With 9 consecutive hits being followed by three back-to-back flops, he has tried his hand at a comedy and succeeds in coming up with something fresh and new. And a special word of mention must be made about our beloved Raj'da who delivers the most 'sensible' performance of the film in a pivotal cameo at the end! As for director Ravi Kinnagi, the man once again proves his ability to adapt to the changing tastes of the audiences. Still Biswanath Basu sticks out like a sore-thumb with his 'jatra'-istic performance that is too hard to digest. And here too veterans like Kharaj Mukherjee, Biswajit Chakraborty, Shankar Chakraborty, Manasi, Shantilal, Supriyo Dutta, etc have played their part in generating the laughs. But no comedy can ever be successful without an ensemble supporting cast.
As for Hiran, he has done justice to the limited scope entrusted to him by the director. After giving the much-hyped 'Rangbaaz' a run for its money with their shimmering chemistry in 'Khiladi' (2013), the duo display enough potential to become the next Prosenjit- Rituparna, Jeet-Koel or Dev-Subhashree of Tollywood! It's extremely sad to see talented performers like Sohom and Payel getting relegated to the kind of roles they have done in this film which is only going to push their career backwards. The chemistry between Ankush & Nusrat is simply electrifying and is easily the biggest positive for the film. Although on face it's a multi-starrer, but honestly its Ankush, Mimi and Nusrat who steal all the limelight. When was the last time Tollywood saw an assembly of three heroes: Sohom, Ankush and Hiran and three heroines: Mimi, Nusrat and Payel and each one of them a bonafide star! Although none of them can be tagged as 'A- listers' unlike a Dev-Jeet-Prosenjit or Koel-Srabonti-Subhashree, their combined appeal proved to be superior compared to any of the A-listers appearing in a solo-starrer. The film's biggest attraction has to be its star-cast. Such unadulterated comedies have been rare in the recent mainstream scenario and hence the audiences appreciated this for a change. Unlike the other light-hearted action-dramas, laughter here is not served in a cock-tail of blood and gore. Inspite of being crass and slapstick, the film is still a proper 'comedy'. Yet what really works for 'Jamai 420' is its novelty. Although the proceedings improve somewhat in the 2nd half, it's more courtesy the breath-taking locales of Bangkok than any credit of the script. Vaguely similar to the 2011 blockbuster 'Bye Bye Bangkok' (including the same locations of Bangkok!), the plot is half-baked and performances intentionally loud. Otherwise the film has to be termed a huge disappointment in terms of its script and execution. In fact there's a sort of guilty pleasure to be had in overlooking its cons and feasting on the fun. Three son-in-laws lit up the screen with their exploits and set the empty cash-registers jingling once again! There are some films which are so bad that it's good! A case in point is 'Jamai 420' which is incredibly silly but still doesn't fall short in delivering wholesome entertainment to its viewers. But just when all hopes were extinguished, 'Jamai Sasthi' arrived with a change of fortunes at the Tolly scenario. 2015 had started off on a bad note as well with big-budget ventures like 'Herogiri', 'Amanush 2' and 'Romeo v/s Juliet' sinking without a trace. All the big superstars had bit the dust and the critics wasted no time in writing the epitaph for this genre of films.
2014 was an 'annus horribilis' for mainstream Bengali cinema.
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