Movie Review: Fukrey Returns...At Times Amusing, At Times Exasperating
The implausible comedy is redeemed by the inspired performances of Pankaj Tripathi, Richa Chadha and Varun Sharma
Chalo, it’s back to a pack of silly Dilli Boyz and the huffin’ puffin’ Hoodie -- aka Bholi Punjaban – who’re out to quake, rattle and roll in the name of comedy shomedy.
Meaning the sequel of you-know-which-flick ,Fukrey Returns directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and written by Vipul Vig, jogs-‘n’-jigs all over the capital’s gullies and chaubaras. Admittedly, the franchise does seem to have plenty of potential for a zany zapper, and occasionally succeeds in drawing out a belly laugh, plus a titter or two. Yoo wooh.
Pulkit Samrat In Fukrey Returns
Is the outcome a fabulous feelfunny fandango though? Questionable. Take the incredible Choocha (Varun Sharma) and organic Hunny baba (Pulkit Sharma) who’re endowed with some sort of mystical powers to dream up and calibrate winning numbers at the lottery sweepstakes.
Such a Wonder
Twosome should be cleaning up the casinos at Las Vegas, no? Never mind, maybe
their magic minds are area-specific to Delhi. Chill, chill, call this dramatic
licence if you will.
Anyway Choocha
and Hunny are making money now, and that’s what matters. And of course, their
buddies namely Lalli (Manjot Singh) and Zafar (Ali Fazal), are included in the
crowded scenario again, not that they contribute much this time around to ha-ha
quotient.
Varun Sharma And Ali Fazal In Fukrey Returns
So what kind of
wall is the quartet against, at this very minute? No certificates for of merit
for guessing. Aha, turns out that the gang lady Bholi Punjaban (Richa
Chadha) is mad at them for dunking her like a doughnut in a prison cell. It’s
payback time, folks.
Dhaniyavad to a
fixer, apni Bholi is released for her countless crimes within a year. Goody?
Not really. Her quickfix benefactor demands fat cash for the favour. Ergo,
Choocha and Company have to raise the moolah, whether they beg, borrow or hide
their faces in a choolah. In addition, there’s a nasty nitwit of a politician
to deal with. Enough to give ordinary mortals a fit.
Outcome: quite a
few excursions to the local zoo, and lapses into toilet humour revolving around
bare butts and pee-pee sessions. As it is, Delhi Belly, has already exhausted
these risible rituals.
The
purported mirthfest works best when it depends on colloquial, streetsmart
dialogue, and needless to emphasise, on the natural-born comic talent of a
bunchful of its acting crew. Pankaj Tripathi, who enacted the irascible
gatekeeper of a college campus, is mercifully reworked into the second-parter.
Reliably his unshowy sense of comic timing, brings back the smile on your face.
Kya baat hai,
Richa Chadha is allocated more screen time and punchliners. And she’s terrific,
attacking them with the relish of a chaat-masala foodie.
Elastic Face,
Varun Sharma, is in peak form. Manjot Singh sustains his likeable screen
presence. However, Ali Fazal tends to blend into the woodwork.
As for the
teakish Pulkit Sharma, the less bemoaned the better.
Yeah so the chief
strengths of Fukrey Phir Se Aaa Gaya, are Tripathi, Chadda and Sharma, who seem
to be more inspired and inventive than director Lamba is.
If a
sometimes-amusing, sometimes-exasperating Delhi Darshan –like the first edition
was -- is your cup of chai, then there’s no harm in giving this malarkey
a look-see.
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