Yamla Pagla Deewana, YPD, marks the return of the 3 Deols – Papa Dharam & betas Sunny te Bobby. Unlike their last outing together Apne which was a family drama with all the emotions & formula to play with the audience sentiments, YPD is the exact opposite. It's a movie that is tailor made for the Deols and thrives on their chemistry which is crackling.
The opening credits set the tone for the movie and clearly showcase the genre – masala comedy & set the expectation – take on 70s/80s lost & found movies. Despite using the credits so well to build the foundation, somehow the movie seems to run out of steam by the time interval comes. The movie starts with Sunny, who stays with his mother, Canadian wife & 2 kids in Vancouver, searching for his dad (Dharam) on the internet. After a couple of scenes and quick background provided by the mother, he flies down to Benares to find his long lost Father & Brother (Bobby), small time cons who cheat people of their money and get drunk after dancing around with some blonde chicks in local Benaras bars!
Once in Benaras, Sunny gets conned by his own brother but quickly finds his father who refuses to accept/acknowledge him as his son. However, Sunny does manage to convince Bobby to include him in their con-team after saving their life a couple of times from the people they cheated. In the meantime Bobby falls in love with a photographer, Kulraj Randhawa (Sahiba), who turns out to be a Punjaabann with about 5 or more brothers who take her back to Patiala to get her married to an/any NRI. Dharmendra convinces Sunny to help his brother but asks him to promise not to tell Bobby about his mother.
By this time, you start to think if this is it!?? Is this what the hype was all about…! That's the laugh riot they promised?! Another case of skyhigh expectations going bust!?!
But post-interval it's a different story altogether, quite like other Samir Karnik movies though with a twist. While all his other movies (like Kyun Hogaya na…, Heroes) sank during the second half after a promising first half, YPD just takes off post interval and flies high till the end. It's a complete laugh riot with not only the 3 Deols showcasing their comic timing and not their fists, but also the support cast delivering rib-tickling performances led by Mukul Dev, Anupam Kher & Sucheta Khanna who plays Kulraj's cousin.
The second half begins with Sunny & Bobby going to Patiala to meet Sahiba & his brothers (Anupam, Mukul & Co.) and discuss marriage. However, one situation after another leads to total confusion and chaos but at no time does the movie go out of control. All characters are well defined and surprisingly the pick of the lot for me (in second half) is Mukul Dev who is just phenomenal as Sahiba's brother Billa. In fact, initially I didn't recognize him as the look & acting was just the perfect fit for the character.
Performance wise, all the 3 Deols deliver sincere, audience winning performances and fit the bill perfectly. Papa Dharam is loveable though a little underused in the second half. Bobby tries extremely hard in the 1st half but is let down by some repetitive dialogues, however he does makes up for that post interval. Sunny once again shows that he can be as effective in comic roles as he is in action ones and clearly is the strength of the movie. Kulraj Randhawa looks beautiful and does a great job at whatever she is given to perform. Anupam Kher is his usual consistent self; while Mukul Dev & Sucheta Khanna for me are the show stealers.
The highlights of the movie are the sequences which have jokes on the Deols' themselves, the climax with Sunny doing his roaring act and the title song which has Dharamendra, Sunny & Bobby doing their signature dance steps. It really pushes you to leave the seat and join them.
In all, a movie that is a must watch especially if you are a fan of any of the 3 Deols though a little editing in the first half would definitely make it a grander Celebration!
My Rating - 7/10
(Script - 3/5; Direction - 3/10; Performance - 4/10; Entertainment - 3.5/10)
Once in Benaras, Sunny gets conned by his own brother but quickly finds his father who refuses to accept/acknowledge him as his son. However, Sunny does manage to convince Bobby to include him in their con-team after saving their life a couple of times from the people they cheated. In the meantime Bobby falls in love with a photographer, Kulraj Randhawa (Sahiba), who turns out to be a Punjaabann with about 5 or more brothers who take her back to Patiala to get her married to an/any NRI. Dharmendra convinces Sunny to help his brother but asks him to promise not to tell Bobby about his mother.
By this time, you start to think if this is it!?? Is this what the hype was all about…! That's the laugh riot they promised?! Another case of skyhigh expectations going bust!?!
But post-interval it's a different story altogether, quite like other Samir Karnik movies though with a twist. While all his other movies (like Kyun Hogaya na…, Heroes) sank during the second half after a promising first half, YPD just takes off post interval and flies high till the end. It's a complete laugh riot with not only the 3 Deols showcasing their comic timing and not their fists, but also the support cast delivering rib-tickling performances led by Mukul Dev, Anupam Kher & Sucheta Khanna who plays Kulraj's cousin.
The second half begins with Sunny & Bobby going to Patiala to meet Sahiba & his brothers (Anupam, Mukul & Co.) and discuss marriage. However, one situation after another leads to total confusion and chaos but at no time does the movie go out of control. All characters are well defined and surprisingly the pick of the lot for me (in second half) is Mukul Dev who is just phenomenal as Sahiba's brother Billa. In fact, initially I didn't recognize him as the look & acting was just the perfect fit for the character.
Performance wise, all the 3 Deols deliver sincere, audience winning performances and fit the bill perfectly. Papa Dharam is loveable though a little underused in the second half. Bobby tries extremely hard in the 1st half but is let down by some repetitive dialogues, however he does makes up for that post interval. Sunny once again shows that he can be as effective in comic roles as he is in action ones and clearly is the strength of the movie. Kulraj Randhawa looks beautiful and does a great job at whatever she is given to perform. Anupam Kher is his usual consistent self; while Mukul Dev & Sucheta Khanna for me are the show stealers.
The highlights of the movie are the sequences which have jokes on the Deols' themselves, the climax with Sunny doing his roaring act and the title song which has Dharamendra, Sunny & Bobby doing their signature dance steps. It really pushes you to leave the seat and join them.
In all, a movie that is a must watch especially if you are a fan of any of the 3 Deols though a little editing in the first half would definitely make it a grander Celebration!
My Rating - 7/10
(Script - 3/5; Direction - 3/10; Performance - 4/10; Entertainment - 3.5/10)
Starring: Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Kulraj Randhawa, Anupam Kher, Mukul Dev
Director: Samir Karnik (Kyun ho gaya na..., Heroes, Nanhe Jaisalmer)
Producer: Sameer Karnik + Nitin Manmohan (Dus, Tango Charlie, Anjali, Baaghi, Bol Radha Bol, etc)
Writer: Jasvinder Singh Bath (Debut)
Music Director: Many
excellent review... read ur first one as well and u have improved tremendously from the first time around... cheers...
ReplyDeleteNice review. You trying to take masand's place kya? perfect job for you.
ReplyDeletenicely done...like this better than the first one..the template and the description..although i didnt get how all the 3s and the 4s for the various categories add up to 7/10
ReplyDeletePS: yet to see the movie :(
nice one Ankit....after reading ur review it seems i should watch it for sure...after all bollywood movies are like one time watch or more than one time...ek baar dekh toh sakte hai... :)
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