A full-timepass film with nostalgia Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Triptii Dimri, Vijay Raaz, Mallika Shehrawat, Rakesh Bedi, Mukesh Tiwari, Tiku Tals...
A full-timepass film with nostalgia
Cast: Rajkummar Rao,
Triptii Dimri, Vijay Raaz, Mallika Shehrawat, Rakesh Bedi, Mukesh Tiwari, Tiku
Talsania, Archana Puran Singh
Rating: 3*
What works for VVKWWVV) It is a full-time pass film, fun, light-hearted, and undiluted pure comedy and it reminds us of the comedy films we had seen in the mid-80s, 90s & 2000s. Director Raaj Shaandilyaa is inspired by the 2014 Cameron Diaz starrer 'Sex Tape'. He packs a comic punch in most of the situations by using witty dialogues however absurd the situations are. Plus he has a whole range of comic actors trying to outdo one another in the comic situations that they are thrown in by the director. The message in the end becomes slightly heavy in this fun-filled slapstick comedy. Also, the 90s & 2000s generation would identify with the VCD players and the DVD players of that era.
The film begins in the year 1997 with most of them sporting long manes (read: hair), a trend started by Sanjay Dutt. Mehendiwala Vicky (a repetitive but good Rajkummar Rao) and doctor Vidya (a fairly nice Triptii Dimri) get married and during their honeymoon in Goa decide to make a sex video of their 'suhaag raat' so that in case of their fights later in their married life, they can watch the same and find happiness together. One morning after they are back from their trip, a thief steals all their household goods along with the CD player and their 'wohwala' CD that was inside the player. Vicky tries all means of procuring the CD with Vidya starting to feel that Vicky is having a secret affair and starts following him as she is unaware that their explicit CD is stolen. The situation becomes a crazy ride for everyone involved in the lives of Vicky and Vidya.
As police and investigating officer Laadle, Vijay Raaz is superb. It's so good to see Mallika Shehrawat as Vicky's elder sister Chanda after a long hiatus. She is wonderful. Rakesh Bedi as Vidya's father, Tiku Talsania as Vicky's grandfather, Ashwini Kalsekar as female Don Bulbul Devi, and Mast Ali as Badshah are excellent. However, Mukesh Tiwari as politician Sajjan Kumar and Archana Puran Singh as Vidya's mother could have had more screen time and better etched-out roles. Jaswant Singh Rathore and Mubeen Saudagar essay the roles of Suniel & Shetty ( a la Mehmood and Anwar Ali as Rajesh & Khanna in Bombay To Goa).
There are a lot of popular 90s songs used in the background and you tend to get nostalgic about the songs. Daler Mehndi appears in the reprised version of his famous 'Na na na na na re' song.
Yes, a little bit of editing could have been crispier for the film but overall just go and get yourselves entertained. There may be a lot of flak for this film but for those thriving on nostalgia and pure comedy with a message, it's a film for them.
PS: The Stree episode
was in bad taste and doesn’t even raise a chuckle. Could have been avoided.
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