Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu,
Vir Das, Anand Tiwari, Puja Gupta
Direction: Raj Nidimoru & Krishna DK
Goa, zombies, three bums on an acid trip and a Russian don spewing desi cuss. If the idea sounds wild, the genre drivingGo Goa Gonemakes the film wilder. The zom-com, triggered off by this film, is an absolutely new dish on the plate of the Bolly fan. Zom-com, or the zombie comedy, is actually a sub-genre that spoofs the classic zombie horror movie in Hollywood. Bollywood by and large has avoided zombie domain (if you discount the Ramsay attempts of yore). But that has not stopped the makers of this film from cracking a few witty ones on the undead. Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK have cocktailed two moods that Hindi cinema lovers perhaps never have seen co-exist.Go Goa Gonekeeps you laughing, and yet the film manages to give you the goosebumps. If the zombie text is smartly used to create comedy, horror, action and a crazy finale, Saif Ali Khan just landed the coolest bad boy in Bollywood’s mafia zone. For Saif, co-producer who turns up for a cameo, the film marks a great next level as filmmaker and actor. The story is about three friends. Hardik (Kunal Khemu) and Luv (Vir Das) are essentially slobs who are bored of their doped-out lives. So they tag along when their buddy Bunny (Anand Tiwari) flies off to Goa on a business trip. The idea is to binge on babes, booze and drugs. Spin in the tale comes when a girl named Luna (Puja Gupta) asks them over to an underground rave party organised by a Russian mafia don Boris (Saif) who, it seems, plans to launch the ultimate pleasure drug that night. Of course, not all is well at the party. Babes, booze and drugs go for a toss when the three friends discover they are hounded by zombies out to prey on them. Nidimoru and Krishna along with co-writer (Sita Menon) do not deviate from the basic formula that defines the zom-com, smoothly balancing LOL stuff with the shriek factor. Saif’s Boris is among the most unforgettable characters you have met on the Bollywood screen. The peroxide hair and stubble complete the swagger for a dashing don who shoots off pucca Dilliwaala gaalis with the same flair that he shoots bullets off his gun. Saif was clearly having fun living out a wacky role. Kunal, Vir and Anand do well as the bumbling trio. It was essential to cast non-stars in these roles and the three get it just right. Go Goa Goneis your film if you like your humour with a dash of black. The sexy beaches of Goa will perhaps never be the same again on the Bollywood screen.