Like almost everyone and his grandmother knows, Partner is a remake of Hitch, with Govinda in the role of Kevin James, Lara Dutta in the role of Eva Mendes, and Salman Khan in the role of Salman Khan. If that did not quite sound right, you probably forgot that this is Hyderabad, where a huge chunk of the population goes to watch Salman Khan and not the movie – and sometimes, despite the movie (even Lucky was a hit in Hyderabad).
Indeed, Partner works more because of the glossy starcast than the story or the comedy. This is not vintage David Dhawan slapstick, as will especi....