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Bheja Fry 2

17 June 2011Hindi2h 10m

What critics are saying

Critical consensus on Bheja Fry 2 is overwhelmingly negative, with most reviewers finding it a significant step down from the original.

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Sagar Ballary DirectorSharad Katari ScreenplayIshq Bector MusicSneha Khanwalkar MusicSagar Desai MusicParixit Warrier Cinematography

A tax-evading businessman and an income-tax officer get stranded on an isolated island.

Critic Consensus

Critical consensus on Bheja Fry 2 is overwhelmingly negative, with most reviewers finding it a significant step down from the original. The most consistent criticism across reviews is that the film generates too few laughs, with its comedy feeling flat, tired, and lacking the charm of the first installment. Several critics specifically noted that Vinay Pathak's pairing with Kay Kay Menon fails to replicate the chemistry he shared with Rajat Kapoor in the original. A recurring broader concern was the film's reliance on a successful brand name without delivering the comic inventiveness needed to justify a sequel.

11 rated reviews · 1 positive · 1 mixed · 9 negative

Praised: Vinay Pathak's comic presenceCriticised: Weak humor compared to original

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Critic Reviews (11)

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Nikhat KazmiTop Critic· Times Of India
5.0
You do end up a few shades disappointed with the sequel, specially since the first part was such a scintillating act. The humour is laid back, the laughs are too few and far between and the tango between Vinay Pathak and Kay Kay Menon lacks the chemistry that crackled between Pathak and Rajat Kapoor in part one.
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Shubhra GuptaTop Critic· Indian Express
4.0
This sequel is tired and flat. Vinay Pathak is a brilliant comic, but here his constant widening of the eyes and his whinny of a laugh is more grating than funny.
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Rajeev MasandTop Critic· IBNLive
3.0
The original film, although entirely plagiarized, had a charming innocence to complement its outrageous humor. This one is dead dull, and a total waste of two precious hours.
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IANS· NDTV
6.0
Unwittingly thus, "Bheja Fry 2" becomes a metaphor for what is wrong with popular Indian comedy today, unlike the comedies of the 1960s and 1970s: lack of fresh ideas and creative talents with the sense and timing enough to execute it.
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Prateeksha Khot· Bollyspice
4.0
You can safely give this one a miss. Watch this only if you want to get your Bheja fried.
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Taran Adarsh· Bollywood Hungama
4.0
On the whole, BHEJA FRY 2 rides on a triumphant brand, but one expects a laudable follow up in terms of hilarity and entertainment. Besides, it should've taken the movie-watching experience to the next level. Sadly, it doesn't!
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Mayank Shekhar· Hindustan Times
3.0
This one makes you believe in benefits of plagiarism alone. Knock-offs have delivered for Indians, fine films in the past.
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Pankaj Sabnani· Glamsham
3.0
BHEJA FRY 2 makes your bheja ache. Not funny!
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Ankur Pathak· Rediff
3.0
While the makers would want to believe they have an intelligent product centring on bizarre and daft protagonists', it ironically lands their film being inadvertently resembling the very same people -- brainless bummers.
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Komal Nahta· KoiMoi
2.0
On the whole, Bheja Fry 2 is not at all a worthy sequel to Bheja Fry. Since the film, designed as a comedy, does not create too much laughter, it will fail to make its mark at the box-office.
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Blessy Chettiar· DNA India
1.0
Bheja Fry 2 lives up to its name, deep-frying your head with its bland existence two times over. Bellary has said in an interview that he wasn't keen on Bheja Fry 3. Thank God for small mercies.
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Release Date
17 June 2011
Runtime
2h 10m
Language
Hindi
Genres
Comedy, Drama

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