This was to be his third release in two weeks, and I waited to see if he’d do a hat-trick after giving commendable performances in Ugly Aur Pagli and Singh is Kinng.

No such luck (…and there we go again). Even Lucky Ali’s appearing on screen after long was an exciting prospect, but his comeback is a wasted one.

The premise, I found interesting immediately. Like in Kismat Konnection, Good Luck’s story mixes the fantastical with the real. In KK Vidya’s character was Shahid Kapur’s unknowing lucky charm. Here struggling singer Vicky (Aryeman – Saugandh, Family -Ties of Blood) is an unhappy-go-unlucky chap. On the extreme end is Sayali Bhagat’s Saba who is super-successful and lavishly lucky. A mistaken kiss between the two transfers her good fortune to Vicky. Suddenly Vicky’s dreams are fulfilled as music magnate Tarun Chopra (Lucky Ali) signs him on for a whopper deal. On the other spectrum, Saba sees a rapid fall and even loses her job. Kismat Konnections’ bohemian crystal reader played by Juhi Chawla is replaced by eccentric tarot card reader here, played by the dependably loud and somewhat funny Archana Puran Singh.

Saba finally figures out that she must kiss Vicky back to regain her fortune, but since she kissed a masked face, she begins her impossible hunt. Of course you know the drone, with love and selfish ambition vying for the heroine’s loyalty, love must ultimately win. Ranvir Shorey’s gigolo is one of the characters that adds to the mayhem; others include a police officer and Saba’s stern boss.

I suspect this film may have sounded ok on paper, but the execution let it down. It’s a fallacy to believe that rom-coms are an easy genre. To insinuate comedy into a romantic film and vice versa requires skill, and copying scenes of a DVD just doesn’t cut it.

I am sure the makers were betting on the haphazard climax to bring in the bouquets but chaos doesn’t always equal comedy. If you see comedies over the recent past, it’s almost mandatory to have the last few scenes dedicated to people chasing one another, or falling over each other – in this case people kissing each other.

The actors are a crashing disappointment. Aryeman doesn’t have the charisma and presence to hold a film. There’s a desperate attempt to steam up Bhagat’s image but the sensuous song hardly makes you feel sexy. Shorey and Ali are two talented actors wasted in this undeserving film. Songs are an ear- sore with lyrics like `give me a kiss o miss’ or some such. Need I go on? With Singh is Kinng releasing this weekend, this film isn’t very high on good luck either, ironically.

Verdict: One star