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The movie is a frame to frame and line to live copy of a French film "Le Dinner de Cons". Although, the actors cannot match the level Jacques Villeret's body language and mannerism, the movie is still an enjoyable one. Kudos to Vinay Pathak, Rajat Kapoor, and Ranvir Shorey
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/24/23
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Looks more of a street theatre rather than cinema but is too long for that.
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
01/14/23
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Vinak Pathay is simply hilarious.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/16/23
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Bharat Bhusan: "Re-dial. . . Ringing. . . Hello.......blah.. blah...... me aa rhi hu kehke phir phone kaat di".... ROTFL!! Hillarious!! The innocent,absent minded 'Bharat Bhusan' character is amazingly funny.... :)
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/24/23
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According to Wikipedia, "Bheja Fry"-director Sagar Ballary is planning to produce a sequel of the film this year, this time with a larger budget and an international setting (Malaysia). Therefore, it was high time for me, to watch the original film.
You immediately notice, that "Bheja Fry" is a low-budget-production, but in a positive way. The makers wanted to produce an independent and unusual film (even though it's based on the French "Le Diner de Cons"). Especially the 1,5 hours of play time are almost revolutionary (even though there are films as short as this one, it's still not very common). If you're used to films with at least 2 hours of play time (normal is 2,5), this shortness can be quite refreshing. I don't mean to say, that long films are bad, but a equation of longer and shorter films would be desirable. With shorter films, however, the danger of being amusing only, is very big, and "Bheja Fry" does suffer from this at times. It's also a little disappointing, that even though one smiles almost end-to-end, there's no way we're talking about real hysterics or grand joviality. For that, the jokes are just to foreseeable and half-baked, though in a charming kind of way. Rajat Kapoor is an actor, from whom I haven't heard or seen to much until now, but also nothing negative yet. He plays the role of the rich anti-hero very well, though maybe a little bit too understated. Vinay Pathak, who's supposed to portray the "idiot", seems very familiar to me, and one gaze at his filmography tells me why, but funnily, I cannot remember a single one of his roles. In this film, however, he delivers a brilliant performance and masters the difficult tightrope walk between slapstick and good humour.
I don't know anything about the director, Sagar Ballary, except for my little pearl "Mixed Doubles", in which he was Associate Director. But I'm excited for a sequel, even though a little skeptical because of the increased budget and "international setting".
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/22/23
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Vinay Pathak's comic acting is absolute genius. I've watched this movie several times and it leaves me in splits each time.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
02/22/23
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