Badhai Ho Review

Badhai Ho is another out of the box movies from the new breed of film-makers who are not afraid to take risks while telling a story. The movie does full justice to this new brand of alternate cinema that is being made these days.

Badhai Ho is a wonderful movie. There are multiple things that work for the movie. Firstly, the story has been told in a humorous way which makes you laugh throughout the movie. Secondly the actors of the movie have played their parts brilliantly in mixing both the humor and the serious elements in their respective scenes. Thirdly, the dialogues and the script of the movie is awesome. So even if you go ahead and change one or two elements in the movies dialogues or the script, it won't affect the movie very much. Thus full marks to the writers of the movie. However even with all these positives it feels that the movie moves at a somewhat slow pace. This could have been improved with better editing, though I am not particularly complaining.

As already mentioned acting is one of the best things in the movie. The casting has been done perfectly. While the movie's lead actors, Ayushmann Khurrana and Sanya Malhotra are good, the movie belongs to the seniors. Gajraj Rao is fabulous in his role and he has brought out the nuances of seriousness, romance and humor perfectly. At times he acts like a teenager, and that is what makes his character very endearing. Neena Gupta is also very good in her role and is able to bring out all the emotions associated with her character. The other actors have also played their roles really well.

Amit Sharma has been able to mix humour and emotions very well in the scenes of this movie. His direction skills in this movie need to be lauded. He will go a very long way in this industry.

Overall this is another movie which can be seen with both friends and family. So go to the theatres and watch this movie.

Rating - 3.5 / 5

Sui Dhaaga Review

Sui Dhaaga was released last week without much fanfare of a usual big starcast movie. Even the trailers of the movie indicated that the movie was simple in both nature and story. So here's my review of the movie along with the answer whether the movie matches the trailers.

Sui Dhaaga is truly a simple story made in a simple style with very ordinary characters that you may meet in everyday life. It is very rare to find a movie nowadays that adheres to these simple characteristics. This simplicity is what makes the movie special to watch and one can really enjoy it. Due to this simple story the movie seems to be moving slowly during the short first half where not much happens. The major story happens in the second half of the movie where the characters learn to make it big in life even after facing many hurdles. I have already said that the essence of the movie is its simplicity. However this simplicity also somewhat goes against the movie as it prevents the movie from presenting very high stakes for the characters, which would have otherwise heightened the movie. But it may have also made the movie more complex which could have marred the storytelling and the screenplay. Thus what is the best point of the movie is also the biggest obstacle for the movie. Had the writers taken some risk, it could have really lifted the movie and made it into a special one.

Acting wise the movie truly is a gem. Both Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have played roles that needed very subtle performances and required portraying so many emotions without going overboard. Both of them have carried out their roles very well. I may even go on to say that this is perhaps Varun Dhawan's best acting till date. Raghuvir Yadav is also first rate as Varun Dhawan's father and his presence provides for the lighter moments along with seriousness of the scene. Since Raghuvir Yadav is one of the best actors to grace Indian cinema, he does it effortlessly.

Sharat Katariya has done a good job at directing this simple movie. The movie has the same consistency of narration throughout the movie which must not have been very easy considering he had two of the biggest new stars acting in the movie, but he handles them well. He is the same director who had also directed Dum Laga Ke Haisha, which was another movie known for its simplicity. Thus eagerly waiting to see what he brings on next.

Overall the movie is a slow entertainer and one must like watching simple movies to be able to enjoy the movie. One should go with family and friends to watch this gem of a movie.

Rating - 3.5 / 5