Jun 08, 2013 04:22 PM
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A sequel is usually expected to be better than or as good as the first part. In rare case, it’s alright if it’s not as good as first part but still has a certain charm. But a sequel that is not even a shadow of the first part is certainly not done at any cost. Unfortunately, that’s Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 for you. Barring few individualistic scenes and performances, the sequel to the 2011 hit Yamla Pagla Deewana is a major disappointment.
The story of the movie: Paramveer Singh Dhillon (Sunny Deol), in London, is assigned the responsibility of making Sir Yograj Khanna (Annu Kapoor) debt-free and giving a face-lift to his club so that it can get back to business as before. Meanwhile in Varanasi, Paramveer’s father-brother conmen Dharam (Dharmendra) and Gajodhar (Bobby Deol) come across Yograj and mistaking him to be a well-off wealthy businessman, hatch a plan. They masquerade themselves as the stinking rich Oberois, with Gajodhar becoming Prem, and thereby impress Yograj with their ‘show of wealth’. On the other hand, Gajodhar woos Yograj’s daughter Simran (Neha Sharma) and their respective families decide to get the love birds engaged in UK. They reach London, without informing Paramveer since he is of the impression that Dharam and Gajodhar no longer con people. Trouble begins for the father-son when they come face to face with Paramveer and also Einstein aka Happy the orangutan and not to forget, the weirdo Dudeji (Anupam Kher).
Yamla Pagla Deewana worked not only for its execution and humour but also thanks to the real setting, be it Punjab or Varanasi. In Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, everything looks superficial while the villain, Dudeji’s den seemed like a caricature. The background score is too loud and unnecessarily expressive that takes away the charm from some scenes. Most of the gags and one-liners fall flat. There are hardly few scenes here and there that raised laughs. That’s it! This is not something expected from the sequel of the laugh riot Yamla Pagla Deewana! The film is almost 2.30 hours and gets unnecessarily stretched at certain places. The entire episode of Einstein’s painting could have made a huge impact but that doesn’t happen as the painting itself is not shown in the film. A move that backfired badly!
On the positive side, some scenes raise laughs, as mentioned before. The manner in which Dharam-Gajodhar’s men quickly set up a ‘phoolon ki dukaan’ when the duo chat with Paramveer is hilarious! Watch out for the scene when an esscort enters the scene while Reet (Kristina Akheeva) is about to propose Paramveer – Paramveer’s reaction was hilarious! Few shots in the action-packed climax featuring Sunny Deol were powerful and clap and whistle worthy!
Sunny Deol is very lovable and plays his part with élan and conviction. He rocked in action scenes and it would be a pleasure to see him in Singh Sahab The Great which is an out and out action drama. Dharmendra too does well and is as good as he was in the first part. Bobby Deol is fine too and one feels sad for this great actor who has been delivering forgettable films like Thank You, Players and now Yamla Pagla Deewana 2. Hope he gets back his lost honour!
Neha Sharma is extremely charming and is a treat to see her perform. Newbie Kristina Akheeva’s Indian looks come to her rescue and performance wise, she’s quite nice. Annu Kapoor puts his best foot forward and does a great job, despite his character not well sketched. Anupam Kher, Johny Lever (Don) and Sucheta Sharma (Babli) deliver rubbish performances! Others were fine.
Toshi-Shabri’s music is strictly okay with not a single song making a mark. Background score, as said before, is unnecessary at places. Neha Parti’s cinematography is quite good. Action is slight over the top at places but fine for such a film. Costumes are colourful and glamorous. Jaswinder Bath and Lynda Deol’s story was fine though it didn’t offer anything new. But it had the potential for a great comedy. Sadly, the film fails to script level first and later thanks to Sangeeth Sivan’s direction. The predictability of the script coupled with bad jokes spoilt the show. Also, scenes of Bunty-Babli and the orangutan wooing a female were embarrassing. The first part’s strength was the chemistry shared by all the three Deols. In Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, there are hardly scenes where the three Deols share screen space and when they do, mazaa nahi aata!
On the whole, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 is a king-sized disappointment. The jokes fall flat, script is predictable while talented actors like Anupam Kher and Johny Lever come up with one of their worst performances of their career. Needless to say, give this film a skip!
