Short Kut: The Con Is On (2009)

Hindi 2 hrs 30 mins Comedy

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Total Reviews: 16

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Review Summary: Wannabe actor Arshad Warsi dreams of becoming a superstar without putting in the hard work. He steals the million dollar script of friend Akshaye Khanna and tries to fulfil his dream. Are there any short cuts to success?

Average Critic Rating: (2.11)
Cast: Akshaye Khanna , Arshad Warsi , Amrita Rao , SIMI GAREWAL , Sanjay Dutt , Chunky Pandey
Director: Neeraj Vora
Release Date: 10 Jul 2009

Plot: The story focuses on Shekhar ( Akshaye Khanna ), who is currently an assistant director, hoping to write and direct his own movie soon. His friend Raju ( Arshad Warsi ) is a struggling actor who has been waiting for Shekhar to write a film script so he can star Read more

Short Kut: The Con Is On - Top Reviews

Till quite some time back, remaking a successful film was considered a safe bet.

Full review on SIFY

Taran Adarsh, SIFY

That the film appears to be a comedy starring Arshad Warsi is warning enough.

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Sonia Chopra, SIFY

Clearly there isn't a more unbearable short-cut to excess. If you happen to catch this disaster, don't say, I didn't warn you.

Full review on NDTV

Mayank Shekhar, NDTV

The long route to nowhere

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Rajeev Masand, Rajeev Masand

Wannabe actor Arshad Warsi dreams of becoming a superstar without putting in the hard work. He steals the million dollar script of friend Akshaye Khanna and tries to fulfil his dream. Are there any short cuts to success?

Full review on Times of India

Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India

Composers Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy are some of the best purveyors of pure pop but often get bogged down with more substantial work.

Full review on Rediff

Raja Sen, Rediff

With everything borrowed and in place, you watch actors here ham it up all the way (everyone’s on a hyper-drive). The leading lady (Amrita Rao; coy) imagines herself in a Vogue cover-shoot. The producer confuses his own generosity with the number of humon

Full review on Hindustan Times

Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times

Sometimes scripts are written by numbers, like kids playing with blocks of LEGO.

Full review on Rediff

Raja Sen, Rediff

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I walked into the cinema hall eager to firstly, rid myself of the horrendous memories of Kambakkht Ishq and secondly, to see the very cute Akshaye Khanna (his crooked smile does it for me) in his latest giving, Shortkut: The Con is On. The film is a remak

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Actually, it should''ve hit the screens a couple of years ago. That''s because it abounds and relies completely on cliches and which, in turn, makes you break into a big yawn. Sad, since the basic story of Short Kut had the potential to keep your attentio

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Shortkut has a few laughs in store but not enough to deserve the price of your ticket.

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