Review : Victoria No. 203

Victoria No. 203 (comedy) Cast: Anupam Kher, Om Puri, Sonia Mehra Direction: Anant
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HERE'S another re-make that makes you wonder why it was made. The '70s thriller that become a runaway hit due to the buffooning blast by Ashok Kumar and Pran and the leggy show of seduction by Saira Banu resurfaces as an ekdum thanda affair. Anupam Kher and Om Puri are the two golden-hearted goons who fling themselves earnestly in a diamond hunt, once they realise the diamonds will save a poor little girl's (Sonia Mehra) life. But there are a bunch of crooks too chasing the bling-bling things which have been hidden in the eponymous buggy. Leading the brat pack is mysterious babe, Preeti Jhangiani and ham-ster Jaaved Jaafrey who's just not there in the role. The gags are silly, the pace soporofic and the fun element pure fiction. This Victoria is definitely off the rails.