Amar Akbar Anthony
Manmohan Desai's rocking lost-and-found formula may not leave any room for logic. Nevertheless, it guarantees a fun ride.
In the guise of entertainment, Desai packaged the message of communal harmony through his Hindu, Muslim and Christian heroes -- Amar Khanna, Akbar Ilahabadi and Anthony Gonzalves -- blood brothers separated at birth.
One's no-nonsense, the other is a hopeless Romeo while the third is a spirit-loving goofy clown. Their diversity not only makes the interaction amusing but also contributes to the three essential ingredients of masala cinema -- action, romance and comedy.
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