The winning pair of David Dhawan and Govinda decided on separation by mutual consent in the late 1990s. Not that the two would never work together again, but that they would be free to work with others, while doing an occasional film together. Gossip magazines went riot speculating that the two were having ego clashes and that each wanted to prove that he was solely responsible for the duo's long run of luck at the box-office. Somewhat reminiscent of the Salim-Javed tussle earlier. The battle, if such it can be called, continues today with both Dhawan and Govinda having an equal number of wars won to their individual credit.However, as a result of the separation, there emerged various Dhawan clones, all eager to cast Govinda in their films and exploit his immense talent for comedy. The latest in this genre is Hadh Kar Di Aapne, directed by Manoj Agrawal, which is a mad, mad, mad film. Govinda is at his flamboyant best, costar Rani Mukherjee matches him line for line, and the script is wickedly absurd. Nevertheless, Agrawal has decided to take no chances, and included Satish Kaushik, Johnny Lever, Navneet Nishan, Paresh Rawal, Tanaaz Currim, Himani Shivpuri, Nirmal Pandey, Ritu Shivpuri, Tinnu Anand, Govinda, Govinda, Govinda Govinda and Govinda in the film.Yes, that's right, Govinda plays his entire family in Hadh Kar Di Aapne - grandfather, grandmother, mother, father, sister and himself. A gimmick, and one that is thankfully not carried too far. Even so, one misses Kader Khanone kind of thinks of him as Govinda's father!Sanjay Khanna (Nirmal Pandey) and his wife, Anjali (Ritu Shivpuri), want a divorce, but are unable to drum up any evidence against each other. Anjali decides to pretend she's going on a tour of Europe, so that she can catch her husband unawares and procure evidence of his philandering. To avoid raising suspicions, she sends her friend, also Anjali Khanna (Rani), in her stead.Meanwhile, Sanjay decides to hire his friend, Raj (Govinda), an amateur detective, to track his wife and check out who all she is meeting up with abroad.Raj and Anjali join up for the same tour, and fall in love. That's when Raj discovers that Anjali is the girl he's supposed to be tracking for his friend. Misunderstandings galore later, all ends well. Only, you are left with a splitting side.The highlight of the film is a comic sequence towards the end, in which Govinda is trying to pulley Satish Kaushik up to Rani's balcony and manages to send up a donkey instead. It is a vintage Govinda scene, and Satisha very reputed hand at comic scenesplays his bit with equal dexterity. The entire film is worth seeing just for that one sequence.Hadh Kar Di Aapne is miles better than Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge, David Dhawan's latest, released just a few weeks ago. Looks like this round goes to Govinda.- Mimmy Jain
