Cirkus rests on a promising story and is riddled with some madcap characters. With Rohit Shetty at the helm, one can’t help but expect a crazy ride. After all, he has delivered some memorable comedies in the past like the Golmaal series, All The Best and Bol Bachchan. Unfortunately, the blockbuster director falters this time. The big culprit is the screenplay. Cirkus should have been a laugh-a-minute riot but instead, the funny moments are few and far between. The first half has very little humour. Even the finale is underwhelming. On the positive side, the two scenes of Momo (Siddharth Jadhav) bring the house down. A few scenes of Rai Bahadur (Sanjay Mishra) also raise laughs. The dialogue writers try their best to induce humour in the film though some lines backfire. Speaking of performances, Ranveer Singh underplays in most scenes and handles the lead part well. Varun Sharma provides able support. Pooja Hegde and Jacqueline Fernandez are fine but don’t have much to do. Siddharth Jadhav is the funniest actor in the film. Sanjay Mishra comes next, though his gag gets repetitive. Murli Sharma (Dr Roy Jamnadas) leaves a huge mark. Anil Charanjeett (Prince) contributes to the madness. Johny Lever (Polson Dada) plays an amusing character but doesn’t get much scope. Sulbha Arya (Chachi), Uday Tikekar (Dr Joy Jamnadas), Vijay Patkar (Shankar), Saurabh Gokhale (Inspector Vikram), Vrajesh Hirjee (Naagmani), Mukesh Tiwari (Daku Begeera), Tiku Talsania (Velji Bhai), Brijendra Kala (Yusuf), Ashish Warang (Mango), Umakant Patil (Chikki), Nikitin Dheer (Joy’s father) and Ashwini Kalsekar (Shakuntala Devi) are okay. Deepika Padukone is superb in the song. All in all, Cirkus is an average fare.
My rating – ** ½ out of 5!