Rohit Shetty's Cirkus is based on a comedy of errors, but it doesn't take long before it turns into a film full of errors! In recent movies, Rohit has shown that he loves two things very much: slapstick movies and big movies. Shetty has made a name for himself with his entertaining police scenes in Singham - Suryavansbu and Simmba. When he steps out of that comfort zone and experiences something new, that's when his test begins. Along with Cirkus, he leaves RCU (Rohit Cop Universe) and moves on to his successful franchise – the Golmaal series. Cirkus is the story of two twins, Roy (Ranveer Singh) and Joy (Varun Sharma), who are part of an unknown experience. When Shetty decides to throw in a phrase like "kudrat ka karishma" in the first 20 minutes, you know what to expect. Plots that rely on the goof of twinning are nothing new.

So Rohit Shetty adds a lot of accessories and 12 supporting characters to give the place a great look. Unfortunately, the biggest trick in the bag - Roy's use of electricity to make the laughs falls on time. Because a slapstick works in the situation, the body of the actor will be free and we follow his fall, his punches, slides and skins of bananas. In Cirkus, in a few seasons, most of the ‘current laga re’ scenes have zero voltage.

Set in the 60s, Shetty manages to infuse a lot of cinematic nostalgia into the film. When Kishore Kumar's Chalti ka naam gaadi plays in the background or you see a poster of Johnny Mera Naam, you know that the director is almost paying homage to his favorite film. In Ranveer Singh, Rohit Shetty has found the perfect muse.

Singh's ability to pull off physical comedy or say the funniest lines with a straight face is truly his that we watch on social media. Nowadays, the actor follows the boombox wherever he travels. In Cirkus, however, there is no need for a big speaker to play as his conductor fills every frame with high notes and bells and bells are often part of the standing gag.

Cirkus works best when it lets the supporting cast shine. Be it Sanjay Mishra, Johnny Lever or Mukesh Tiwari, Shetty invests in making these characters as interesting as the protagonist.

Developing side stories and using characters to drive the story forward is Shetty's forte and it shines brightly in these films. Writing with nails and rhymes works in a few movies. Varun Sharma and Ranveer's timing seems to be good and the actor hits even the trickiest scenes.