HAPPY NEW YEAR Is Stunning Combo Of Comedy And Action Pluses: Shahrukh Khan displays rare package of action, romance, comedy and intensity, Abhishek Bachchan is surprise package, Boman and Sonu are decent, Deepika Padukone looks simply hot, larger than life shoot, superb screenplay in 2nd half Minuses: Editing is patchy, not all songs work, Vivaan Shah looks lost, post interval takes time to catch the pace again Critic Rating: 4/5 Business Rating: 4.5/5 Verdict: Watch it for full dose of entertainment Detailed Analysis: Happy New Year is next offering from Red Chilles Entertainment and it is distributed by YRF. Film is directed by Farah Khan who delivered box office dud Tees Maar Khan last time around. But she delivered two big hits with superstar Shahrukh Khan in Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om. Film has typical Bollywood masala plot plot. It tells a story of six people from diverse background who come together to perform one of the mind blowing heist. But heist is executed via a dance competition and Mohini Joshi (Deepika Padukone) trains them in dancing but she herself is very bad in English. Charlie (Shahrukh Khan) brings Nandu Bhide (Abhishek Bachchan), Jag/Jagmohan Prakash (Sonu Sood), Temthon Irani (Boman Irani) and Rohan Singh (Vivaan Shah) together for the mission in order to settle his own account with Charan Grover (Jackie Shroff). But as many would have expected, this is not the central plot. How this gang goes beyond heist and restore pride of Indiawaale forms the rest of the plot. Performance-wise Shahrukh Khan is simply outstanding and in top form. He makes you laugh, anticipate, cry and go oo- la la over his physique. Watch out for pre climax sequence and high octane entry - super stardom personified! Deepika Padukone is fantastic with her super comic timings and hot glam avatar. Abhishek Bachchan is surprise package in the film as she is revelation in first half. This is his most entertaining and confident act where he sheds all inhibitions. Boman Irani is good and so is Sonu Sood though Sonu lacks expression and performance but he makes it up with screen presence and sizzling body. Vivaan is the weak link as he looks lost at places. Background music of the film is splendid and song lift the tempo. Songs might not be that popular yet but while watching film at least couple of look sure chartbuster (my favorite undoubedtly Indiawaale and Lovely). Script moves on fast pace but 2nd half takes time to get going. Dialogues are good and choreography is excellent. Cinematography is too good as every shot looks larger than life. Editing is uneven as few shots are repetitive. Costume and art department did their job well. But its director Farah Khan who makes a strong statement after her last forgettable outing. She delivers another Manomohan Desai style film with deadly medley of music, dance, comedy, romance and action. Though this time around she excels in screenplay department too. Film doe snot seem to be too lengthy which many would doubt due to close to 3 hour running time as it has plenty to offer in terms of characters and entertainment. And yes it has few film industry jokes and surprise elements! Film will release tomorrow and will get bumper opening all over. Next three days are national holiday and will give film huge boost. Film has everything what a mass audience will expect. Though great box office numbers are guaranteed but good word of mouth can make it historical at box office! Go for this one if you are looking for larger than life Bollywood style romance, drama, comedy and dialoguebaazi!
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:34:30 +0000
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