Diljit Dosanjh is affable but profoundly bland as Arjun Patiala. Varun Sharma as Arjun’s side-kick Onida and Kriti Sanon as Ritu Randhawa are tolerable.

The film seems like a grim gangland saga that inadvertently becomes funny, and an attempted spoof of a gangland saga that is far from funny.

About the report card on the film, the SOTY second edition, although it does not pass with flying colours, does make the grade.

Despite Sunny Deol’s Presence the Film Fails to Pack in a Punch

By eschewing the tenets of effective filmmaking, The Tashkent Files fails to get both, the fact and fiction right.

The silver lining is that with a relatively more serious No Fathers in Kashmir as the only other release in theatres combined with the mood of the nation veering towards the patriotic, RAW, despite its flaws, could well have a smooth run.

Inventive, no? Not quite. The path-breaking horror charmer that Peele’s fans expect, Us leads us to believe there is life after death. Only to pull the rug from under our feet by showing that life itself can turn miserable enough to rival death.

Elephants have been such delightful protagonists in previous Hindi films that one would be forgiven for expecting Junglee, headlining action hero Vidyut Jammwal to showcase more pachyderm playfulness. Alas, this one takes the dull and dreary route to belabour the point about the peaceful co-existence of man and beast.

Given that a raucous mindless comedy has not been around for a bit, I won’t be surprised if ‘Total Dhamaal’ rakes in the moolah this weekend and is back with yet another edition, soon.

Unfortunately, despite all the good intent, The Accidental Prime Minister, quite like its protagonist, fails to deliver on the promise.