If one has to point out drawbacks, some of the twists in the story seem too convenient and the second half dips a wee bit in energy as compared to the first half. But, overall, the choice of locations, the performances and the brutally honest take on a story that needed to be told, makes this film a hell of a scary ride but absolutely worth it. Don’t miss it.

One consistent thought that you get while enduring this immature, supposedly funny, too clever for its own good film is ‘what the hell is happening?’ and that thought stays with you even after it’s over. This film (can it really be called one?) is more a random putting together of terribly executed scenes, filled with characters who seem to be injected with some kind of drug that kept them bubbling with a surplus of energy and irritating enthusiasm.

Thanks to the uninspiring script, the ho-hum performances, dull cinematography (Coorg could have looked so much more beautiful) and lackluster dialogues, you want to grab a cup of coffee to slap yourself awake once you are done with the movie.

A decade after ‘Ab Tak Chappan’ was released, this apology of a sequel brutally kills the original. Shoddy production qualities, uneven background music, jaded dialogues and pointless, unimaginative script scheme together to make this sequel a bit of a disaster.

One of the best romantic comedies to come out of Bollywood, ‘Dum Lagaa Ke Haisha’ steadily grows on you and warms the cockles of your heart even before you realise it. By the end of it, you might just want to go and hug the people in your life who you otherwise take for granted.

What you mainly take away from this movie is its core; a story that tells us that most often the situation is the villain. And, perhaps, each of us is capable of turning a criminal when faced with an extreme situation.

I did try hard to look for that charm and charisma that his ‘five-crore’ followers see in him. Fortunately or unfortunately, I couldn’t see anything beyond the shenanigans and the ‘herogiri’ and of course, the overwhelming megalomania.

What definitely doesn’t work for ‘Roy’ is its self indulgence. The film starts meandering after a point, and the second half is stretched too long testing one’s patience. It is as irritating and boring as a sexy confident woman who ceaselessly takes selfies to repeatedly remind the rest of the world about her beauty. But then there are those glorious songs with melody just right for this sexy, stylish movie that manages to gets your straying attention back to the screen.

If you are a Lal Bahadur Shastri fan and revere history, don’t waste your sentiments on this film. A primary school skit is put together with more finesse.

The film works at some levels. The absolutely cool story idea and Balki’s tongue firmly in cheek look at the buzzing world of Bollywood are the plus points of the film. The scene leading to the ‘Piddley’ song sequence as well as the song itself are the best indications of a well executed satire.