| Amrish
Puri himself is an amalgam of three Hrishida's of
characters. Om Prakash from Chupke Chupke - Puri is a man
who needs convincing that the man his daughter has chosen
is right for her; Dina Pathak from Khubsoorat - Amrish is
a martinet like her; and Uttpal Dutt from Golmaal - Puri
is as suspicious of Anil Kapoor, as Uttpal Dutt was of
Amol Palekar in Golmaal. There's always a comedy of errors
in Hrishida's comedies, and the denouement arrives after
much confusion. Jhooth Bole...maintains the tradition.
The pace is fluent, befitting Hrishida's awesome
reputation as one of the finest editors in the movie
industry. Even at the end, when the mood gets serious the
film does not jar.
Jhooth
Bole... is a class act - as different from the slapstick
comedy of David Dhawan, as chalk from cheese. The humour
is wholesome rather than loaded with sexual innuendo. The
people are middle class, so there's no Bollywood jazz to
distract from the storyline. Even after a gap of more
than a decade, Hrishida's magic is still weaving its
spell at the turnstiles.
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