Some comedies signify well. But they lose their way in their noble purposes. ‘Teen Thay Bhai’ looks like a terrific idea for a comedy. Three brothers separated more at hilarity than by birth, trying hard to keep the spirit alive. They fail miserably, not for the want of trying.
The script here depends too much on irrelevant trappings, too little on integral assets. There’s no shortage of acting talent here. Shreyas Talpade, Deepak Dobriyal and Om Puri shine in that order… Alas, they have no meat to sink their sharp teeth in. Often we see the actor groping and grappling with material that doesn’t give them a chance to move beyond the instant laughter of a situational comedy. Beyond the sound of present laughter there’s no hereafter in the humour.
The static snowcapped location doesn’t help also. The three principal actors seem as frozen in their hard work to rise above the sluggish humour as the snowy landscape in Jammu where veteran cinematographer Ashok Mehta tries greatly to find a centre in the meandering delight.
The script has the seeds of an appealing satire. But the story never takes off. Minimalist props and background music don’t help drive away the feeling of growing monotony that clutches at the throat of this vapid tale of three brothers who could kill each other with sibling friction and kill us with utter boredom.
Towards the end, the plot shifts out a snow-strapped cottage into the outdoors where the brothers are assailed by hippy women who feed them with parathas filled with marijuana. By this time the script has totally run out of tricks to hold our attention. A climax with a giant steamroller as the villain is just about all that we are left looking at.
‘Teen Thay Bhai’ is like one of those books whose synopsis offers us alluring insights into human nature. But by the time we settle down to the experience the plot has betrayed its own interests.
Overall, It is OK to see some humours.
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