With the middle-aged parents crowding the ensemble plot, Kabir and Ayesha are rendered puppets who entertain when they dance and swing and engage when they eventually shout and scream. Except for a nice moment with the aunties sitting in a row at a kitchen table and one of the quipping, “But who will give us a job?”, they all serve as prettily dressed props with identical handbags, lining the deck. On board with them are equally stereotype uncles and aunts who also rule over their own children. Kamal and Neelam, stereotyped to a fault, dominate the story with their controlling ways. Shah can evoke tears without shedding one herself.) (Watch out for each of their solo scenes in the privacy of the bathroom. Neelam constantly swallows his insults by stuffing her face with cakes. Meanwhile, Kamal is on the brink of a bankruptcy and secretly takes anti-anxiety pills. Boy and girl discrimination rules both households and Ayesha is the silent victim whose pouty lips are sealed despite her education and business acumen. His sister, Ayesha, has been married off to the stuck-up Manav (Rahul Bose), so that she does not elope with a manager’s son. And then lie cheerfully to make sure his plane isn’t sold by his dad. But first he must fly aircrafts when depressed. The one who makes brave attempts to talk is Kabir.
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Guess Khan is a pro after preaching his way through PK. As Sharma’s Farah puts it, “Tum log baat nahin karte?” So it is left to Pluto to do all the talking and philosophising.
The Mehras hide their true feelings and shy away from real communication. He has a voice (Aamir Khan), he thinks and he gives us the lengthy lowdowns on how this family. The Mehras are a wealthy Punjabi family of five: Kamal (Anil Kapoor), Neelam (Shefali Shah), Ayesha (Priyanka), Kabir (Ranveer Singh) and Pluto. His and Sharma’s self-choreographed dance, with its shades of Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence’s wild moves in Silver Lining Playbook, is a joyous, invigorating break from the monotony of a squabbling family. Ranveer Singh’s energy and chemistry with Sharma are welcome sparks and a lifeboat for the boredom that threatens to sink this lavishly-mounted film. The film just about stays afloat with the help of three winsome actors: Farhan Akhtar, Anushka Sharma and Shefali Shah. It’s a sincere attempt to go deep, which in the entire first half ends up dragging under its serious tone and humourless weight.
Image from their Facebook page.ĭil Dhadakne Do is the story of a family celebrating the parents’ 25th wedding anniversary on a luxury cruise around Europe, and it is an ambitious and well-intended attempt to sail around unspoken territories.