‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie

Rajesh A Krishnan’s feature debut Lootcase was an enjoyable comedy that chugged along like a slow train. Krishnan’s second movie Crew, about three air hostesses who get tired of being ripped off and decide to do the ripping, moves at jet speed.

Geeta (Tabu), Jasmine (Kareena Kapoor Khan) and Divya (Kriti Sanon) work for Kohinoor Airlines, which has stacked up massive debts under its flashy owner Vijay Walia (Saswata Chatterjee). The professional poise expected from the women is in serious danger of cracking under the pressure of unpaid salaries and mounting bills. Kohinoor is going to go belly-up, forcing the women to resort to crime.

The guilt pangs are as fleeting as the fruits of unlawful labour are plentiful. Turbulence arrives in the form of diligent airport inspector Mala (Trupti Khamkar).

Any resemblance to another failed airline owned by a flamboyant businessman that couldn’t cough up salaries is surely not a coincidence. Crew serves up righteous justice on behalf of that airline’s employees. Underpaid Indians who are compelled to shovel dirt while their bosses live high on the hog will cheer the women’s get-rich-quick ploy.

No animals or humans were harmed in the making of this movie, a disclaimer cheekily informs us. The airline’s name itself is an in-joke that eventually pays...

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