Movie Reading : DilWale

First things first, this will be short. After all, you can’t say anything about the movie which has no sensible beginning and no sensible end. Rohit Shetty’s movies have never been about giving a message, they have bit of comedy, bit of romance, too much of cars, but at least light hearted entertainers to some extent. But ‘DilWale’ stooped down to such a level which I never expected. Perhaps he should work more with Ajay Devgn instead of King Khan, and save us from movies like Chennai Express and Dilwale.

How hard you try, you would not be able to figure out a story in this movie. Varun Dhawan kills with his overacting. (Perhaps they should audition those actors as well who have godfathers in the industry). Sanjay Mishra as Oscar Bhai ends every sentence with a rhyme which becomes too much after a point of time. Why does Boman Irani exist in the movie is incomprehensible. In fact many of the supporting cast have no connection with the story (oops! There is no story), they don’t have any connection with what’s going on in the movie.

And then there are cars, cars and cars, everywhere. They are present in each of Rohit’s movies but you will notice them much more in DilWale. You know why? Coz there is nothing else worth noticing in it. SRK chases Kajol in a car, romances with her in a car, gets cheated in a car, and what not. Even the car’s colour in a scene matches with actor’s costumes on many occasions.

Songs are at random positions, just for the sake of having them, perhaps they have been shot to keep you awake. Gerua is a visual treat, and Janam Janam is a musical one. The only thing that does save the movie is SRK & Kajol’s Jodi. The Dhun of Janam Janam keeps playing whenever SRK & Kajol are on screen. If you are not a big fan of them, the movie is an utter waste of time and money. Even otherwise, the couple does not recreate the magic of DDLJ couple.

The only dialogue you can remember;

“Hum sharif kya huye, puri duniya hi Badmaash ho gayi”