Language: Hindi,
Hinglish
Cast: Kunal
Khemu, Vir Das, Anand Tiwari, Puja Gupta and Saif Ali Khan,
Story: Three
friends, two stoners and one nerd attend a rave party at Goa
where a new drug turns the living into zombies; the story revolves around the
adventures that follow.
Screenplay and
direction: Raj Nidimoru & Krishna DK do good as directors but the screenplay
can be a bit mundane.
Performances: Kunal
Khemu and Vir Das are good; Anand Tiwari was my favourite, acts well and seems
to be the only one sufficiently scared in the wake of the horror; Puja Gupta delivers
a mediocre performance. Saif Ali Khan brings in the silly, his performance is
average and like most Khans in Bollywood he is insincere in his role, thank god
his is a cameo.
Interesting:
Almost immediately after the characters are done preaching about the ill
effects of drug use and going all moral of the story on the unsuspecting audiences
the movie cuts to the likable song “babaji ki booti” irony much!
USP: Funny,
relatable characters, day to day lingo, catchy music.
Downside:Puja Gupta keeps
lecturing Saif Ali Khan and that’s just absurd. The movie turns
into a statutory warning by GOI preaching drugs are bad. I will kill the next person who
asks me not to smoke or do drugs then some awareness videos about the side
effects of preaching can be made.
Verdict: This
movie is not to be taken seriously, questions like why aren’t they baffled or scared??
and who does that? Is “at some point she was an item” considered respectful now
a days ? Why is Soha Ali Khan smiling at us for 5-6 seconds? are not to be asked. Watch laugh and enjoy. I
can say that it’s not a tedious watch even though in the second half the story
seems to be circulating in the cat mouse chase way. I rate it 7/10.
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