Film Review: ''Jodi No. 1''

IF DAVID Dhawan is here, can Govinda be far behind? After all if it takes two to tango, it also takes two to create a jugalbandi. And two to create the formidable team of ``Coolie No. 1'' and others in the numero uno series. And much to the relief of laugh merchants, the duo is back. This time with Sanjay Dutt in tow, creating magic, evoking full-throated laughter and redefining Hindi cinema on buffoonery lines.

A humorous take-off on the Veeru-Jai duo of ``Sholay'', ``Jodi No. 1'' has Dhawan doing what he is good at. That is make a film with `Virar ka Chokra' after his experiment with Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor yielded mixed returns. But missing is Karisma who had almost become synonymous with the ribald industry. Instead, there is scope for Twinkle Khanna - paired for the second time over last year with Govinda after ``Joru ka Ghulam'' and Monica Bedi who is more of a regular feature in gossip columns than on the big screen. A tale of do-good petty crooks, ``Jodi No 1'' has catchy music by Anand Raaj Anand and Himesh Reshmaiya, and the song ``Ande ka Fanda'' is already a regular on all the countdown shows. Pratik Joseph's number brings back memories of similar songs in ``Chhote Sarkar'' and ``Gambler''. It is good, clean fun with no strings attached.

ZIYA US SALAM

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