Sangeeth Sivan takes over from Sameer
Karnik, 2 years after the latter gave us a movie that was in terms of quality,
nothing worth writing home about.
However, there were some moments attributed to the lead trio which ensured
that the movie didn’t flop. YPD2 is no
different.
It solely relies on the comic capabilities
of the Deol family. Dharam Paaji has
come to a time and place in his life where he has nothing to lose – like most
actors his age – and that reflects in his performance in front of the camera. If I were to hazard a guess, he has probably
kept it together for the other 2 Deols who struggle.
Chief among the strugglers would be Shri
Bobby Deol whose ever so apparent ability to act (or should I say inability) hasn’t
been the best kept secret. The years
gone by haven’t changed anything. Sunny
Paaji on the other hand doesn’t get enough of, “I will dance like this only”
which is the best news he has heard in his film career.
There is not much of a story to look
forward to but I will touch upon it nevertheless. First of all, it has nothing to do with YPD1
except for our threesome. This time
Paramveer (Sunny Deol) is a collection agent for HSBC bank. A job he has picked up after topping Leicester
University – talk about a recession.
His father Dharam (Dharmendra) and brother Gajodhar
aka Prem aka Q (Bobby Deol) haven’t left their world of conning people
yet. This time they are after Sir Yograj
Singh (Annu Kapoor) and Suman (Neha Sharma).
But what they are unaware of is that Paramveer works for Yograj.
The first 30 odd minutes of the movie are
actually entertaining. In fact, this
writer caught himself laughing (much to his surprise) and enjoying the crass
humour. Maybe I have mutated to the
levels of the average audience. However,
the mutation hasn’t reached irrecoverable levels as of now.
After the point where Param bumps into
Dharam and Prem at the airport the movie goes downhill at the rate of
knots. The dialogues stoop to old levels
with the impotence discussion coming back into play like YPD1. But a new level is also found with, “Main
Amar hi nahin, Akbar aur Anthony bhi ho jaoonga” (no translations please).
Coming to the women in the movie. Neha Sharma’s good looks and short skirts in
the streets of Varanasi with ample attempt at showing her cleavage will keep
your mind away from her acting talent.
Ditto for newbie Kristina Akheeva who will probably never get a chance
in Bollywood after this movie.
In all, there is really nothing to look
forward to with YPD2. But in its favour,
if you liked YPD then this one is as good.
You may just about enjoy it. It is
definitely not better though despite its attempt at spoofing stuff with stuff
like “Oberoi Pranaam”. And please why an
orangutan???? And Sunny Deol in the shower??? Come on!!!
I am going with 4 on 10 because I have to
give a rating. But on principle with the
orangutan and Sunny Deol in a shower, I think I am entitled to give it nothing.
Watch the trailer
on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhm9Ukkn8eo
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