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Akshay is back with his charm in Desi Boyz after giving flop movies like Tees Maar Khan, Action Replay, Patiyala House. Desi Boyz is probably the most entertaining comedy movie of the year. The Chemistry between Akshay and John is outstanding. Omi Vaidya is also very good in the movie. You will really enjoy the funny gags in the movie, especially gags with Ajay aka Omi Vaidya. Anupam Kher and Sanjay Dutt are also good. Glamour of Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh is also charming. Story and Direction of the movie is good. Music is also good.

Overall, it's an entertaining & worth watching comedy movie i recommend you to watch.

Great movie Finally akshay and jhonny boy are back together...good to see them .. acting throughout the movie is very good ...akshay kumar is very good in this movie & also his paring with chitrangada singh ,jhon is back with same acting but over all a good act & looks great in this movie.i was waiting to see this movie finally was able to make it ... and must say that loved every movement of it,A must watch if u can relate your self with the story,which i was able to match up with akshay's life in the movie.. have to say the songs play a very very big part of the movie as well ... the emotional scenes in the movie was directed very well ..and was touching ..finally, the child and akshay share a good chemistry which makes u cry at some sences...must watch not only for time pass but also to enjoy and take home sweet memories of the movie ..... loved it !!!

Didn't expect much from this, however it did look like it would be fun. Which it was at times. However not often enough.

I would like to pride myself at watching enough Bollywood films to have witnessed the pairing up of most of its stars, but this marks the first I've seen with Akshay Kumar and John Abraham put together as two best buddies whose foreigner status in a foreign land meant the execution of some protectionist strategies when companies are forced to take a cold hard look at their expenses given the downturn of the economy. They get the boot in their respective jobs, with Jerry Patel (Kumar) probably suffering the least impact since he's leaching off his best friend Nick Mathur (Abraham), an investment banker who had seen better days himself.

So when all the doors get slammed in your face, either being too qualified, or under qualified for a job, the duo get thrown a lifeline through the enigmatic head (Sanjay Dutt) of a worldwide franchise of male escort agency called Desi Boyz, who is of the impression that these two men at wits end would be a welcome addition to his stable, since they have chest, biceps and size (if you know what that means). Similar to the Full Monty, but expectedly not as naughty by international standards, their job is to spread happiness amongst the female clientèle, with good money at stake if only they would bury their conscience, and be professional about it.

Most of the song and dance routines worked when it called for the duo to be paired up, with both Akshay and John sharing incredible chemistry as their new alter egos Rocco and Hunter, strutting and flaunting their assets, providing everyone a good time, the audience included, with director Rohit Dhawan knowing just the right camera angles to capture the duo at their hunky best. Akshay Kumar plays his role with that mischievous glint in the eye, having to persuade his best friend Nick to join him in just making a living, and the house is brought down during their joint-introduction as the newest, hottest male escorts in town.

In what would be keeping up of appearances, being fearful of their reputations and worrying that ivy league degrees would be going down the drain in his new profession, which is something that would echo loudly in anyone here who is thinking of such a niche provision of pleasure, the first half introduces very fleetingly what would be taking on the bulk of the screen time after the interval. Nick had just proposed to materialistic girlfriend Radhika (Deepika Padukone) who wants the world for her wedding and honeymoon, and is kept in the dark of her boyfriend's financial predicament, while Jerry has to battle the state in order to be the legal guardian of his young nephew Veer (Shraman Jain), failing which Veer would have to go to a foster home.

What worked wonders in the first half are the joint efforts of both stars when they grace the screen and feed off each other's infectious energy, with the narrative moving at a very snappy pace. The bulk of the kinkiness seen in the trailer all belong to the first half of the film, making you contemplate just exactly how much more could the envelope be pushed. Sadly it isn't much, but everything that suggests raunchiness in the film, were confined to the portion before the interval, after which it became a lot more serious with the duo off their separate ways to pursue their respective objectives and goals in life.

Rohit Dhawan, Renuka Kunzru and Milap Zaveri who wrote the screenplay and dialogues knew just what would work, and these got delivered by a very able supporting cast, from Dutt and ranging to a surprise guest whom I will keep under wraps lest it would mar anyone else's viewing experience. But their second half somewhat contradicted the team play at work here, and having the leads focused on their own narrative tracks, turned the film completely over its head. Out the window was everything associated with fun from their male escorting exploits, and what got introduced were very plain narratives such as Nick's fervent pursuit of his lady love Radhika who cannot come to terms with so many paying females leering at her fiancé, and Jerry off to school to complete his degree, get a well paying job to boost his adoption chances of Veer, and romancing his ex-classmate turned lecturer Tanya (Chitrangda Singh).

First time director Rohit Dhawan employed the breaking of the fourth wall by the lead characters very liberally, allowing them to engage with audiences directly, then curiously this become nothing more than a footnote in the film as the later stages junked this for a more conventional approach. While Deepika and Akshay had been paired together for a couple of films already such as Chandni Chowk to China and Housefull, this film marks her first romantic pairing with John Abraham, and while they look good together on screen, Radhika the character was perhaps the weakest in Deepika's filmography to date. Akshay Kumar got the second half of the film to thank for in including a romantic lead for his character, and throughout you can't help but to feel the competitive vibes between both Akshay and John, and perhaps rightly so whenever you put two hunky guys together in the same film.

As a comedy, Desi Boyz worked in the first half when the stars hammed it up as male escorts, but unfortunately this did not manage to pan out for the entire film when it was decided a change in direction was required. Still, amongst the comedies seen of late from Bollywood, Desi Boyz has that little bit of oomph to tickle one's funny bone especially with its bevy of stars not taking everything too seriously.

Before going into the theater,I didn't expect much because the trailer seemed senseless and... since Akshay's previous scores were terrible in Action Replayy,Tees Maar Khan,Patiala House and Thank You,I remained hopeless. But WOW.The movie was more like a surprise. The chemistry between Akshay and John is excellent.Jokes were hilarious.Some flaws in directing.

Concerning music,Pritam builds up a good tempo in 'Make some noise for Desi Boyz' and carries the fun promisingly with Jhak Maar Ke and Tu Mera Hero with an all-together new breed and genre of music.

The whole movie is a laughter pack for everyone and it is one of the best comedies of 2011.

Don't miss this,Highly Recommended !

DESI BOYZ: a good entertainer with a backdrop of financial recession with a mix of emotions,,,,,the first half will make you laugh while the second half is filled with emotions which is good to watch john played his role well while Akshay moved like mercury in his character,,,Deepika is good enough

the negative points of this movie is that it goes back in entertainment at few places the songs are not so good except for the title song and poor background music

Sanjay Dutt plays a good comical role

MY WORD: go for it and refresh yourself

Once I asked a friend of mine about his choice of career in the coming days. He was the son of a successful hotelier with two big hotels in the city. In answer to my question he replied, "From my heart, I want to do something related to books or publishing but if nothing works out then there is always my father's business to join in anytime".

I just remembered his words after the end credits of DESI BOYZ started rolling with the caption - Directed by Rohit Dhawan (son of David Dhawan). The point I wish to make here is that it really seems to be very easy for a Star-Director's son to make his first hugely weak film with all the big stars, but how extremely difficult it is for a talented young director to get his first such directorial break without any family backing in the industry. And the film itself proves my point since it gives you only one question to think after its over that,…………. What was this?

Written around the plot of two unemployed friends (Akshay & John), DESI BOYZ is a pretty bad attempt to make an enjoyable BHELPURI by putting so many elements into it which in-turn results in an utterly distasteful dish. It starts from talking about Recession and Unemployment leading to the profession of GIGOLO adopted by the two heroes. The concept of GIGOLO is only added to bring in some extra, controversial pull in the project as it is neither shown nor exploited properly in the film. In fact using the sex-plot in such a shying way is just like wishing to take a bath in the swimming pool without taking off your clothes.

In addition, as a typical Bollywood film, an innocent kid and his judicial custody angle is thrown in, just to fulfill the emotional requirement of a Hindi Film which doesn't work at all. Another veteran senior (Sanjay Dutt) comes in a special appearance as the owner of that GIGOLO firm, degrading himself and his good image. A beautiful girl (Deepika) is right there like a sweet-item on the dinner table since you cannot make a Bollywood film without them. The girl even has a funny father (Anupam Kher) who fulfills the post of a supporting comedy artist with his reputed name. Further some silly jokes and hardly hilarious sequences are forcibly stuffed in its script to complete its first half which regrettably makes you take a look at your watch/phone at least 10 times.

Post intermission DESI BOYZ goes worst from bad with many bizarre kind of inclusions like Akshay taking admission to a College in his over-age. To give him company he even has a lady professor (Chitrangdha) who luckily was his own classmate in the good old college days. So here comes another beautiful lady to entertain you with her great looks, good for nothing. On the other side of this college romance, John is busy pleasing his girl by taking a shelter in front of her house with the help of her funny father. And frankly you can easily fast forward or edit out this unwanted part of the movie as it has nothing to contribute or entertain in any manner whatsoever.

To end it on an emotional note, a more weird kind of Courtroom scene is staged for the child's custody, wherein Sanjay Dutt enters as if its his own playground, gives a speech and then returns at his own will, while the honorable judge keeps waiting for him to come and go just like that.

In the acting department, instead of commenting upon their performance I would humbly like to ask a few questions from the cast as given below:

Akshay Kumar - Do you ever read the script of your movies and see the rushes midway to have an idea of what is being made around your reputed name for the countless fans? And Do you understand that we all are simply waiting for a BIG HIT coming from you from so long?

John Abraham - Why did you do this film or Was your role edited out at a later stage? Because frankly you are simply doing nothing in the film as per your current status or fame.

Deepika & Chitrangdha - The choice of project really doesn't match the off-screen intelligence and persona of both the ladies as they are not given much to do in the script apart from wearing some cool outfits. I had no great expectations from Deepika but 'Why you opted for this, Chitrangdha?', when you only had to enter post interval just to add some more glamour in the film or Was this also a shock for you after its release (The way they treated you in it)?

Anupam Kher & Sanjay Dutt – We would love to see you in some respectable and well written roles please!

Omi Vaidya – Avoid repeating the Chatur accent in every film as it will be great to see some new variation coming from you.

Direction wise, it evidently looks like a first attempt, but I would still like to congratulate Rohit for his hard work and efforts. However there is lot to learn and achieve for the young entrant and luckily he has got one of the best teachers in his own house as his father, David Dhawan.

In all, Who proves to be the Real DESI BOY here in the film? Its undoubtedly, PRITAM, the music director who at least gives us something to enjoy in this otherwise sheer waste of time. And the Soundtrack surely can be rated much better than the whole film itself.

So, is it watchable? Yes, you can watch DESI BOYZ, in case there is a delay in your train or flight and the bookstore at the station has left with only Biscuits to sell in the shop.

Not so bad at all as many are saying, it's a pleasant movie. Very well done, modern and with good actors. I mean, not a masterpiece but nice and agreable. Worth while watching once.

Film's story is totally boring ..But humour at some places makes film time pass.. overall it's one time watch..

Desi Boyz is a great entertainer whether you like it or not it is a great time pass flick.

Performances- Akshay is brilliant and his performance makes this a movie worth a watch. John - did a pretty good job the chemistry is brilliant between akshay and John. Deepika isn't that good and does alright job. Chitrangda Singh was pretty good. Cameos from sanjay dutt and anupam kher were good.

Directing/Cinematography - The cinematography was above average nothing special. The directing wasn't bad, it was David Dhawans son who directed and as a first time director hes done a very good job, though there were 2 scenes copied from other movies, but its a pretty good job for a first timedirector.

Songs/ Choreography- the songs were very catchy and nice in the movie and so were the dance movies.

Script/plot - The plot isn't refreshingly new but still good. It has similarities to other movies but doesn't really copy.

Comedy- the movie isn't hilarious but there are some laugh out loud moments in the movie and funny original jokes.

overall - A funny and entertaining movie with great chemistry by akki and john definitively worth a watch if you're a fan of akshay or even john.

Stripping for Beginners with Akshay Kumar and John Abraham

A year before "Magic Mike", Bollywood let two of its biggest male stars loose on the enthusiastic world of women. ;-) In this RomCom by Rohit Dhawan we get to know two Indian expats in London who are struggling with the financial crisis after 2008.

Jerry (Akshay Kumar, *1967) moves from job to job and also lovingly looks after his nephew, who the youth welfare office would like to place elsewhere. Nick (John Abraham, *1972) has a job in a suit, but soon finds himself on the streets as a result of the banking crisis and can't marry his girlfriend Radhika (Deepika Padukone, *1986) due to lack of money.

So what can two well-built Indian boys ("DesiBoyz"!) do in such a tricky situation? Sex sells, of course! Under the guidance of Mr. Khalnayak (Sanjay Dutt), the two muscle-bound charm studs become the stars of his escort service as "Rocco and Hunter". This goes well for a while until the rude awakening (i.e. Being discovered) comes. It's a good thing that Jerry meets the beautiful Tanya (Chitrangada Singh) while continuing his studies, and Nick finds an unexpected comrade in her father (very funny: Anupan Kher) when he tries to win Radhika back. All's well that ends well. Mr. Khalnayak can then announce the relocation of his company to Mumbai...

Well, nothing special on the stripper front! Despite a smash hit as the title song ("Make Some Noise for the DesiBoyz"), the film only performed below average in the box office (a meager 2.35 million USD worldwide). There just wasn't enough drama to make the entry into the sex trade of two actually very well-behaved Indian boys understandable.

"The Full Monty" had a lot more drive. ;-)

Don't bother to go to theaters to see this nor even rent a DVD. It is pretty awful to sit thru 2 hours and definitely would not recommend it. What a waste of acting talent on this movie. I expected more from this movie since it is packed with talent but the whole storyline, editing, is awful; actually the movie does not flow smoothly at all .

I did not expect any storyline as figured this would be a slapstick comedy. Unfortunately I could count on my hand how many times I laughed. Also about time Indian movies start rating the movies because this is definitely not a family movie! More like a "girls night out type movie". Definitely not a guy type movie Please do not take kids to watch this "farce"

Desi boyz is a light "comedy romance drama" film with urban touch. Nearly 10 years but film still looks fresh.

As a debut movie of Rohit Dhawan it was a decent attempt. Movie never bores and it is lavishly shot. Comedy and romance are handled well. There are some places where direction is lacking in dramatic scenes but mostly the story is handled well.

Acting : Akshay gets a tailor made role as Jerry aka Rocco. He looks cool. Nice one liners in his kitty. Superb comedy by him. John as Nick aka Hunter looked dashing. He looked natural in romance. Deepika looks beautiful and acted well. Chitrangada looks stunning and played her role well. Anupam Kher was nice in his typical comic role. Sanjay Dutt in his extended cameo did pretty good job. Omi Vaidya is given a cartoonish role still he is funny because of his accent. Mohnish Behl had a small role nothing much to do. Virej Dasani as Veer was cute in his role.

Best part of the film were it's songs. A chartbuster album. What an album it was!!

Superb music by Pritam. Personal favourite is Allah Maaf Kare by Sonu Nigam.

Chemistry between the 2 lead pairs is amazing. Songs lifted the mood of this movie.

Camerawork, locations and costumes were superb.

It had some flaws. The humour became slapstick at some places which it didn't fit well and sometimes it fell flat too. Due to over urbanish treatment at some places, sometimes characters looked fake and not grounded according to the situation. The male escort plot was explored less which was expected from the title.

Overall it's an entertaining film with a simple story. Still wondering why was it was rated with 'A' certificate.

This really is an abysmal film. The plot makes no sense, with John and Akshay playing male prostitutes who, we're told, don't have sex with their clients, although quite what they actually do to earn their money is never fully explained. (Why didn't the writers just make them strippers? Would they have been sued by the makers of The Full Monty?)

Akshay is involved in a nonsense story with an annoying little kid and somehow ends up studying at Oxford University. John is having woman troubles with Deepika, whose performance here is so wooden it's laughable. Yes, she may look nice, but the woman has zero star quality or charisma.

If you can get past the storyline, you will surely be shocked at the outright amateurishness of the film-making. The sound dubbing is appalling, the editing is sloppy and disjointed and the whole thing is shot without any kind of style or imagination. It also doesn't know what it wants to be, with Akshay and Deepika talking to the camera in early scenes, before this trick is apparently forgotten for the rest of the movie and the finale breaks out into typical Bollywood melodrama.

I am genuinely amazed that anyone could rate this highly. I'm pretty sure a bunch of college kids could make a more competent film.

Before going into the theater,I didn't expect much because the movie seemed senseless and... since Akshay's previous scores were terrible in Action Replayy,Tees Maar Khan,Patiala House and Thank You,I remained hopeless. The movie was more like a mas ala chap. The chemistry between Akshay and John is excellent.Jokes were not good.Some flaws in directing.

Concerning music,Pritam builds up a good tempo in 'Make some noise for Desi Boyz' and carries the fun promisingly with Jhak Maar Ke and Tu Mera Hero with an all-together new breed and genre of music.

The whole movie is lacking laughter pack for everyone and it is one of the worst comedies of 2011.

think before watching in cinemas and multiplex !

At last akshay kumar got it right :) after series of awful movies (except patiala house) i had lost hope on him but what a nice way to come back with a bang :) Story and Direction - Story is not novel but direction by rohit dhawan is good considering it is his first movie. He has bright future as director.

Performances - Akshay Kumar rocks man ! He has performed exceedingly well - comedy he does good as usual but it is emotional scenes - the one with child where he showcases his ability as actor ! John Abraham does well - although he need to improve his dancing skills which was ordinary ! Deepika Padukone was also good ! Chitrangda strikes in small role ! Anupam Kher was good ! Sanjay Dutt was show stealer - he was brilliant in his cameo ! The child who play Akshay's nephew was cute and did well ! Omi Vaidya irritates a lot ! Music - Music is highlight of the movie ! Desi Boyz title track and Allah Maaf kare are my favorites.

Cinematography was good (locales of UK were beautiful). Editing was good though they could have cut down the court scene in climax which was too lengthy and slightly irritating.

In Other Words, Desi Boyz is no classic but it is feel good movie - a nice entertainer 8/10.

Can i get my money back , its really a stupid , crap , very bad movie if you don't believe see the below links for reviews Foreign audience are blaming Bollywood, why do they make such a crap movie because of these Review of the people who saw the Desi Boyz in America , the people who saw it in America (new jersey), see the reactions of the it people who saw it in America see.it was. released on 2 days earlier due to thanksgiving , Its a trash movie , they were blaming , and asking that Bollywood should prohibited from making the movies. I has got only 1 star by mos of the unbiased reviews , see the reviews , Watch if you want to sleep in theater and have lot of money to waste please give my money back , and pay for the torture , you should pay me to watch this movie

Zero Script. Cheap jokes.I Had a lot of expectations from this movie. The Dostana plot didn't work at all. The entire concept of recession in the UK & unemployment just didn't match up with the concept.

Cameos from Anupam Kher, Omi Vaidya (Chatur) & Sanjay Dutt were a little refreshing.Deepika's performance was also not impressive.

A couple of songs were choreographed more like "Pit Bull" videos. The only difference being here was, twenty women dancing around two men. LOL :)

Really unable to figure out why Akshay Kumar is doing movies with such weak scripts.

The story is setup in the times of recession. Akshay and John are room mates in UK. John is shown as a very educated person with a white collared job while Akshay is college drop out doing small time jobs.Their jobs are snatched due to economic depression. Now as a last bit to survive they become male escorts.

The movie is kind of comedy, where to laugh and enjoy, you need to leave your brains at home. Chitrangda and Deepika are eye candies and chemistry of John and Akshay is pretty good. Small but very impressive role of Sanjay Dutt is the highlight for me. But mind you it is not for more than 15 minutes.Certain situations in movie are very humorous and very enjoyable.

There is no sense in the story with protagonist drinking expensive wines when they cant give house rent and many more such impractical things. Songs are average and large parts of the movie is boring with lot of sentiments flowing in the movie looking out of place. Chitrangda is wasted and could have been given more reel time. All in all this is a movie which I will say is definitely avoidable and it will make sense if you save yourself from burning your money.

I honestly love comedy, even starting to appreciate the less subtle blend, but Desi Boyz? Sorry just didn't work. I mean it did have a great idea with a relevant theme that a lot of people would identify with, but here's the problem, Desi Boyz? Never lives up to it.

The plot (where the bulk of the problems lie) was, by far, the worst thing about the movie. The plot can be summed up through the following words: broken, confusing, irrelevant, uninformed, and poorly written. There were several questions raised in the movie that were never answered or even dealt with for that matter. Like, there was this theme of "Recession" which apparently had something to do with the characters, but it was never explained where (or what) these characters were to begin with.

The comedy consistently misses the mark by a huge margin. This movie was intended to be a comedy although it's shockingly unfunny despite an almost foolproof set of comic circumstances and actors. It tries to be funny and thoughtful and ends up being incredibly and offensively stupid and trite.

If there are any redeeming qualities it is the performances of John Abraham and Akshay Kumar who put a lot of effort into their characters. By all means it was lovely to see the "Garam Masala" pair again but sadly they doesn't have much to work with.