“There might be a utopian vision inside Shirish Kunder's ‘Joker,' a Bollywood comedy about establishing contact with extraterrestrials,†Andy Webster wrote in The New York Times. “But if so, it's buried under a mountain of static.â€
In Shirish Kunder's comedy, a California scientist is called back to his hometown on the India-Pakistan border, where he creates ploys to save the area from economic hardship. “The stratagems - fake crop circles; dressing as aliens and putting on a show for the camera crews; and, apparently, musical production numbers - grow desperate, much like the humor,†Mr. Webster wrote.
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