANA DAN proves it. The lines are laced with wit and soaked in humour and bring the house down on several occasions.ĭE DANA DAN has so many characters that it gets difficult to pinpoint or single out any one actor. The review would be incomplete if one ignored the dialogue writer's contribution to the film. Salim-Sulaiman's background score is energetic. Pritam's music is alright, while the RDB track, 'Paisa', is the pick of the lot.
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Handling so many characters, plus making a film on mistaken identities could be very tough, but the director gets it right. Besides, the film tends to get very lengthy towards the second half and overtly verbose too.ĭirector Priyadarshan is synonymous with comedies and the ace storyteller promises laughter in abundance. His fans will miss his presence, for sure. He disappears for at least 20 minutes and the focus, hence, shifts to the other characters.
On the flip side, you miss Akshay's presence in the second hour. Also, the culmination to the film is very similar to the director's earlier works, with the entire cast running helter-skelter. But, at the same time, DE DANA DAN is erratic and uneven - energetic at times, lethargic at places. Soon, they are joined by a motley set of characters including a Chinese Don, a hired assassin, a ACB police inspector, a club dancer, an ambassador, a young frustrated double crossing wife, a letch, a drunken waiter and a dead body nobody wants to check into the hotel.ĭE DANA DAN is atypical Priyadarshan film that has the unmistakable stamp all over it. Meanwhile, Manpreet's wedding reception is being held at the same hotel that Nitin and Ram are hiding in. But misfortune is never far and the kidnapping spirals out of control.
The kidnapping goes awry and both hide at a local hotel while waiting for the ransom money. They come up with an audacious plan to kidnap someone important and demand a ransom. When both receive ultimatums from their girlfriends, they realize that only a life of vice can help them out of their misery. With several factors working against them, Nitin and Ram soon reach a dead end in their relationships. He introduces himself as a well-established businessman, impresses them and they decide to get Manpreet and Harbans' son married. He is introduced to Manpreet's parents at a function and is impressed by their social status. He decides the best way would be to marry his son off to a girl whose parents can give him a large dowry. In the midst of all this is Harbans, a shrewd businessman, who's looking for ways to multiply his income and avoid his debtors. He falls for Manpreet, but her high society parents will never approve of marriage, not unless Ram has lots and lots of money. Ram, Nitin's best friend, also came to Singapore with the dream of striking it rich, but ended up a courier delivery man. He desperately wants to become rich and marry the love of his life, Anjali, who supports him financially. Like any young man, Nitin too dreams of a better life. Nitin is a butler, cook, driver, watchman, gardener to a wealthy female industrialist in Singapore. In short, DE DANA DAN is a pure dhamaal entertainer! Who want to chuckle, giggle and chortle at those mindless jokes. This one's not for the hard-nosed types, but for those who worship escapist cinema. Here, the story is non-existent and it's left on Priyadarshan to mix-n-match those two dozen characters and keep the momentum alive for the next 2.45 hours.ĭE DANA DAN promises laughter and entertainment and sticks to its promise. So why look for logic in this one?ĭE DANA DAN makes no qualms of narrating a story you haven't heard before. DE DANA DAN is a loud film, with each and every character screaming on top of his/her voice, with the characters shouting, running, even floating and swimming in the end.īut what do you expect in a Priyadarshan film that has a title like DE DANA DAN? The promos never promised path-breaking or thought-provoking cinema that would give birth to debates and discussions. There are times when a raised eyebrow or a wide-open jaw makes you break into a guffaw.īe cautioned. There are times when you laugh hysterically at the most outlandish jokes and situations. Brings back memories of BLAME IT ON THE BELLBOY? May be!īut Priyadarshan needs to be credited for pulling it off. Not even in your wildest dream you'd think that Priyadarshan would place almost an entire film in a hotel and have its entire cast, comprising of 26 characters, most of them weirdos, interacting with each other. DE DANA DAN is the most bizarre film from the maharaja of laughathons, Priyadarshan. De Dana Dan Review & Review Ratingīe forewarned.