Masti (2004, India)

A silly farce that descends into slapstick at times; three young men (Meet (Vivek Oberoi), Amar(Ritesh Deshmukh), and Prem (Aftab Shiftasani) regret the loss of their bachelor freedoms, and find themselves wistful in their married state; all three of them are henpecked in different ways.

This is explicitly demonstrated in the case of Amar the dentist, who in imagination changes clothes with his wife in a "who wears the trousers" moment. He speaks to her in a subservient way, and in a mock-girly voice.

Later the three are bemoaning their fate late at night near the bandstand in the park. They agree to a pact to cheat on their wives, and to meet up a month later to share their experiences. At this time, a beautiful and mysterious girl, Saxeena, (Lara Dutta) walks by, exercising a dog (and the boys' imaginations). She overhears the agreement, and as we learn later, determines to teach them a lesson, which ends up with a blackmail demand for a million rupees.

But before we get that far, she contrives to visit Amar at his home, and after some groping, she goes to the loo. Amar rather indiscreetly follows her quietly, and discovers her peeing while standing up. He assumes (as she intends him to) that she is actually a transsexual, and in case he didn't get it, she says, "Don't worry Sweetheart, after the operation I'll really become Miss Saxeena!" He is appalled and jumps out of a second floor window, although we next see him in the bathroom washing his mouth out with disinfectant.

The title means Fun.

HF May 2004

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