Masood Butt is a well-known name in Pakistan Film Industry. He has his own specific style of filmmaking and of course has a particular viewer-ship. This week his latest flick 'Kursi Aur Qanoon' opened at local theatres. The film boasts of big names like Shan, Moammar Rana, Babar Ali, Saima, Nargis, Reema, Rambo, Shafqat Cheema and Afzal Ahmad. The lyrics are by Saeed Gillani and the music is by M. Ashraf.

The subject of Masood Butt's films is usually the corruption in society or the prevailing law and order situation. In 'Kursi Aur Qanoon' Masood Butt has given his own version of what might be wrong with the current system and how can we improve it. With quite a childish approach, the director manages to highlight the predicament, however, one wonders how on earth could they think of solutions like these.

The story of 'KAQ' revolves around an Israeli agent Ameer Khan (Afzal Ahmad) who with his daughter Pinki (Reema) are here only to decapitate this country. In quest of doing so, they bribe local personnel working at various key posts including the ministers, the bureaucrats and the police officers. Shafqat Cheema is one such jailer who happens to be the in-charge of a jail that is considered the safest and the toughest for those who try to escape. In this jail they have a terrorist Kali (Babar Ali) who is released only when his master wants someone dead.

Kali murders a minister in a party where DSP Imran (Shan) is deployed. Imran tries to arrest Kali but he narrowly escapes. The only eyewitness to this murder is Laila (Saima) a notch-girl. DSP Imran takes her to the infamous jail where she refuses to recognize Kali. Meanwhile, Naveed Khan (Moammar Rana) a poor waiter saves Pinky from being raped by a millionaire and thus Pinky's father chooses him to be his right hand. Naveed becomes a DSP and starts helping Ameer Khan in all his wrong-doings. Imran remains the only hindrance in their evil plans. However, with the twist of fate Momi and Babar join hands with Shan to finally wipe out the culprits.

Rambo and Nargis are there only to lure the audience with the cheapest of comedy sequences and the most obscene dance numbers. There are a number of occasions when the writer uses sentences that arouse a person's patriotic emotions. Our film producers think that by delivering such excitable speeches they get the right to show the most vulgar song and dance sequences.

Acting-wise it was Shan's show all the way. But he has done this kind of role so many times that now there's hardly any novelty left in his performance. May be this is because of the director's requirement, but whatever the reason, he's being wasted like anything. Close behind him was Babar Ali, who acted convincingly as a terrorist, though the director could not fully use Babar's acting capabilities. Babar overacted in a few scenes but the director should be blamed for his exaggerated gestures.

Our filmmakers are on a money-minting spree and at present they are encashing Moammar Rana's name. Momi was thoroughly misused in a shallow and unrealistic role. No doubt Momi is a fine actor but there are certain characters that doesn't suit him and this was one of those. He tried the best he could but the impudence in the character hindered his remarkable performance. Saima once again played a 'tawaif'. How many times has she played these kinds of roles and how many times the viewers have rejected her. But she is persistently doing them over and over again.

Reema, too, is a great actress. At least that's what she has proved in 'Nikah', so one gets upset to see her doing trash films like these. The only reason for the presence of Nargis was to inveigle the spectators with her most impossible pelvic thrusts. The censor board remained asleep throughout and songs like 'Sajna kad karake' slipped unnoticed from its clutches. Even the local version of Daler Mehdi's 'Legai sada dil kad ke' was passed without any objection.

After sitting in theater for three hours watching this kind of movie, one wonders that is the writer of this nonsense, but it's not hard to guess. With the most nonsensical charade, characters popping up at all sorts of odd occasions and the meaningless melodrama makes it quite evident that the writer is none other than our very own Nasir Adeeb. Throughout the film one keeps wondering why on earth would Israel want to rule Pakistan. Ameer Khan was very proud of his 'kursi' but which one it was? That remained a mystery.

The director has shown and used the actors in order of his personal liking or the rating provided by the distributors. Shan gets the most appearances and Momi follows close behind. Poor Babar Ali got only three scenes before the Interval and about five in the second half. Saima and Reema, being the favorites, get more scenes and dance sequences than Nargis. However, Nargis leaves them far behind in body exposure and crusty movements.