Okay so I recently rewatched De Dana Dan and honestly it hit different as an adult.
I first watched this as a kid and remembered it being hilarious but forgot most of it. Decided to rewatch it recently and bhai it holds up PERFECTLY.
Why It Works So Well
This is Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan both operating at absolute peak. When these two collaborate magic just happens automatically. Priyadarshan understood chaos comedy better than anyone in Bollywood and Akshay was the perfect vehicle for it.
The whole film runs on this beautiful confusion engine one lie leads to another, one mistake snowballs into ten more, and before you know it everything is completely out of control. You're not just laughing at jokes, you're laughing at the entire situation falling apart in real time.
The Cast Was Perfect
Akshay Kumar carrying every scene effortlessly
Sunil Shetty as the perfect confused sidekick
Katrina and Sunita Sengupta adding to the madness
Every supporting character landing perfectly
Why People Forgot About It
De Dana Dan came out in 2009 when Bollywood was changing fast. It was pure old school comedy in a new era. People slept on it but those who watched it never forgot it.
Verdict: 9/10
Pure joy from start to finish. Rewatching as an adult actually makes it funnier because now you understand every joke properly.
A genuinely underrated Bollywood comedy that deserves way more love.
If u know more great comedy movies please recommend me.
This is my go to movie when am sick :)
Soup + blanket + tissue box + De Dhana Dhan
Yes the cast is amazing too!
It is my all time favourite and comfort movie.
Everything about De Dana Dan is so damn hilarious.
Apart from the lead actors almost all of the legendary comedy actors in one place.
Be it Johny Lever or Paresh Rawal or Shakti Kapoor or Rajpal Yadav, you just name one and they're all there(almost) in this movie.
The story is well written, directed and multilayered.
Comedy movies were made back in those days, sadly now there are no such movies in the recent times.
P.S- Just writing about the movie and remembering the scenes are making me laugh.
Please use paragraphs
Also, De Dana Dan's ending>>>>
One of the best Bollywood comedies ever. My all-time favourite.
It's not easy to write and execute chaotic comedy with so many characters and plotlines intertwined. Priyadarshan did it brilliantly in De Dana Dan. Have watched this movie so many times but still can't stop laughing whenever I do
Another gem is Dhol.
Jo movies aa rahi hain thode time baad Saaho bhi aacha lagega.
The chokehold Katrina had on me for Gale Lag Ja lol. But yeah one of the best Hindi comedy I have seen fs.
The inspiration behind one of the subplots of De Dana Dan is **Screwed** *(2000)* starring Norm McDonald and Dave Chappelle.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screwed\_(2000\_film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screwed_(2000_film))
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>A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
Even the jokes, such as the one where he is wearing the same suit his father used to wear for years, are copied.
I don't think it is underrated. It is pretty well known and appreciated.
Yea,i bloody love that movie and Bhagam Bhag, Here Pheri/2.