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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 disappointing and largely unfunny follow-up to the original. The few mildly positive notices acknowledge the strength of the franchise's brand and Vinay Pathak's reputation as a comic performer, though even these critics felt the film fell far short of expectations. The most consistent criticisms centre on a near-total absence of genuine laughs, a lack of fresh ideas, and the failure of the Pathak-Kay Kay Menon pairing to match the chemistry of the first film. Several critics explicitly recommended audiences skip the film entirely.
11 reviews · 1 positive · 4 mixed · 6 negative
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"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."Read full review ↗
"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."Read full review ↗
"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."Read full review ↗
"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."Read full review ↗
"You can safely give this one a miss. Watch this only if you want to get your Bheja fried."Read full review ↗
"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!"Read full review ↗
"This one makes you believe in benefits of plagiarism alone. Knock-offs have delivered for Indians, fine films in the past."Read full review ↗
"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."Read full review ↗
"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."Read full review ↗
"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."Read full review ↗
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Vinay Pathak · Bharat Bhushan
- Kay Kay Menon · Ajit Talwar
- Minissha Lamba · Ranjini
- Suresh Menon · M
- Amole Gupte · Raghu Burman
- Aditi Gowitrikar · Raveena Kapoor
- Virendra Saxena · Viru Chacha
- Rahul Vohra · Kapoor
- Rukshar · Naina Talwar
- Kishwar Merchant · Spanta Patel
- Amit Behl · Raviraj
- Rahul Singh · Dharam Bharti
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Details
- Release Date
- 17 June 2011
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Language
- Hindi
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