Seriously, you wish to ask something basic to Anees Bazmee and Neeraj Vora, who accept penned, even directed laughathons successfully: What affectionate of cinema is this? Did Bazmee and Vora lose absorption while autograph this one? Or did they adjudge to yield the eyewitness for granted?

In short, SHORT KUT is meant to be a comedy, but is in actuality a tragedy for the viewers.

Set in Bollywood, SHORT KUT - THE CON IS ON tells the adventure of two strugglers, one who makes it big as a superstar [Raju - Arshad Warsi] afterwards burglary a Software and the added whose attempt as a administrator [Shekhar - Akshaye Khanna] continues afterwards his Software gets stolen.

There's a aberration in the account if ascendant extra Mansi's [Amrita Rao] adventurous captivation with Shekhar gets culminated into marriage. To add to the chaos, afterlife afresh brings Raju and Shekhar face to face, if Shekhar is set to absolute his aboriginal blur with Raju. What follows now is a affray of egos.

As mentioned at the actual outset, SHORT KUT could've angry out to be an insider's appearance on the blur industry. The two aspirants, their struggles, the hardships that they face to get their aboriginal break... SHORT KUT could've explored all that and added beautifully. In fact, a few moments do try to abduction that at the actual start.

But the moment the adventurous clue sets in, things go for a toss. The plot, suddenly, makes you feel you're watching a adulterated adaptation of ABHIMAAN [Amitabh, Jaya]. Then, suddenly, addition banal clue surfaces -- of the superstar throwing his weight on the sets. The blur starts accident grip.

The post-interval portions are artlessly unbearable. You apprehend things to brighten up, but the autograph is so affecting and the acme so baby and cool that you're shocked. Looks like the writers must've gone on a vacation and entrusted the albatross of autograph the acme to some abecedarian types who has blank ability of awning writing. It's the affliction acme undoubtedly!

Director Neeraj Vora gets its amiss completely. The autograph as aswell the beheading are ancient and outdated. Mr. Vora, which era do you accord to? As for cinematography, the DoP tries harder to accomplish the bad artefact attending enticing. Musically, annihilation to hum about.

Akshaye Khanna puts up a aboveboard act, but what can the best of actors do if saddled with base scripts? Arshad gets bigger lines, aswell gets a role that the masses would yield to instantaneously, but he's accepting typecast. Amrita Rao exposes her analysis freely. Chunky Pandey manages to accomplish you smile at places. Ali Asgar looks fake. Haider Ali is alright. Siddharth Randeria is theatrical.

On the whole, SHORT KUT - THE CON IS ON is a poor appearance all the way. A above disappointment.