(According to Rohit Shete The Shaukeens is a 3 star movie)

get ready for visual viagra. the story of three blind mice was a fable, but the myth of three 'horny' men, desperately in search of a satisfying 'climax' to their mundane existence, is a stark reality. and in this 'horniman circle' lies the crux of the matter - 'the shaukeens' - three 'andropausal' friends from delhi; each one with a bursting libido and a desperately roving eye. meet kd (kapoor), laali (kher) and pinky (mishra) who lech without restraint. thus, the movie refers to them as 'hkps' (hawas ke pujaris). but what the eyes feast upon, is not what satisfies 'what lies beneath'. thus, goaded by the single and sexed-up kd, the teetering trio decide to go on one last fling of fantasy - pre-posthumous-puberty no less.
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(According to Rohit Shete Kill Dil is a 4 star movie)

shaad ali's kill dil is inspired by countless hollywood movies that showcase the protagonists romancing the gun. here too, the two heroes dev (ranveer singh) and tutu (ali zafar) are orphans who are raised by a local delhi don, bhaiyyaji (govinda). brought up against the backdrop of bullets instead of lullabies, the chaddi-buddies drop out of primary school and grow up to become contract killers. with mafia killings being a regular feature of the indian city underbelly, the trigger-happy twosome goes about their work without remorse. that is, until dev bumps into disha (parineeti chopra), an heiress who reforms criminals in her spare time. they find themselves drawn to one another, but she doesn't know what he does for a living. that having been said, the more dev falls for disha, the more he starts distancing himself from his mentor. the boy, who once buried his books, now wishes to bury his gun and turn over a new leaf for love. his friend tutu agrees to cover for him in their moonlighting operations. however, bhaiyyaji plays a spoilsport in the game of love. possessive about his ward, he wants to destroy dev's bliss.
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(According to Rohit Shete Titoo Mba is a 5 star movie)

the movie opens with our male and female protagonists - titoo and gulshan (dahiya and jaiswal) - who are each sitting with their lawyer and discussing what we will find out, are their marital woes. their respective stories are played out in a series of lengthy flashbacks. titoo's mom urges him to get a career and get married while his dad is supportive of whatever he does, as long as it is honest. so titoo opens a liquor store, but the women of the mohalla complain about that. next, he tries working in a lingerie store, but is slapped and sacked when he accidentally tries to cop a feel with one of the ladies while measuring her bra size. similarly, other jobs come and go. meanwhile, our heroine gulshan is a hockey-loving tomboy who would rather display her skills with a hockey stick on the field rather than with a belan, rolling out warm rotis in a kitchen. but this tomboy is eventually tamed when she meets titoo, whom she completely falls for. but hang on, the mba in the movie stands for 'married but available' ratherthan the degree and unbeknownst to her, titoo makes his moolah privately,'entertaining' lonely ladies at night. she hits the roof (and him as well) when she finds out about this. does titoo ultimately manage to mend his marriage?
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(According to Rohit Shete Happy Ending is a 4 star movie)

happy ending stylishly remixes saif ali khan's trademark avatar as a brat who won't grow up. saif plays yudi, author in la, high on sex and success. yudi avoids new work and commitment - which his ex (preity zinta in cameo, channeling the pair's salaam namaste chemistry) underlines. his married buddy montu (ranvir shorey) is yudi's party partner while his inner voice is a chubby yogi (saif) warning him not to ring his 'axe'. suddenly, yudi's money runs out. his publishers switch to hot-shot novelist aanchal (ileana) who brushes off yudi's charms. pushy bollywood superstar armaan (govinda) demands yudi write a dvd-inspired rom-com while dentist vishakha (kalki) pursues him obsessively. how does yudi complete this tale? happy ending has happy ingredients like sparkling dialogues, certain lines - "tumhari reading pe kuch log so gaye - kuch mar bhi gaye the" - laugh-out-loud hilarious. key performances stand out. saif stylishly pulls off his charmer plus bummer inner voice, fat, hairy, spouting philosophy. laughing at himself, saif's terrific when he mumbles at aanchal, "mageoudwivme?" the other scene-stealer is govinda as armaan-ji, a sharply written character, seeking tailor-made abs plus a story with "comedy, chumma-chaati and kick-aas". ranvir shorey displays deadpan ease while kalki's uninhibited as sweetly suffocating vishakha. ileana's breezy as aanchal who isn't seeking love - but loves the occasional romp. however, the film is about 30 minutes too long. a rom-com should stay feather-light but multiple cars and stars stretch this one. the editing sometimes flags, making the plot feel like a string of sit-com situations, while the lead pair's chemistry eventually wanes, the ending a tad tame.
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