The Significance Of An Absurd Kung-Fu Bollywood Film
Aren’t absurd comedies the best type of comedies? Look at the latest Ludo (2020) for an example. It has all the elements of absurdity, yet it finds footing. But, today I don’t want to talk about Ludo, I want to talk about a much underrated and less familiar flick, which also happens to be a martial arts film. I am talking about Vasan Bala’s Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (2018) and what makes it so great. Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota revolves around Surya and his gimmicks. The film begins with Surya (Abhimanyu Dasani) in red jogging suit when a few safari suits wearing fighters run towards him in slow motion. Surya breaks the fourth wall saying “Itni kya jaldi, koi trip kar ke gir gaya toh?” One of the safari suit trips and falls, background music playing Yeh to hona hi tha! This opening shot is enough for us to know this movie is going to be a fun ride. The fight begins and Surya jumps. This isn’t a usual Bollywood action scene, the action plays out like a Martial Arts film, in slow-
