Chalo Dilli…!

So, here’s a latest flick I’d got to watch, courtesy EROS bollywood channel from SingTel. I had heard some good reviews about the movie but hadn't really got excited enough to push my butt to the theatres. Yet, I wished to watch it in a much peaceful mini theater which I call is my home. So coming into the movie, right from the first scene there’s some honesty and reality about it.

Lara Dutta gets your attention on her beautiful corporate lady boss character spot on. Within 10 minutes into the movie, you feel some genuineness about the characters and their mannerisms. Then enter our hero, a start in himself in this genre – Vinay Pathak. It could remind you of his own Bheja Fry style but his versatility and an unparallel comic timing help the plot from slipping! Another winner throughout the movie is the dialogue writer, who might have stuck to PJs at times but do get hilarious most often than not. The plot itself revolves on a road trip with 2 extremely opposite people in it. And some laughter to keep you awake.

After all the strengths, there’s something that goes missing half way in the movie when it gets somewhat predictable and some unwanted scenes of at least about 15min. Another spoilsport is the set of songs. Why does bollywood always have songs at regular intervals, be it any movie!? The songs neither impress nor take the story anywhere. Apart from these couple of hitches, the movie for me was a winner.

Be it Lara Dutta’s sophistication or Vinay Pathak’s stupid innocence, you might be caught repeating those lines yourself ‘isme kaunsi badi baat hogayi ji’ and laugh at/with them until a minor twist in the climax to get some of us emotional. My friend didn’t agree to the idea that there had to be some emotional feel at the end. But I didn’t complain and it worked well just when the movie was about to slip off!

It’s a good watch with some hilarious moments and even attempts to move you to an extent. So ‘Chalo Dilli’ for me worked.

If it didn’t work for you, ‘isme kaunsi badi baat hogayi ji’ J