‘Madgaon Express’ movie review: Frisky comedy finds heart in excess

In one of the funniest scenes in Dil Chahta Hai, besotted rich kid Sameer Mulchandani gets a taste of real Goa. His debut directorial, Madgaon Express, is indebted to Dil Chahta Hai — literally, with Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani as his producers. My favourite scene is Pinku, jacked up on coke, pouring his heart out to Ayush, telling him about his inter-faith relationship; it’s just two friends sitting on nondescript chairs on a heat-hazed beach, the kind of scene that would end up on the cutting room floor of a more expensive film. Madgaon Express Director: Kunal Kemmu Cast: Pratik Gandhi, Divyenndu, Avinash Tiwary, Nora Fatehi, Remo D’Souza, Upendra Limaye Run-time: 143 minutes Storyline: Three thirty-somethings embark on a long-deferred Goa trip and get caught in a crime plot There are times when the easygoing rhythm of Madgaon Express is derailed by slapstick excess. It is tempting to hail Madgaon Express as a revisionist, drug-addled Dil Chahta Hai.