Vikram Bhatt
Anu Malik
Sameer
Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Rahul Dev & Paresh Rawal.
Fresh from tasting reasonable success in recent
times, Vikram Bhatt tries his hand at comedy and
action with relative ease.
The film stands true to its title, as it gives you a
mixed dose of aawargi, paagalpan & deewangi. And in
the bargain making its lead actors fight for some
screen-space.
For starters, underworld don(Om Puri) dies of a heart
attack leaving behind a pack of diamonds worth some
thousand crores in a U.S. bank. According to a dubious
will, the booty is to be shared by his son
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Vikrant(Rahul Dev), daughter Preeti(Preeti) &
son-in-law Guru Gulab Khatri(Akshay). But the
interesting fact is that in case any of them die, the
othere should furnish a death certificate and claim
the fortune.
This serves as a platform for Vikrant and Gulab
Khatri to follow in the late don's footsteps as they
hunt for each other's blood. Gulab Khatri gives a slip
to Vikrant and heads for the U.S., where he meets the
father & son-in-law jodi of Anmol(Aftab) &
Manilal(Paresh Rawal), living next door.
But there's trouble in paradise(U.S.)
as they (Anmol
& Manilal) share a cursing faith in the city of
dreams(New York). Their plight would make U.S.
hopefuls think twice before settling there.
Back hear in India, Vikran gets wind of Gulab
Khatri's exact location with the help of another don,
Aeda Anna(Sunil Shetty) and his accomplice, Chotta
Chatri(Jonny Lever).
All of them land up in NY and what follows is a mad
chase for the diamonds.
The climax seems to drag on & on, making the audience
restless for the film to end. But the better part is
that the director gives you a ride in one of the best
'rough-terrain' cars including the NYPD ones, no less.
The fight sequences bring's back memories of the
Academy Awards winner,"Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon".
The Hollywood experts should be given a pat on their
backs for upgrading our fighting techniques. The songs
are carelessly forced in as they disrupt the flow of
the movie.
Of the cast Akshay Kumar, in that Elvis-Presley look,
would give Jackie Chan a run for his money, with his
dare-devil stunts. Sunil Shetty comes up with a decent
performance. But Aftab's character not well-written as
he is sidelined most of the time. The girls have
nothing to murmur about other than changing their
soul-mates.
Paresh Rawl once again takes the cake with his
one-liners. Surely, the veteran actor is notches ahead
in the race, overshadowing all of them.
VERDICT : The film just about passes muster. The
improvised fight sequences and some rip-roaring
dialogues saves the day for 'APD'.
The film stands true to its title, as it gives you a
mixed dose of aawargi, paagalpan & deewangi. And in
the bargain making its lead actors fight for some
screen-space.
Khatri's exact location with the help of another don,
Aeda Anna(Sunil Shetty) and his accomplice, Chotta
Chatri(Jonny Lever). 
Paresh Rawl once again takes the cake with his
one-liners. Surely, the veteran actor is notches ahead
in the race, overshadowing all of them.