Guru Pitka: If your Uncle Jack helped you off an elephant, would you help your uncle jack off an elephant?

The Love Guru (2008)

Rating 5.00/5.00
Where 5 is one of my favorite Hindi comedy


When you're reviewing a movie as funny as this one, you just can't help being serious. Here's a darn serious review of a very funny fillum....

I'm giving this is a 5 out of spite for all the people made it an IMDB 3.8 and didn't throng the movie halls when it was released. It has its flaws - no point denying that - but its just so so so good otherwise - that its really surprising why they all panned it. Maybe Indians can understand it better than the Western audience could. This is a CULT film in the making. Criterion Collection 2020 will have this...yes they will.

Till then, here's what makes this special - Mike Myers is at his best here as Guru Pitka - an American raised in an Indian ashram who returns to his country to become the next Deepak Chopra,  Ben Kingsley is fantastic as Guru Tugginmypudha - he who dips brooms in urine and teaches the young Mike the D of distraction, Justin Timberlake has an amazing screen presence as Jacques 'Le Coq' Grande, Verne Toyer is the coach of the hockey team and he has a office that suits a man of his stature and his name is Coach Punch Cherkov, and Jessica Alba is pleasant to the eye and she is much better at 1980's bollywood dance numbers than most of the 80s heroines used to be. And yes, the music is fantastic -how could they not appreciate the opening credits is beyond me!

And to end this, some Guru Pitka quotes (and all are Trade Marked so please don't copy!)-
* Intimacy is "Into Me I See.TM", 
* "Go from 'nowhere' to 'now-here.TM'"
* "An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.TM"
* "Let's look at the word, guru. Ok. My goal is to get you to say "Gee You Are YouTM"

Imdb link to read what the good people have to say - I like Mike Myers blah blah blah but this movie is terrible blah blah blah and if you've seen it and think its nothing great then here's what I have to say -

Don't look at me with that tone of voice or I will punch you in the shirt!