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3 men, considered as losers in their lives by the people, plan to get rich along with their girlfriends by fooling 2 gangsters and robbing their money.
Critic Consensus
Critical reception for Pagalpanti is overwhelmingly negative, with reviewers describing it as a poorly scripted, overlong comedy that fails to deliver consistent laughs despite an ensemble cast. Several critics noted that the film leans on its starcast rather than substance, with one calling it a collection of improvised scenes lacking a coherent story. The humor was widely panned as stale and lowbrow, and the film's runtime of nearly two and a half hours was seen as punishing. A minority of reviewers acknowledged sporadic moments of entertainment, but no critic identified a genuinely praiseworthy element.
5 rated reviews · 5 negative
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Updated“Some good actors have lent their names to this mess, for what can't be any other reason than money and the hits somehow against Anees Bazmee's name.”Read full review ↗
“A Sloppy TikTok Video Stretched To A Torturous 2 Hours And 29 Minutes...”Read full review ↗
“Even with an enviable starcast and heavy-duty action, Pagalpanti never really manages to pull off more than a few laughs.”Read full review ↗
“The problem with today's comedies is that they think they can get away with cast and canvas, and making poker faces on posters would led to the belief that they have made an entertaining film for families. Actors participating in such comedies usually say in interviews and write on social media how their films are not for critics and request the audiences to leave their brains at home. I did exactly that, didn't apply any logic or brain, all I desired was laughter... where's that? Whom should I talk to now?”Read full review ↗
“Pagalpanti is sporadically entertaining, but for the most part it feels stale and ordinary. Even the appearance of a Méhul Choksi lookalike in the end cannot lift the film out of its plainness. References to current events work if you have a take on them. Pagalpanti has none.”Read full review ↗
“You can imagine the standard of Pagalpanti's humour when characters are named Wifi, Bully and Tully, a hospital placard reads Dr Trump and bitter gourd is mistaken for poison to evoke laughs...”Read full review ↗
“Pagalpanti appears to be a collection of improvised scenes rather than a film made from a real script. The performances are wooden, dialogues stilted and regressive, and the story – well, there isn't one. This one is best avoided.”Read full review ↗
“An overcooked, overstretched comedy that can't resist playing on the loyalty-to-the-nation theme”Read full review ↗
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Ileana D'Cruz
- John Abraham
- Anil Kapoor
- Urvashi Rautela · Kavya
- Arshad Warsi
- Pulkit Samrat · Chandu
- Kriti Kharbanda · Jhanvi
- Saurabh Shukla · Raja Sahab
- Mukesh Tiwari
- Brijendra Kala · Mamaji
- Zakir Hussain · Tulli Seth
- Inaamulhaq · Niraj Modi
- Ashok Samarth · Bulli Seth
- Dolly Bindra · Raja Sahab's Wife
- Yash Agnihotri · Jhanvi's Party Guest
- Alister Albert · Rajasahab's Bodyguard
- Mizzy Ali · Lawnmower Chief
- Neilesh Ambu · Chauffeur
- Manoj Anand · Jhanvi's Party Guest / Butler / Bodyguard
- Simon Anthony · Passer by
Director
Screenplay
Cinematography
Details
- Release Date
- 22 November 2019
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Language
- Hindi
User Ratings & Reviews
1 rating · 1 with a written review
Community Reviews (1)
The mindless, masala humor is an excuse to cover up the obvious blandness of 'Pagalpanti'. Although it has some terrific comic shots and a particularly interesting ensemble star cast, the film has nothing else to rely upon. Tonnes of boring moments and easy dissatisfaction through the blandness will ruin your experience at the cinemas. AND I have seen it, so it's not like I am judging it: but there's also loads of sexism here. Easily one of the worst by Anees in his career.















