After
we come back from our refreshing intermission, we see that roadblocks have been
set up. The most haphazard and lackadaisical searches you've ever seen are
taking place. These consist of about eight or nine police officers (some with
automatic weapons) bobbing up and down while peering into car windows. Some get
a closer inspection than others, but none take more than a few seconds. I feel
more secure knowing we have folks like this on the job. After a minute or so of
watching tour buses getting guns pointed at them, we go back to the hospital.
Veer is checking up on Sahil. Sahil asks about the gunshots and commotion he
heard earlier, and if things have gone wrong or not. Veer dodges the questions
and tells him that everything is going to be all right. Veer goes out to the
front desk to talk to Naina, who is going over the morning's test results. They
begin to argue about how to act towards Sahil since the situation has indeed
gotten a little out of hand. Veer makes a plea to her to be with him in his
efforts since he's on the outs with the police department. She tells him that
she trusts him, but she is afraid that Khan will get to Balli first. Got to love
the fact that this guy has such a reputation and still remains on the force. I
love movies!
We
now join Khan's investigation, already in progress. We see he has Lachhu in his
clutches, and is threatening him while asking about Balli's whereabouts. Lachhu
tells him that he doesn't know where Balli is - the last he knew he'd gone to
prison. Khan doesn't believe him, and fires off a few shots right next to
Lachhu's head, bursting an eardrum.
The keen-eyed observer will also notice that during the shooting, the gun is
emptied. Most people can tell when a semiautomatic pistol is out, since the
slide doesn't snap back into place. This is what happens here, but he still
threatens Lachhu that he'll shoot him. Ah well. Details. Also, if you look
closely you can see the giant earplug that Neeraj Vora has in so that his ears
weren't really hurt. It looks like a giant brass button, so it doesn't really
blend that well. (sigh)
Khan tells Lachhu that he has six hours to come up with some info on Balli,
or else something loud and bad will happen to him.
Lachhu
goes home and grouses about his day. He's talking out loud to himself, but
remarks that he can't hear himself speaking because of his ear. Lachhu takes the
time to introduce his character properly here by telling us all about how he and
Balli were childhood friends that spent lots of time together. During his
ranting, Balli comes in and begins conversing with him. This wouldn't be "funny"
without him staying behind Lachhu the whole time so that he can't see him.
Eventually Balli tires of the game and they have a happy reunion. Now that the
old gang is back together again, it's time to celebrate. There's only one way to
do that - with dance!
We jump to a club where Balli's girlfriend Tara is performing. Way back at
the beginning of this write-up I mentioned a redeeming quality about this movie.
This is it. Shilpa Shetty is very, very attractive. This is also the only other
song in the movie that I really liked. Anyway, they start with a minute or so of
Tara and her backup dancers getting funky, then are joined by Balli for the
number, "Ya Ila Re."
This is a lively song about what a gal Tara is, and how she makes Balli
happy. It sounds cheesy when I say it, but when Shilpa's doing her thing, you
really don't notice.
