Waisa bhi hota hai Part II at 8PM today. Normally, my roommates prefer to watch some of the rauchy music videos that all the music channels play. Alternately, one could switch channels and watch Basketball or the F1. But if it is to be a movie, it better be good.

In this regard wbhhII turned out to be a masterpiece. Arshad Warsi plays Puneet. His story isn't very different from most ambitious people's lives. Aims to make a crore fast enough. Hates his boss. The one thing that's different is that his girlfriend is a policewoman. No not an Inspector. She's in the IPS. Sandhya Mridul is unlike the Kiran Bedi you'd expect. She's hated by her own superiors and is known for gunning down gangsters. Anyhow, she hardly speaks on screen. They're a live-in couple. And she sends blanks sms' to Puneet after they nearly break-up.

Prashant Narayan plays Vishnu as the Don's right-hand man. He's got this unique look that makes you feel there's a good side to the bad man. And he portrays that to perfection in the movie, especially once he and Warsi become best of friends.. Well, Puneet saves his life, and one good turn deserves another.

What did I like about the movie - the dialogues. beautifully crafted. and so very spontaneous. Gangutai, played by Pratima Kazi steals the show. They use the regular gangsta words like Khokha, peti and Ghoda (for the revolver). She's terrific in her role. There's this scene when she demands her henchman's finger for his mistake. "Ungli kapde mein lapet ke dena". She wants it the Japanese way !

If there's Warsi, there has to be humour. And this is not the slapstick variety. Gangutai gets Puneet to call her Maaaa, instead of Tai. That's a must watch. Warsi is too good at that.

And there's Allah ke bandhe. The song stops you dead in your tracks. Lovely.

My roomies actually ended up watching the whole movie. We guys didn't even switch channels during the adverts.