The Olympic flame has been doused
after a fortnight of exciting competitions with Japan’s PM Abe dressed up as
Super Mario being handed the baton at the end of it. Unfortunately we haven’t been able to achieve
as much as expected but thanks to the brilliant Sindhu & Sakshi the
ignominy of returning empty handed was averted. Since there was hardly anything
else to do this weekend, I decided to watch “Happy Bhag Jayegi” & hopefully the movie will be able to make
me happier as opposed to India’s medals’ tally.
The film unfolds in Amritsar
where arrangements are in full swing for the wedding of Happy (Diana Penty)
with the local corporator Bhagga (Jimmy Shergill). However, this was pretty
much against the wishes of Happy who harboured feelings for the jobless
aspiring musician Guddu (Ali Fazal). They decide to elope but their plans go
awry when she ends up travelling on the wrong truck which takes her to
Pakistan. She eventually lands at Bilal Ahmed’s (Abhay Deol) residence who is
the son of an ex-Governor & being trained to be the next big thing in
Pakistan politics. In order to avoid his family name being tarnished, Bilal
proposes to deport Happy to which she disagrees & he is forced to come up
with a plan which will unite Happy with Guddu. But how will Bilal manage to
do it without his father getting wind of it???
This is the second venture of
Mudassar Aziz who had a forgettable directorial debut with “Dulha Mil Gaya” in 2010. As in his previous movie, he has scripted
this one as well & though it is definitely much better it is hampered by the predictability and unnecessary sub-plot that fails to provide any added impetus. However, the screenplay makes the movie enjoyable with
humorous dialogues and situational comedies being pitched in. There is surely a
whiff of “Tanu Weds Manu”, which
indicates that Anand Rai might had an influence in the making rather than being
solely concerned with the production. None of the technical aspects deserves
special mention as the visuals were average while the music was passable.
It’s been almost 4 years since
Diana Penty made her return back to the silver screen after her debut in “Cocktail”. Since her character of Happy
has distinct similarities with Geet in “Jab
We Met” & Tanu in “Tanu Weds Manu”,
comparisons are inevitable & I would have to admit she falls short. Abhay
Deol has done his role aptly inspite of his character not being properly etched
while Jimmy reprises a variant of his role from “Tanu Weds Manu” adequately.
Piyush Mishra rocked as the Pakistani cop while Ali Zafal was average and Momal
Sheikh seemed quite stiff.
Verdict: With “Rustom” going
great guns, it will be tough for this to have a foothold at the box
office. To add to their woes, the film fails to offer anything unique which the
audience hasn’t seen. In short, the actors though let down by a lack luster
script makes it watchable!!!
Rating: 2.25/5
Regards…Ben
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