Cast: Govinda, Sushmita Sen, Rajpal Yadav, Ritesh Deshmukh, Ranvir Shorey, Lara Dutta
Direction: David Dhawan
Producer: Vashu Bhagnani
Lyricist: Sameer
Music Director: Nadeem Saifee, Shravan Kumar (Nadeem-Shravan)
Review From IBN Live: Movie Rating 1 / 5 (Poor)
A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, Govinda and David Dhawan were a formidable actor-director team who you could count on to deliver a few good laughs. Much time has passed since, but the duo is still flogging the same formulas over and over again. Their latest collaboration, Do Knot Disturb is a flat-out rip-off of the French comedy, The Valet, but if you didn't know that you'd say it's a rejig of their own previous films, Saajan Chale Sasural and Kyonkii Main Jhooth Nahin Bolta, with a generous helping of the director's Biwi No 1 thrown in for good measure.
Govinda stars as the cheating husband of a suspicious millionaire wife Sushmita Sen who hires private-eye Ranvir Shorey to follow her husband's every move when she chances upon a photograph of her spouse with sexy item-girl Lara Dutta. To hide his affair from his wife, Govinda tracks down Ritesh Deshmukh, a waiter who can also be spotted in the picture, and pays him to pretend that the siren is in fact, his girlfriend. The wife is not fooled; she plays the situation for what it's worth, making her husband jealous of his mistress' new living arrangement with the waiter. It all ends in an agonizingly harebrained climax at a five-star hotel where much chaos ensues when husband, wife, mistress, her ex-boyfriend, detective and waiter, all show up and run into each other.
Its humour derived from such staple David Dhawan cliches as mistaken identities and misunderstandings, Do Knot Disturb is a repellant comedy with irrational plot-points and flaccid punch-lines. The jokes are stale; most of them involve slapstick gags like a corpse getting stuck in a laundry chute, and a possessive ex-boyfriend who goes around punching everyone in sight.
Hanging off a wafer-thin premise that barely holds, this film is repetitive and boring, and doesn't even give its actors much scope to push their comic boundaries. The once dependable Govinda is reduced to a mere caricature of his earlier self, his performance now amounting to a variety of facial contortions, and silly dialogues yelled out at the top of his voice. Ritesh Deshmukh and Ranvir Shorey are wasted in thankless roles, and Lara Dutta spends most of the film batting her eyelashes and speaking in a squeaky voice.
The film's one major eyesore is the usually elegant Sushmita Sen whose unflattering wardrobe does nothing to hide her sudden weight-gain. As the doubting wife determined to catch her philandering husband, Sushmita ought to have considered sitting on Govinda, and more than likely he'd have confessed his infidelity in the first ten minutes of this film itself, thus sparing us the torture of watching the rest of this drivel.
Vulgar, loud and entirely pointless, Do Knot Disturb has virtually nothing to offer anyone with even half a brain. At best, Rajpal Yadav scores a few chuckles with his manic physical comedy.
I'm going with one out of five and a thumbs-down for director David Dhawan's Do Knot Disturb. It's hard to believe this film was actually directed by someone. Was David Dhawan ever on the set at all? Perhaps Sushmita Sen ate him! That answers two important questions.
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Review From ‘Bollywoodhungama.com’: Movie Rating 3.5 / 5
David Dhawan has always made wacky and bizarre films and his new baby DO KNOT DISTURB doesn't push the envelope either. His critics may term his cinema outlandish and outrageous, but the fact is that his films cater to the aam junta. His mantra is simple: Haso aur hasao.Now let's analyse DO KNOT DISTURB, inspired by the French film LA DOUBLURE aka THE VALET [2006]. David has tackled extra-marital affairs in his earlier films like SAAJAN CHALE SASURAL, GHARWALI BAHARWALI and BIWI NO. 1. DO KNOT DISTURB also talks of a married man having a torrid affair with a supermodel, but it's not remotely similar to his past endeavours.
Actually, DO KNOT DISTURB rests on a thin plot and David relies on gags and jokes to keep you hooked for those 2 + hours. Even though you realise that there's not much meat in the story, even though the situations are silly, you remain glued to the proceedings because it keeps you in splits thanks to the funny jokes and the weird characters.
So what's the verdict? DO KNOT DISTURB is sure to keep you smiling from start to end. A few portions may even prompt you to laugh aloud or break into a guffaw. If non-stop mindless entertainment is on your mind, this recipe is just for you. Do Knot miss this one!
A filthy rich businessman [Govinda], married to a beautiful and sophisticated woman [Sushmita Sen], tries to hide his extra-marital affair with a supermodel [Lara Dutta]. To save his skin, he bribes a waiter [Ritesh Deshmukh] into pretending to be the supermodel's boyfriend. What follows is a series of mistaken identities and misunderstandings.
David Dhawan opens his cards at the very outset. The emphasis is on comic situations, while the story goes out of the window after a point. You don't mind it purely because the motive, like always, is to keep you in splits and DO KNOT DISTURB succeeds to a large extent.
At the same time, writer Yunus Sajawal takes a long route to reach the culmination. The Ranvir Shorey dual role sequence, for instance, seems unwarranted. Also, Sohail Khan's portions looks forced in the narrative. Even otherwise, the post-interval portions are very lengthy, although the comic scenes compensate for the deficiencies in the writing.
David Dhawan is the Big Boss of laughathons and DO KNOT DISTURB proves his supremacy yet again. You may argue that the goings-on are plain ridiculous and ludicrous, but the entertainment quotient is so high that you ignore the weak plot gradually. Nadeem-Shravan's music is pleasant. The songs are well filmed too. Vijay Arora's cinematography is excellent. Dialogues [Amit Aryan] are first-rate. In fact, a few one-liners actually bring the house down.
Govinda is matchless in a David Dhawan film and DO KNOT DISTURB confirms this fact yet again. In fact, there are certain parts that only he can portray and David taps that potential to the fullest. Watch Govinda when he suddenly starts speaking in a female voice during the Ranvir Shorey episode. It's howlarious!
Ritesh Deshmukh is superb. Matching Govinda in scene after scene is next to impossible, but Ritesh stands on his feet all through. His scenes with Lara also are thoroughly enjoyable. Lara Dutta springs a pleasant surprise. Known for glamorous roles uptil now, she handles the comic act extremely well. Also, she looks sensuous in several scenes. Sushmita Sen is wonderful, though she gets limited scope to prove her mettle.
Sohail Khan's role is sketchy, hence it doesn't make an impact. Ranvir Shorey is excellent. Manoj Pahwa and Rajpal Yadav are amazing in their respective parts. Himani Shivpuri is alright. Rituparna Sengupta is hardly there.
On the whole, DO KNOT DISTURB is a mass entertainer that keeps you entertained and smiling/laughing in most parts. At the box-office, this one lives up to the hype and expectations and that in turn should reflect very strongly in its business.
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Review From ‘Nowrunning.com’: Movie Rating 1 / 5
David Dhawan and Govinda are back in what should be their 18th film together. Do Knot Disturb, apart from Govinda, features Ritesh Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Sushmita Sen, Ranvir Shorey and Rajpal Yadav. Besides the various promotional videos, the unique marketing strategy that the producers used called 'flash mobs' that create an idea of the Do Knot Disturb storyline with live entertainment on the streets of Delhi and Mumbai has undoubtedly left many thirsty for more. Also, this is the first time two Miss Universe winners will be working together. But with all the curiosity generated, is this new outing of David Dhawan as hilarious as his previous works?Do Knot Disturb is a typical David Dhawan comedy - full of errors. An insanely rich businessman (Govinda) is married to a rich and gorgeous woman (Sushmita Sen). Govinda is involved in an extra martial relationship with a super model played by Lara Dutta. To save his marriage, he bribes his waiter friend (Ritesh Deshmukh) to be the supermodel's boyfriend. What follows is a crazy laugh riot that falls short of expectations.
Do Knot Disturb lacks an in-depth storyline; in fact the script is half-baked, but the many parallel stories running with each of its character, makes it a 'knotty and shoddy' affair. The initial reels start off well with its share of comic moments that are fun. But as the movie proceeds, the sequences get very clumsy and with no story to tell the screenplay breaks into a song every now and then without rhyme or reason. The laughs are not consistent and the movie tends to give you a feel of monotony as you find the same gags repeat it. You have actors yelling at the top of their voices or breaking into female tones, apparently supposed to be funny but all it does is giving you a scorching headache.
The outdated situational jokes like the dead body of the detective going around the hotel and some faulty characterizations like the crazy angry ex-boyfriend are a huge turn-off. And if this is not painful enough, every now and then you also witness the mother-son family drama that is so tacky. Not just that, despite the characters repeatedly mention the place Delhi, the movie doesn't seem to have been shot in the capital city of India, too many cinematic liberties like in every Dhawan movie. The climax is pathetic. The movie suddenly jumps to an abrupt and absurd ending. Dialogues come as a saving grace sometimes. From detergents to cosmetics to electronic goods, everything is used to phrase some uniquely funny dialogues. Music is mediocre, but as mentioned earlier is totally out-of-focus.
Coming to the performances, everyone overacts. With Govinda-Ritesh-Ranvir sharing screens pace, we except some brilliant comic timing, while they are good, all you get is just a handful of laughter. Govinda is good in some scenes but otherwise is horribly over the top. Ritesh Deshmukh does well. As for the ladies, Sushmita in her extended special appearance looks plump. Lara Dutta hams throughout. Ranvir Shorey is wasted. Manoj Pahwa could have been better. Sohail Khan isn't any bit funny.
Overall, Do Knot Disturb has its moments of laughter but is better left undisturbed.
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Review From Bigoye.com’: Movie Rating 3.5 / 5
Do Knot Disturb is a story of a husband (Govinda) who is two-timing his wife (Sushmita) with a renowned item queen (Lara Dutta). To hide his illegitimate love affair, Govinda hires Ritiesh Deshmukh, who is a greedy waiter in a small hotel.The story is about how they fall in funny, chaotic situations entangled in their web of lies.
David Dhawan truly is the guru of comedy. He has yet again, managed to deliver a super hit comedy. Talking about his direction, he perfectly knows how to bring the best out of his actors. David has gracefully converted every chaotic condition in the film into a comic situation.
We could say that the dialogues are the USP of the film. You could expect refreshing comic lines from the actors especially, Govinda and Ritiesh Deshmukh.
Speaking about the screenplay, it engages the audience and doesn’t bore you even for a bit.
David Dhawan has hit the nail with a combination of two best comic actors that Bollywood currently has- Ritiesh Deshmukh and Govinda. Ritiesh Deshmukh has definitely evolved as an actor and has outshone the rest of the star cast. Govinda remains to be the comedy hero that he is. He too has given a good performance and has won extra brownie points with his amusing facial expressions. Lara Dutta seems a bit over-the-top with her acting but, would surely be a visual treat for all the viewers. Though, Sushmita doesn’t have much to do in the film, she has made her presence felt.
OyeG Verdict
All in all, a paisa vasool comedy film that promises to entertain you completely. Do Knot miss this film!
