Dil Bole Hadippa

YRF is the banner which a long time back used to give movies like Chandani, Silsila, DDLJ.....basically good and sober love stories with sensible drama in it. But since last few years, (specially since when they thought of launching Uday Chopra) they have degraded their standard with replacements of white, transparent chiffon saris with small skirts, bikinis and short pants......with moving from nainital, shimla ki vadiya to anytime anywhere in Punjab de khet and pahaadees.....

Thats why when I began to watch this new movie of YRF, I was never excited or expecting it to be above their standards. It is a normal film with regular drama and mixture of ideas of so many hit movies. Following is its quick three point review ........

1. A very pathetic storyline with regular star-cast and cliched punjabi locations and folk music.

(Actually I am done in one point but still..... I am an autopsy lover)

2. Cricket has proved to be good game live, not recorded - specially immediately after IPL and 20 -20 world cup - they have failed to show the drama of the game in the movie

(Even Yuvraaj Singh cannot tell before hitting 6 sixes which Rani does with extraordinary confidence........sheer impossibility)

3. It has Rakhi Sawant and Sherlyn Chopra.......which are supposed to be for thurkeys....but even both of them disappoint........

Two things I should mention:

One) Rani has performed absolutely fantastic along with a cute Chhota sardaar getup..... but the idea is wasted and

Two) Shahid Kapur has played a smart gamble - if the movie is a hit, another hit on his name and if its a flop, people will not remember it as his movie......

P.S.: This movie is an adaptation of a 2006 English flick 'She's the Man' starring Amanda Bynes

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