RATING: 3/5
A Comedy rather than a Romedy.
A Comedy rather than a Romedy.
Why do I say so? Because, how much ever the story of the movie is romantic and the usual Bollywood storyline where the hero has to prove the girl’s father of why he deserves his daughter, the movie had much much more to it. It brought out various aspects of a family, of how past affects present and most importantly, of how not every story is a DDLJ and a little bit of fun/ laughter and the "cute" nature of mistakes are more romantic than those eye to eye contacts which can suck up a movie.
Hence, the story and its making shall get a really good applause especially after knowing that Karan Johar made it and he didn't make it look like most of his other Romantic films, which is a big thing in itself as it brings out a bit of creativity in him other than, well, other non-creative useless stupid jokes with SRK.
The big ploy over here; the cast of the film. There were many actors and actresses but very few who had bigger parts and I must say, its been sometime when the entire cast of a Bollywood flick has done well. It was a good idea to show the heroine a little more manlier than the guy. Not physically.
Varun Dhawan (or shall I say the New-Poster boy for Romcoms) is the upcoming Mr. Cute for all the ladies out there. Guy with a good body who acts like he can't fight anyone in the entire film yet ends up beating the shit out of everyone when it comes to the heroine. Cliched, yet the actor is buffed up for a change. Otherwise, he did really well. Much better than his recent Main Tera Hero. He showed the "REAL INDIAN MAN" (pun intended) who is a rock from outside but when it comes to a DDLJ or a love story, cries like an idiot. And worth the mention, Mr. Dhawan here, can't cry for nuts.
Alia Bhatt did the Punjabi girl brilliantly. I had my apprehensions but she proved them wrong with her work. Her smile is worth dying for.
Siddharth Shukla was the let down of the cast. His role was perfect but this guy couldn't stop smiling and his smile wasn't something the audience had come to see. A big let down.
Ashutosh Rana, another man who cannot laugh or smile thanks to his beard but I can understand this conundrum myself. Elsewhere, he was very good. He showcased how fathers have to take decisions based on past experiences, keeping a stone on their heart, doing things they don't want to, Leaving things that aren't good for them but still appease them and trying to change themselves to be a better father than being a better human.
Gaurav Pandey and Sahil Vaid, whoever be the star cast, you guys were the stars of the movies. One guy with the big eyes and the other with the belly. You guys stole the show by a mile. They brought us those big smiles and laughters that could be heard over the wall. Great job by the newbies.
The downside, the story got very slow at times, especially when it came closer to the interval, yawns could be seen around. It wasn't exactly a well-balanced story and even though it was just 135 mins which is short for a Bollywood film, it was a little slow at times given the tempo it gave in the beginning.
A big setback in the film was its songs. Not needed at all, put in for the sake of it and not even good enough to hear with patience. Cliched Bollywood and Johar written all over them.
The movie makes sense but not entirely. Was a very unusual story and not one very believable though given that I haven't even entered my twenties yet, I can’t comment much on that. Overall, it was a good one time watch. You most definitely CANNOT think of watching it for a second time. Good entertainment.
-Kothi
Hence, the story and its making shall get a really good applause especially after knowing that Karan Johar made it and he didn't make it look like most of his other Romantic films, which is a big thing in itself as it brings out a bit of creativity in him other than, well, other non-creative useless stupid jokes with SRK.
The big ploy over here; the cast of the film. There were many actors and actresses but very few who had bigger parts and I must say, its been sometime when the entire cast of a Bollywood flick has done well. It was a good idea to show the heroine a little more manlier than the guy. Not physically.
Varun Dhawan (or shall I say the New-Poster boy for Romcoms) is the upcoming Mr. Cute for all the ladies out there. Guy with a good body who acts like he can't fight anyone in the entire film yet ends up beating the shit out of everyone when it comes to the heroine. Cliched, yet the actor is buffed up for a change. Otherwise, he did really well. Much better than his recent Main Tera Hero. He showed the "REAL INDIAN MAN" (pun intended) who is a rock from outside but when it comes to a DDLJ or a love story, cries like an idiot. And worth the mention, Mr. Dhawan here, can't cry for nuts.
Alia Bhatt did the Punjabi girl brilliantly. I had my apprehensions but she proved them wrong with her work. Her smile is worth dying for.
Siddharth Shukla was the let down of the cast. His role was perfect but this guy couldn't stop smiling and his smile wasn't something the audience had come to see. A big let down.
Ashutosh Rana, another man who cannot laugh or smile thanks to his beard but I can understand this conundrum myself. Elsewhere, he was very good. He showcased how fathers have to take decisions based on past experiences, keeping a stone on their heart, doing things they don't want to, Leaving things that aren't good for them but still appease them and trying to change themselves to be a better father than being a better human.
Gaurav Pandey and Sahil Vaid, whoever be the star cast, you guys were the stars of the movies. One guy with the big eyes and the other with the belly. You guys stole the show by a mile. They brought us those big smiles and laughters that could be heard over the wall. Great job by the newbies.
The downside, the story got very slow at times, especially when it came closer to the interval, yawns could be seen around. It wasn't exactly a well-balanced story and even though it was just 135 mins which is short for a Bollywood film, it was a little slow at times given the tempo it gave in the beginning.
A big setback in the film was its songs. Not needed at all, put in for the sake of it and not even good enough to hear with patience. Cliched Bollywood and Johar written all over them.
The movie makes sense but not entirely. Was a very unusual story and not one very believable though given that I haven't even entered my twenties yet, I can’t comment much on that. Overall, it was a good one time watch. You most definitely CANNOT think of watching it for a second time. Good entertainment.
-Kothi