Mumbai Salsa

Directed: Manoj Tyagi
Produced: Surendra Sharma, Amita Bishnoi
Written: Manoj Tyagi
Starring: Vir Das, Linda Arsenio, Manjari Phadnis, Dilip Thadeshwar
Music: Adnan Sami




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Synopsis:
For guys, it’s never so easy getting laid and for you women getting marriage proposals is like buying ice from an Eskimo. At least that’s what Manoj Tyagi’s Mumbai Salsa suggests.
Mumbai Salsa journeys the lives of four men and women. The eight hang out in a night club called Mumbai Salsa and that is where two lost-in-love people Rajeev (Vir Das) and Maya meet (Manjari Fadnis). After a drunken one night stand, the two decide to date. But what happens when Rajeev gets a job in Singapore? The stories of their friends too are based on relationships. While one has a commitment problem, the other yearns to be loved. While one is completely traditional in thought of marriage the other is married.
Quite a bit of the screenplay is lifted from various episodes of the American Sitcom Friends which is clearly an influence from the writer’s point of view. In fact even the plot line can be easily fitted into the ten seasons of friends.
One good thing about the film is that it doesn’t drag. However, some of the double meaning jokes do not even generate a smirk on your face. The word khufia and khufiapanti which obviously suggests a Hindi foul word has been used to the maximum and gets really boring.
Vir Das and Manjari Fadnis are the ones who stand out from the lot as theirs is the central story. These two are definitely people to watch out for. Linda Arsenio after Kabul Express comes up with another fine performance. The rest of the cast is strictly all right.
We have been there, seen that. Multiple stories with relationship problems are getting old especially when there is nothing new to offer. It was digestible in Jhankaar Beats, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., Salaam-e-Ishq, Metro but the audience has witnessed this long enough.
But one thing is for sure... Immediately when I see Vikram Bhatt’s name as the presenter I expect this to be one bad movie but Manoj Tyagi is definitely more competent than Vikram Bhatt. Mumbai Salsa is without doubt better than Vikram Bhatt’s Speed which released last week. (Am I taking out my angst on Vikram because of what I was made to watch last week?)
The director has written films like Page 3, Apaharan, Corporate , etc. but one wishes that he had chosen a fresh theme like the ones in these films for his directorial debut. The seen to death story lets you down but the way in which the sequences are handled is fine.
Mumbai Salsa is a near below average film. The target audience will get bored and the front benchers will be disappointed as well. There are plenty of other options this week to get entertained, so give this one a skip.

Tracklist:
1. Mumbai Salsa
2. Friday
3. Choti Si
4. Akeli Zindagi
5. Pyar Se
6. Mumbai Salsa
7. Friday
8. Pyar Se
9. Salsa (Music)