Review of shaadi ke side effects

Release date – 28'th February 2014

One Word which describes the film – Mundane

Best Dialogue - 'Meri galti hoti hai to main sorry bolta hoon, meri wife ki galti hoti hai to main sorry bolta hoon. Ladai hoti hi nahi .' 

Genre – Comedy/ Drama

Music – Pritam

Producer- Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor
Pritish Nandy

Story & Direction -Saket Chaudhary

Cast - Farhan Akhtar , Vidya Balan, Ram Kapoor , Vir Das , Ila Arun, Purab Kohli

Budget- 40 crores 

Saket Chaudhary made his directorial debut with  Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006) . In this film he takes us to what happens after the romance , the candlelight dinners and the honeymoon is over. 

Farhan and Vidya are both talented actors and so we expected a lot of on screen fireworks on the screen. The film started in a good way showing great chemistry between the lead actors .But slowly as the love went away from their wedding , viewers also started losing interest. 

The main problem in the film is , the lack of well defined characters.

Farhan's character is confused most of the times and one can't understand whether he wants to be with his wife , his friends , wants alone time or wants to just watch a football match . 

Vidya since the start of the film is shabbily dressed and has no other work except for  having a baby , taking care of the baby , talking about that baby and then planning for another baby ! As if a housewife's life just revolves around a baby.

Purab Kohli , Vir Das and Ila Arun must have been added as after thoughts in the film as their presence took the film nowhere and after sometime they just made a silent exit from the film.

There were few good dialogues in the film like , "I felt like Sehwag. Ek do match kharab kya khele team se hi nikaal diya aur naya young, player rakh liya and ' doosro ke bacche and puppies sabko acche lagte hai ' but making a complete film just on the basis of few dialogues is not a very good idea.

In a line the film justifies its name and is like marriage which sometimes is sweet , sometimes exciting and sometimes so boring and mundane that we start wondering that were we better off as singles .  

Timepass . Can be seen in theaters.

Rank - 4 (Out of the 6 films I have seen in 2014)

Review of Mere Dad Ki Maruti

Release date – 15'th March 2013

One Word which describes the film – Humorous

Best  Dialogue – 
Tiger, Bill Clinton sabka 'The End' 
ladkiyon ki wajah se hi hua hai  

Genre – Comedy 
 
Story - Shreyansh Agarwal

Music – Sachin Gupta

Producer -  Ashish Patil , Y Films

Direction - Ashima Chibber

Cast - Ram Kapoor ,  Saqib Saleem , Rhea Chakraborty , Prabal Panjabi , Ravi Kishan

Budget – 7-8  crores 

Mere Dad Ki Maruti is the third film after  Luv Ka The End  and  Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge  by Y -Films .Y films is a subsidiary of Yash Raj Films launched on April 1, 2011 by Aditya Chopra, which concentrates on introducing fresh talent. 

The strong friendship of Saqib Salim and Prabal Panjabi ( who were last seen in Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge ) is the highlight of the film . The full film is like a roller-coaster ride where even during the most testing times the duo stick to each other . In some scenes Prabal Panjabi has even managed to outshine Saqib Salim.

Rhea as Jasleen is the perfect picture of the current generation .She likes to be called Jazz-lin and is the self proclaimed Chandigarh ki Shakira . She uses words like hashtag thanks bye and K which show her addiction to Twitter .Most of the time she is shown in micro shorts and high heels. After Cocktail , Matu Ki Bijli Ka Mandola  and Murder 3 guess micro shorts have become the dress code for all heroines under 30.

Ram Kapoor as the loud Punjabi dad is just perfect . He wears a Louis Vuitton suit and a Rado watch but serves local whiskey to the wedding guests filled in imported bottles . 

Ravi Kishan has a small role but his dressing style and especially his eyes remind you of Mithun Chakravarty .

In a line it's a fully entertaining film with not even a single dull moment .

Must watch .Can be seen with friends or family .

Rank- 6 (Out of the 18 films I have seen in 2013 )