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[/amazon_link]Rating : 2/5
Genre : All-in-one
Year : 2011
Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes
Director : Ali Abbas Zafar
Cast : Katrina Khan, Imran Khan, Ali Zafar, Parkshit Sahni, Kanwaljeet Singh
Kid rating : PG
MERE BROTHER KI DULHAN : BIG AND BORING!
By now Yash Raj Films has a reputation. I go see Yash Raj productions because I think that they will be better than they appear to be. Sometimes they are, and most of the time they aren’t. This film falls into the latter category. The famous production house will have to seriously up it’s game and stop making movies which showcase the unremarkable. Old stuff in old bottle=stinker. Get it, YRF ?
The title says it all. He, our Kush Agnihotri (Imran) is in love with his brother-ki-hone-wali-biwi Dimple (Katrina). Yes, he has found his NRI brother Luv (Ali Zafar) a bride, since the bhaisaheb has given him carte blanche on selecting a nice Indian girl. He’s sick of the London types he says, after a particularly bad breakup with British born girlfriend Piali Patel (Tara D’Souza). Little brother takes the given task very seriously and sets to with gusto. After meeting spectacularly stereotypical Indian women, Kush chances upon Dimple – a flamboyant rebel who’s toned down enough to want an arranged marriage. Great family, gorgeous, good-hearted girl – what more does one want for a brother? The match is finalized.
While spending time together in preparations for the wedding, both Kush and Dimple realize that without each other, they are a bit lost. Ergo, they must be in love. Of course, by now Dimple and Luv are engaged, the wedding date and venue set, and cards printed. Plus, think of the badnaami – hai, hai ! What to do ? There isn’t a way to break up a wedding gracefully and opt for the other brother instead, is there ?
I am not gaga over this film. I am not even remotely happy with it. It was inconsistent, slap-dash, and more than a little silly. The characters were iffy, and badly sketched out. The story was immature and probably the product of a juvenile young mind not past it’s 17th year. The screenplay was choppy, direction sparse and dialogues cringe-worthy. The songs are un-hummable, and lyrics wanna-be-cool. Here’s a sample : “kaisa yeh ishq hai, ajab sa risk hai”. Yes, yes, I know, such poetry; it brings me to my knees.
Plus, the acting was terrible; I had a hard time deciding which of the three main characters was the worst actor. Imran cannot emote to save his life. Ali Zafar didn’t fit into his role and was awkward and artificial. And Katrina has dramatic skills like I have a green thumb. Plants that I attempt to ministrate to, take one look at me and die.
Like a YRF film this movie too had lots of color, interesting locales, good cinematography and a slick finish. What it didn’t have was the oomph required to make it into even a decently watchable film. A waste of my time, let it not eat into any of yours.
Kidwise : This is a fairly clean movie. There are dance numbers featuring women in little clothing, couples getting almost kissy-kissy, but no overt vulgarity or double entendres. This film is probably OK for the 10+ crowd – I give it a PG rating.
