Bad Luck Govind

And then you walk into Bad Luck Govind,and wonder if anything’s ever going to change. This flick about a penniless fellow from Delhi who lands in Mumbai looking for a job,looks like one of Ram Gopal Varma’s left-over films.

It’s got two locations: a chawl,and a hospital. And a bunch of actors trying desperately to do the ‘tapori’ act. Govind (Gaurav Kapoor,of Channel V fame) is convinced that the moment he gets close to anyone,he brings them bad luck So a bunch of goons (Parmeet,Vrajesh,Govind) commandeer his services to put a hex on their rivals.

There’s also a leading lady (Hrishita) who chants,and a bad guy (Zakir) who starts getting in touch with his feminine side by learning to cook ‘nimboo chickan’. And Govind Namdeo in a deep maroon lungi. What luck.

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