MOVIE REVIEW
Movie Review : JPNA
I
f Lollywood’s sibling was an infant when Khuda Kay
Liye was released, it reached adolescence with Na
Maloom Afraad and matured this year. The urgency to
grow up is because as we realised that jawani phir nahi
ani, the moor of all films set a precedent for those to follow. In spite of the pride with which Moor has been owned,
it’s paisal vasool entertainers such as Jawani Phir Nahin
Ani (JPNA) that provide breathing space for such films.
JPNA supplies the much-needed oxygen for Pakistani
cinema and, this time around, the Humayun-Vasay duo
serves it with a few impurities and even pressure. Saif
(Hamza Ali Abbasi), BB (Ahmed Ali Butt) and Sheikh
(Vasay
Chowdhry) are old-time
pals unduly tired
of their wives and,
in some cases,
in-laws for being
control freaks.One
odd day, their filthyrich friend, Sherry
(Humayun Saeed),
returns from the
US. Sherry reprimands his married
friends for submitting to their wives
and paves the way
for their freedom
in the form of an
all-boys getaway.
What follows is a
joyride that eventually drags but
keeps you glued to the seat for the most part.Where the
plot of the film is similar to that of Masti, the humour in
JPNA is quintessentially original. If at all, it’s an extension of what was originated with Teen Bata Teen: a trend
of utilising popular you Ѡ