Rahul Bose ke After effects

Rahul Bose in South Mumbai:
Cool dude
Alternative intelligent thinking man's actor
National rugby team player
Social worker
Rahul Bose in mainstream Bollywood:
Kaun hai ?
Height kam shaanpatti jyada
Faltu mein footage

I dont know if Rahul Bose is Pritish Nandy's male muse of sorts. He has acted in most movies produced by Pritish Nandy Communications. Jhankaar Beats, Chameli, Mumbai Matinee and now Pyar ke Side Effects. So the alternative actor is the new multiplex movie messiah. He will always play the dude in black round neck T-shirts most of the time. His best expression would be a clenched grimace more suited to the toilet rather than the screen. Or it would be a puzzled look main kaha hoon look. He usually takes the kind of roles where these two expressions can be passed on as true acting like the investment banker in Chameli or the late in life in Mumbai Matinee.

While seeing Pyar ke side effects by Saket Chaudhury, although I felt the character played by Rahul Bose was good, the casting was bad. In the hands of someone like Arshad Warsi the movie could have been made into a jhakaas entertainer but now it will only be seen by people who can afford Rs.40 of popcorn and corn chaat.

But the pleasant surprise of the movie is Mallika Sherawat. Well I had always felt she had some acting potential after seeing Murder. In this movie she underplays the sexy bit and comes off as a nice cute gal. Some of the sexual references like the chest in a furniture shop are well timed. The best scene is where she looks at Sophia's dressing and says ' I can never wear something like that'.

Otherwise the movie is as meandering as a cow's piss on the road. Devoid of structure it just struts from scene to scene , some of it generously inspired from Meet the Parents and several others. As I said only watch it if you really think Rahul Bose deserves a multiplex ticket and you can afford all the popcorn to keep you engaged.