Laal Singh Chaddha

Aamir falls back on easy crutches– widening of the eyes, crooking of the neck, clearing of the throat, pants hitched up high, shirts with collars up to the neck, and a slightly fixed smile– a series of tics that demand too much of our attention. The film, that struggled with lifting its character out of the reductive labels of 'buddhu', 'pagal', 'bhondu', 'khotaya', 'atrangi', becomes surer, and more confident of the paths Laal is treading only when Laal leaves the dull shackles of his mannerisms.

LAAL SINGH CHADDHA is embellished with fine performances and lovely moments. However, the excessive length and slow pacing in the second half goes against the film.