Shah Rukh Khan is the star but you’ll cheer more for Nawazuddin Siddiqui…

Ali brings little other than a few visual flourishes to the original. OK Jaanu is a carbon copy which lacks the emotional cadence and vigour of the original.

Lacking the pace of the first half, Kahaani wavers in the second even after its leading lady gets to her feet. Kahaani 2 has a story worth telling and a heroine worth rooting for  but sadly it doesn’t match up to the thrills of its predecessor.

The memorable moments here are between Bhatt and Khan albeit most of them are already seen in the many teasers. Khan with specks of white hair in his beard and understated approach here will remind viewers of the good old days of Chak De India! and Swades respectively. But the lifeline of Dear Zindagi is its heroine who at 23 is at the top of her game.

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is at best a good watch for Ranbir Kapoor fan[girl]s who have been waiting to see the actor play the lover boy with a musical bent. That Ranbir is back and here he is even lip-syncing the songs with conviction.

For a film about music none of the tracks scored by Vishal-Shekhar make an impression, with a few being indistinguishable from the other thanks to Jadhav’s extravagant staging and Bosco-Caesar’s uninspiring choreography. Banjo limps to its 137-minute running time leaving the viewers not high on great music but low on a listless outing.

Parched packs in many social issues into the film – from violence against women to the need of education of girls – and it does so without screaming from the rooftop.

Despite sticking to the tried-and-tested, A Flying Jatt doesn’t quite take off as an action comedy. The makers, knowingly or unknowingly, do give a few interesting spins. Most foreigners will struggle with India’s pollution and heat but Jones’ Raka is show to thrive on it. D’Souza leaves the door open for a sequel. But given that Flying Jatt has come of age by the end of the film and scaled new heights – he even flies into space – D’Souza and writers will have to come up with something more substantial to justify the superhero franchise.

UnIndian won’t bowl you over but it is that breezy film which has enough moments to make you chuckle and laugh.

The tacky production values (the Parsis will especially cringe at the neon green walls of Rustom’s house) and poor CGI make the period film an eyesore.