Rajesh Krishan’s comedy also stars Diljit Dosanjh, Kapil Sharma, and Saswata Chatterjee.
Rajesh A Krishnan’s feature debut Lootcase was an enjoyable comedy that chugged along like a slow train. Krishnan’s second movie Crew, about three air hostesses who get tired of being ripped off and decide to do the ripping, moves at jet speed.
Geeta (Tabu), Jasmine (Kareena Kapoor Khan) and Divya (Kriti Sanon) work for Kohinoor Airlines, which has stacked up massive debts under its flashy owner Vijay Walia (Saswata Chatterjee). The professional poise expected from the women is in serious danger of cracking under the pressure of unpaid salaries and mounting bills. Kohinoor is going to go belly-up, forcing the women to resort to crime.
The feelings of shame are as transient as the benefits of working illegally are many. Mala (Trupti Khamkar), the industrious airport inspector, brings chaos.
It is most definitely not a coincidence if there are any similarities to another bankrupt airline that was run by a flashy billionaire who struggled to pay his salaries. Crew members administer just justice for the airline’s staff members. Underpaid Native Americans who must shovel dirt while their bosses live lavish lifestyles would applaud the women’s scheme to become wealthy quickly.
This film was made without harming any humans or animals, a cheeky disclaimer tells us. The airline’s moniker is a tongue-in-cheek joke that ends up being funny.
The screenplay by Nidhi Mehra and Mehul Suri gets right to the point, introducing the characters’ particular quirks before demonstrating how well they work as a team. Because of her age, Geeta exudes authority and is a pill-popping worrier. Jasmine isn’t beyond breaking the law to follow her conviction that greed is morally righteous, particularly when those who are greedy are inherently nice. Divya’s interactions with customs officer Jaiveer (Diljit Dosanjh) reveal her secret strength.
The film is witty, sensual, and honest without going too far in being sentimental or condemning. A fantastic trio of performers, who radiate relief at being assigned parts that play to their own strengths, give the crew an extra boost.
Both separately and collectively, Tabu, Kriti Sanon, and Kareena Kapoor Khan are incredibly entertaining. Their chemistry is so well-established that they are even able to sell an absurd yet implausible scheme to serve Vijay Walia his due.
It’s amazing that anyone else in the film gets noticed, considering the trio’s combined wattage, but they do. Buddy comedies typically feature minimal action for their female protagonists and are primarily a man’s domain. Crew disproves this notion by giving its female protagonists equal share of the rewards while saving a bit extra for their male characters.
There are noteworthy walk-on roles like Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Jasmine’s devoted grandfather, Diljit Dosanjh as Divya’s dashing date, and Kapil Sharma as Geeta’s supporting husband Arun. In a cool position, Charu Shankar was formerly a stewardess.
A few of the 125-minute film’s best lines and funniest moments go by. After captivating us with its casting and portraying its ideas well, the crew occasionally moves too quickly to get where it’s going. Krishnan, however, makes sure that his heroines—intelligent but not arrogant, selfish but also compassionate, and constantly watching out for one another as women often do—won’t be quickly forgotten.
