‘Sankat City’ Movie Review  Sankat City |
Director: Pankaj Advani
Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Anupam Kher, Rimi Sen, Chunkey Pandey, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Rahul Dev, Yashpal Sharma, Hemant Pandey, Jehangir Khan, Manoj Pahwa
"Sankat City" is one among those rare movies that have a dozen odd characters, all of whom are not just connected to one another but even contribute to the film's main plot. This is the reason why none of them can be called a supporting actor since they are all the principal protagonists in the film.
This comedy movie spins around Guru (KK Menon), who is a petty thief, and Faujdaar(Anupam Kher), who is a gangster and a loan shark. All the other characters come and go according to the requirements of these two people.
Guru steals a Mercedes car, without knowing that its owner is Faujdaar, and gives it to his friend and garage owner Ganpat (Dilip Prabhawalkar) to alter it, so that he could sell it to somebody else.
Even though they had done this kind of job before, this time Guru and Ganpat were in for a surprise as they discover Rs. 1 crore in the car under covers. They could not believe their eyes and began daydreaming about the money and what it could buy for them.
However, when Guru went to Suleman Supari (Rahul Dev) to sell the car, he recognizes it and tells Guru about the real owner. He also informs Faujdaar about the theft. Now, Guru, fearing for his life, tells the truth and wants to return money to the gangster. Faujdaar sends his henchman with Guru to fetch the money.
But unfortunately, Ganpat meets with an accident and loses his memory. As only Ganpat knows where the money was in the garage, Guru feels the heat from Faujdaar, who gives him only three days to return money or lose life.
A dejected Guru meets Mona (Rimi Sen), who was once his accomplice in a crime, but had disappeared. She wants him to join her in robbing a small time builder Pachisia (Yashpal Sharma).What happens afterwards to Guru, if he will be able to return money and save his life forms rest of the story.
Kay Kay Menon, who plays the lead role of a car thief Guru in the film, is superb in essaying the character. It seems that it has become almost a habit with him to give excellent performances, whether it is in front of Big B in ‘Sarkar’ or in the presence of veteran Anupam Kher, as is the case with this flick. His bumbling character of a thief, who shivers at the threat of a gangster, adds comic value to the whole venture.
Similarly, Anupam Kher, who essays the the part of Gangster Faujdaar in the flick, comes out with flying colours. Every gesticulation of his proves him to be on the top of the heap. His range of facial expressions shows mastery of the craft.
These are the two characters which pull the movie along till the end. In short, “Sankat City” is a menat for people who would have enjoyed a movie like “Bheja Fry”!!!!!!!!
