Mastiii 4 Review: A franchise running on fumes
Nearly a decade after its last outing, Mastiii 4 attempts to revive the once-popular adult comedy franchise with Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani returning to the spotlight. What was once built on timing, chemistry and cheeky humour now crumbles under the weight of excessive noise, recycled jokes and desperation masquerading as comedy. Director Milap Zaveri pushes the envelope but with no real punchline to justify the effort.
The film
The story follows three married friends Amar, Meet and Prem living dull domestic lives in the UK. Inspired by their seemingly perfect friend Kamraj, who lives life on a ‘love visa’ granted by his wife, they seek similar freedoms. What begins as harmless mischief spirals into suspicions, misunderstandings and a second half drenched in slapstick chaos.
Unfortunately, chaotic is the word that best describes the narrative. Instead of landing laughs, the film delivers cringe moments with stunning consistency.
Where it falters
- Most jokes simply fail to land a fatal flaw for a comedy.
- The film leans heavily on crude and outdated humour, with an unapologetic rehash of an old joke from Main Tera Hero (2014), signalling creative exhaustion.
- Toilet humour dominates the second half, almost as if daring audiences to stick around.
- New characters provide little beyond showy appearances and forced eccentricity.
- Post-interval pacing collapses, and by the time the twist arrives, viewer interest has long evaporated.
inal Verdict
Mastiii 4 wants to revive nostalgia using volume and shock value, but ends up drowning in its own excess. Instead of humour, what arrives is chaos loud, hollow and relentlessly stretched. The humour feels like last-minute scrambling, the writing lacks freshness, and the final act devolves into sheer absurdity.
At its core, the film confuses being fast and loud with being funny and entertaining. Unfortunately, it’s neither.
Our Rating: ⭐★✰ (1.5/5)
A desperate attempt to rekindle past glory - one bad joke at a time.
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Elnaaz Norouzi, Shreya Sharma, Ruhi Singh, Arshad Warsi, Nargis Fakhri
Director: Milap Zaveri
