One more Delhi based film... The weirest couple ever... A comedy road movie... And Yana Gupta's classic item number Laila-O-laila... All this has made Chalo Dilli the most awaited movie of the season!
The cast:
Manu Gupta (Vinay Pathak) and Mihika Mukherjee (Lara Dutta)
The storyline:
Shashant Shah, after an emotional debut Dasvidaniya, has brought in a clean comedy for the sheer entertainment of all the desi audiences. Type-casted as a road movie, Chalo Dilli highlights the local affairs in the cities of Mumbai, Jaipur and Delhi and proves to be a pure desi film. The story revolves around a mismatch pair ever Mihika Mukharjee, an uptown investment banker who is on her way to Delhi to meet her husband and Manu Gupta, a saree trader from Chandi Chowk going back home from Mumbai. This journey from Mumbai to Delhi via Jaipur is obstructed several times and is full of adventures, madness and crazy comic moments. After all this fun journey the cultural and class divide gets bridged up. Mihika finally lands up at Delhi, tired worn out and the moral of the story dawn upon her, ‘Do not judge anyone by the face value…including yourself’
What worked:
The film is in whole a desi watch, with elements like dhabas, camels carts, deserts and train journey. The dialogues sounded sharp and witty, specially because of the perfect timing by actor Vinay Pathak. Even after giving a few rough performances, Lara gets the character right and convinces the viewers of being an upper crust entity. Though songs don't play an integral part of Chalo Dilli, 'Laila O Laila', featuring Yana Gupta and 'Matargastiya', were the most noticeable tracks. the director does a smart thing by not having a cliched romantic angle between Manu and Mihika, which is a good thing.
What didn’t:
The writing is inconsistent and so is the direction. Probably, a more crisp and tight writing would have resulted in a more impactful climax. there are shades of the other cult road movie, Jab We Met, which cloud the originality of the script. You are treated to sad jokes by Manu.
Overall:
Chalo Dilli is an exciting and amusing watch, with terrific moments. If you are looking for a decent light watch, with Indian touch, then Chalo Dilli is something that you will like to watch.
Mumbai Masti Ratings: 3/5
The cast:
Manu Gupta (Vinay Pathak) and Mihika Mukherjee (Lara Dutta)
The storyline:
Shashant Shah, after an emotional debut Dasvidaniya, has brought in a clean comedy for the sheer entertainment of all the desi audiences. Type-casted as a road movie, Chalo Dilli highlights the local affairs in the cities of Mumbai, Jaipur and Delhi and proves to be a pure desi film. The story revolves around a mismatch pair ever Mihika Mukharjee, an uptown investment banker who is on her way to Delhi to meet her husband and Manu Gupta, a saree trader from Chandi Chowk going back home from Mumbai. This journey from Mumbai to Delhi via Jaipur is obstructed several times and is full of adventures, madness and crazy comic moments. After all this fun journey the cultural and class divide gets bridged up. Mihika finally lands up at Delhi, tired worn out and the moral of the story dawn upon her, ‘Do not judge anyone by the face value…including yourself’
What worked:
The film is in whole a desi watch, with elements like dhabas, camels carts, deserts and train journey. The dialogues sounded sharp and witty, specially because of the perfect timing by actor Vinay Pathak. Even after giving a few rough performances, Lara gets the character right and convinces the viewers of being an upper crust entity. Though songs don't play an integral part of Chalo Dilli, 'Laila O Laila', featuring Yana Gupta and 'Matargastiya', were the most noticeable tracks. the director does a smart thing by not having a cliched romantic angle between Manu and Mihika, which is a good thing.
What didn’t:
The writing is inconsistent and so is the direction. Probably, a more crisp and tight writing would have resulted in a more impactful climax. there are shades of the other cult road movie, Jab We Met, which cloud the originality of the script. You are treated to sad jokes by Manu.
Overall:
Chalo Dilli is an exciting and amusing watch, with terrific moments. If you are looking for a decent light watch, with Indian touch, then Chalo Dilli is something that you will like to watch.
Mumbai Masti Ratings: 3/5
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