Vishal Bharadwaj is Back!! After a not-so-good 7 Khoon Maaf, VB is back with a comedy, set in his favourite haryanvi region and makes for a good political satire as well. I had perceived the movie to be a Imran-Anushka starrer, but it turned out to be a Pankaj Kapoor (Mandola) comic caper, with Anushka (Bijlee) and Imran (Matru) playing second fiddles to him. he completely outshines the leads!
Set in a fictitious village, Mandola, which is more-or-less owned by the super-rich Harinder aka Harry Mandola, who is such an addict to his desi daru, Gulabo, that he finds it hard to quit it and sees 'Gulabi bhains' when he tries abstaining from his daru. Bijlee, Mandola's only daughter, returns from oxford and is all set to marry the dumb,Badal (Arya Babbar), son of the state's chief minister, Chaudhari Devi's (Shabana Azmi). Matru is Mandola's driver and his close aide apart from being chaddi-buddy to Bijlee.
Set in the backdrop of SEZ's being created, farmers being given a dry deal and the influence of 'Laal Mao', the film is a funny ride as to how everybody tries to get things done for their own gains. And yet, it does not get one bit preachy nor does it get strayed away from the plot. What it packs in is hella ,ot of haryanvi humour and lots of fun! Pankaj Kapoor is at his hilarious best.
Coming to the leads, Imran Khan is quite good, though his haryanvi does not sound convincing enough. Anushka Sharma, as usual, is bubbly, chirpy and has quirky touch to her- Sexy and sutry, naughty and wild. Shabana Azmi is perfect and needs no special mention about her stupendous acting skills. Arya Babbar is dumb and yet extremely funny. Its his best role, after dabbling in films in itsy-bitsy roles. The other cast is good as well.
On the whole, had they made it a tad shorter and squeezed in some more Imran-Anushka moments, the movie would have clicked well with masses and classes alike. Also, the dialogues being mostly in haryanvi might pose as hindrance to the non-hindi audiences.
MY RATING-3.5/5
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