Masti is one of the most successful franchises of Bollywood. The part 2 (Grand Masti) was arguably the biggest adult comedy of Bollywood and hence, it is difficult to prematurely write off Great Grand Masti despite the fact that the promos hasn’t majorly worked. And thankfully, the film does make a mark – it serves as a nice timepass and can definitely give viewers a good time!

The story of the movie: Amar (Riteish Deshmukh), Meet (Vivek Oberoi) and Prem (Aftab Shivdasani) are married to Sapna (Puja Banerjee), Rekha (Mishti Chakraborty) and Nisha (Shraddha Das) respectively. They aren’t happy with their married lives and hence decide to seek ‘masti’ elsewhere. Circumstances take them to Doodhwadi to sell Amar’s ancestral house. The bungalow is supposed to be haunted but the trio refuses to believe these stories. They enter the bungalow and bump into a virginal ghost, Ragini (Urvashi Rautela). They are smitten by her sexiness at first but soon realize that she is dangerous and their endaevour for masti can prove fatal.

Great Grand Masti begins on a poor note. The effects, intended to scare, seem very childish. Then, suddenly the title song is unveiled and the transition looks amateurish. The entire track of Shiney (Sonali Raut) looks forced and in fact, it’s the most objectionable part of the film. But in between these scenes, the problems in the marital lives of Amar, Meet and Prem are shown and that makes for a fun watch. The film gets better when the trio reaches Doodhwadi. And it gets even better when they come face to face with Ragini. The intermission point is hilarious and that’s where the film does go on high. Post-intermission, the masti continues. The film does drop at places but picks up fast. The change of heart happens too quickly and seems unconvincing. The finale however is fun and the film ends on a justified note.

Performance wise, all three mastikhors – Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani – perform well. Neither of them disappoint and nor they impress and give a tremendous performance. They are fine and the occasional over the top bit could have been avoided. Riteish however is better thanks to that one scene where he is checking Ragini with a stethoscope – he is awesome! Urvashi Rautela is the soul of the film and rocks. She is damn sexy and sizzles and scares very well. She impresses the most out of all in the movie. Puja Banerjee, Mishti Chakraborty and Shraddha Das are good in their respective roles. Kangna Sharma (Choti) leaves a mark. Same goes for Sonali Raut (Shiney). Usha Nadkarni (Amar’s mother in law) is hilarious. Sanjay Mishra (Baba Antakshari) too raises laughs with his antics. Sudesh Lehri (Ramsay) is fine while the actor playing Meet’s brother-in-law is okay. Shreyas Talpade (Babu Rangeela) springs a surprise.

Music is alright with the title track being the most memorable of all along with Resham Ka Rumal. Costumes are appealing, especially the ones worn by Urvashi Rautela. The location is damn good and adds to the horror element. Tushar Hiranandani’s story has all the necessary ingredients of a horror sex comedy. Aakash Kaushik and Madhur Sharma’s screenplay and dialogues are fine more or less. It’s nothing extraordinary but leaves a mark nevertheless. Indra Kumar’s directs the film in good old 90s style. At some places, that works and at some places, it backfires too. But the direction is simple and straight. The film is just 127 minutes long and could have been a bit shorter (especially Shiney’s character, also because it’s too cheap). But a fine effort especially when compared to recent disastrous sex comedies like Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 and Mastizaade.

Some of the best scenes:
1. The entry of Amar, Meet and Prem
2. Amar, Meet and Prem meet Ragini
3. Amar realizes that Ragini is a ghost
4. The intermission point
5. All scenes of Baba Antakshari
6. The dinner table sequence
7. Amar, Meet and Prem with Amar’s mother in law
8. The climax

On the whole, Great Grand Masti is a decent timepass fare. The movie never turns into a ROFL-type laugh riot but has some funny moments that can give you your money’s worth. Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani are good as the mastikhors but it’s Urvashi Rautela who leaves a tremendous mark. If you have enjoyed the first 2 parts, watching Great Grand Masti would be no harm for sure!

My rating - *** out of 5!