Watching a film in a single screen,amidst the 'seetis'.'taalis' and howling is a novel experience.Usually I visit the state capital(Bhubaneswar) on weekends to catch a movie but this time around,I decided to watch this
yrf film in a local theatre.
With a mixed feeling of hesitation and excitement,I barged into the theatre with a crowd of around 60 people.Finally,the movie started and the over enthusiastic movie lover in me took over the timid guy who was feeling uncomfortable as hell among a crowd of wayward rookies.
The movie opens with debutante Parineeti Chopra trying to adjust her 'choli' to show some cleavage,so that her 'munda' Sunny(also her fitness trainer) would fall for her completely when he sees her and would get hanky-panky(read:intimate) with her.Soon enough Sunny dwindles away her father's money,leaving the poor girl heart broken.
The con-man further charms and, then robs, two more ladies-Raina(played by Dipannita Sharma Atwal)-a feisty and successful corporate woman from Mumbai and Saira(played by Aditi Sharma)-a young widow who lives with her loving in-laws in Lucknow,out of their money.
The three ladies come together and hire a sassy salesgirl Ishika(played by Anushka Sharma) to 'con' the 'Bloody Kameena',the name by which they decide to refer to the con-man whose real identity is still unknown.
Together,they head off to Goa,where the con-man is looking for his next prey.Ishika befriends the con-man,who introduces himself as Vikram Talwar and makes him believe that she would be making a multi crore investment,in which she would like him to be a partner of.The,otherwise,smart player,falls for her story.What happens next forms the crust of the story.
The writing(Habib Faisal and Devika Bhagat) is consistent,more so towards the second hour.Habib Faisal's dialogues are a major asset.Maneesh Sharma's direction is quite good.He has made a conscious effort to make each and every reel look different from that of his earlier film-Band Baaja Baaraat.Salim-Sulaiman's music is tuneful but not as impressive as some of their last releases(Love Breakups Zindagi,Band Baaja Baaraat).The trance number 'Fatal Attraction' is appropriately placed in the narrative.The choreography of the songs(Vaibhavi Merchant and Shruti Merchant) is first rate.Aseem Mishra wonderfully captures the beautiful locales which the film has been shot in.
Parineeti Chopra is the star of the show.She has wonderful screen presence and acts with supreme confidence.She,in my opinion,is the find of 2011.Dipannita Sharma Atwal is fairly good.Aditi Sharma brings just the right amount of innocence to her character.Anushka Sharma looks dazzlingly beautiful and as always,acts confidently(almost went deaf on hearing the loud whistles and howling that accompanied her bikini act).Ranveer Singh doesn't impress as much as he did in his debut film.One missed the raw energy that suits him so well.He tries too hard to look sophisticated and cool but succeeds only to a certain extent.
Overall,Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl is a fairly enjoyable entertainer that definitely desrves a watch.The ones expecting another 'Band Baaja Baaraat' would be disappointed.
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