Director Rajkumar Santoshi disappoints. Not only
does this film carry the hangover of his last hit with Ranbir Kapoor-Katrina
Kaif, Ajab Prem ki Gazab Kahani, but also seems like Santoshi has sought
inspiration from David Dhawan’s mindless comedies and Abhinav Kashyap’s
Dabangg, especially in the action scenes. The filmmaker uses a half-baked,
done-to-death plot where even the romance between the film’s lead pair fizzles
due to a lack of build-up. The chemistry between Shahid and Ileana is almost
non-existent. Ileana was promising in Barfi!, but she isn’t impressive as
‘Complaint Kajal’ – blame it on her bad dialogue delivery or the director’s
caricaturish presentation of the film’s characters. Darshan Jariwala (as
Commissioner of Police) and Sanjay Mishra (as Guruji) are good, but haven’t
been properly used. Saurabh Shukla is wasted, but Salman Khan’s guest
appearance is perfectly set into the movie.
The film’s music is impressive and its saving grace;
however, the picturisation harks back to that of Ajab Prem…, whether it is the
Agal bagal song that has shades of Prem ki nayya or Mere bina tu, modelled on
Tu jaane na. We have to wonder if Santoshi is sticking to a set pattern or some
kind of formula, because the film lacks surprises – so much so that even the
twists are predictable. Nargis Fakhri’s item song is a jump in the bumpy flow.
Is this a film made in the factory of a man who gave us cult comedy like in
Andaz Apna Apna? We expected more, or at least something different, for sure.
Shahid Kapoor looks great, especially in a cop
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