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Bone gag pink11/24/2023 ![]() The climax is a major downer, as the entire monologue makes no sense. Some of the songs in the backdrop are force-fitted – Naiyo Lagda and Gaddi Leke - making an attempt to evoke laughter. Though, the production value isn’t something that actually harms the overall experience of the film for the audience, but, a basic upscale in aesthetics was expected. The production values are also not up to the mark, and with part two, one always expects the scale to go up. ![]() The music is a major negative, as barring Dil Ka Telephone, all the songs fall flat. The romantic track of Karam and Pari is also not well-established, and the makers could have probably opted for one romantic track at the start to set things up. While the director continues with the formula of gags in his screenplay, most of them in the second half don’t land well – be it the entire sequence feature Sudesh Lehri or the track of Ayushmann with Vijay Raaz and Seema Pahwa in the restaurant as also the extended climax.Īs the humor goes missing, one starts to question the proceedings in the second half, though the leading hero, Ayushmann, tries to lift the film on his shoulders. While the one-liners keep coming from the characters, the plot goes a little haywire. While the story sets itself up for a blast at the interval point, the proceedings in the post-interval portions are not as entertaining. Some of the best sequences include – The first meeting of Pooja with Sona Bhai, her meeting with Shahrukh and their wedding, the confusion between Jagjit, Pooja, Karam, and Jumani, Dadaji’s encounter with Pooja, Dadaji’s death episode and the short pregnancy gimmick to name some. The confusion in the core plot until the interval will remind you of the good old Govinda comedies, as a lie for one is the truth for the other, which is again a lie for the third person. They, along with the leads, lift the impact of the one-liners, which could fall flat if not for the set of these talented actors with impeccable comic timing. Some of the gags and one-liners make up for the loopholes in the storyline.Īnother positive for Dream Girl 2 are the quirky characters and the apt casting – it’s an absolute delight to see artists like Annu Kapoor, Seema Pahwa, Vijay Raaz, Rajpal Yadav, and Paresh Rawal in the mad-cap world of confusion surrounding Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday. The screenplay is smartly written as the writer and director intertwine the plot with gag after gag. The story moves at a quick pace as the director wastes no time to get to the point. The one-line punches land well, and evoke laughter, especially in the first half without going too over the top. The biggest plus for Dream Girl 2 are the dialogues written by Raaj Shaandilyaa and Naresh Kathooria. How does Karam aka Pooja get himself out of the situation? What happens when Pari lands in this setup of cross-dressing? All of it and a lot more unfolds in Dream Girl 2. him to a wedding with Shahrukh (Abhishek Banerjee), who is the son of Abu Salim (Paresh Rawal). In no time, Pooja becomes the talk of the town, and the situation leads her aka. ![]() That’s when his friend, Smiley (Manjot Singh), and his father, Jagjit (Annu Kapoor) convince him to cross-dress as Pooja. To win over the love of his life, Pari ( Ananya Panday), and the trust of her father, Jaypal (Manoj Joshi), Karam (Ayushmann Khurrana) is committed to earning money – by hook or by crook. ![]() Is the film a worthy sequel? Let’s find out! Plot: 3 years later, he returns with Dream Girl 2. Back in 2019, Raaj Shaandilyaa made his directorial debut with Dream Girl starring Ayushmann Khurrana and the film is among the better comedies made in today’s time. Over the years, few directors have mastered the art of tickling the funny bone. The most difficult task is to make people laugh, and hence, comedy is often the trickiest genre in world cinema.
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