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You can remove an Indian out from Bollywood but you cannot remove Bollywood out from an Indian.
'Yamla Pagla Deewana' is a fulfilled tribute to the
spirit of Bollywood which reconfirms that Indian cinema of yore can
never be 'lost' and it should be 'found' periodically to give us a 'feel
good' feeling in this troubled times.
Producer Director Samir Karnik pays a 'Deolastic'
tribute to Manmohan Desai, Prakash Mehra - the papas of wholesome
entertaining musicals who gave us 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'Parvarish',
'Hera Pheri', 'Dharam Veer', 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat' etc.
YPD is a crazy fulfilled joyride where happily
married Paramveer Singh (Sunny Deol) comes to India from Canada to look
for his father, Dharam Singh (Dharmendra) and his brother Gajodhar Singh
(Bobby Deol), who were separated from him during childhood.
Paramveer finds them earning their livelihood as con
men in the ghats of Benaras. But before he can take them back with him
he must resolve his kid brother's complicated love story by tackling the
girl's (Kulraj Randhawa) tough brothers (Anupam Kher and co). This
leads to joyful ride to sadda Punjab and the result is a total paisa
vasool fun.
But how a clich story makes it possible to provide
the fireworks every now and then in the 2 hrs 30 minutes time span
mostly during the second half.. Simple, Director Samir Karnik does a
smart casting act which turns out to be just perfect to satisfy the
appetite of entertainment hungry souls of Bollywood cinema.
He uses the qualities of the Deols and mixes with
their superb chemistry which we did see in 'Apne' where everyone gives
his best and the trio is thoroughly enjoyable.
Bobby in his mischievous roadside Romeo act is
engaging. Big brother Sunny is highly entertaining in this 'bhaiya' act
where in action he goes beyond his own set benchmark in his biggest hit
'Gadar – Ek Prem Katha', the climax where he blows everyone with his
trademark yell is howlarious and in the scene when he gets drunk by
drinking mugs of whiskey from a bucket can make any stone hearted laugh
to the fullest. Having said this, however, the show stealer is
undoubtedly the 75 year old Dharampaji who is still 'garam' on screen
with his entertaining acts. The biggest compliment for Dharmendra is
that he doesn't look like a father on screen he looks like the elder
brother of Sunny and Bobby and does an amazing job, his comic timings,
dance moves are just fabulous.
The trio has a plenty for their fans over here.
B-town new introduction Kulraj Randhawa is attractive, you can't move
your eyes when she is on screen and she has the potential to stay long
as an actress.
The movie would not have been a joyride without the
excellent support of its supporting cast especially Anupam Kher who is
outstanding as the egoist NRI obsessed Sardar brother.
Johny Lever entertains, Nafisa Ali is up to mark,
Sucheta Khanna is fabulous, Amit Mistry is fine, Mukul Dev is fantastic
as the drunken jat. Himanshu Malik is fair,
Emma Brown Garrett as Sunny's wife was endearing,
people will love the part when she says Hindi especially the line 'Arre
mein loot gayi'. The kids are a delight and Ajay Devgn's voiceover is
appropriate.
The movie already has two, maybe three chartbusters – the title, "Tinku Jiya" and "Chamki" marking the comeback of Anu Malik.
The dialogues are nice and entertaining and the chemistry between the Deols is dazzling.
Lens work by Kabir Lal and Binod Pradhan is first rate, editing by Mukesh Thakur is crisp and production values are topnotch.
So what's wrong… Well not much but still the writer
should have concentrated more on the chemistry and Samir as the director
should have followed the movie in the tone in which Ajay Devgn started
his voiceover. First half is a bit laid back as the real action filled
with all the masala happens during the second half.
All said and done, 'Yamla Pagla Deewana' is fun
filled Bollywood road trip that's shoots all the right targets on its
way and will become a winner, the flawless casting, the high
entertainment quotient designed for the masses and catchy score will
push its prospects at the B.O. Later the emotional connect established
with a feel good heart will make it reach to a broader audience. It's a
sure shot winner anywhere where 'Bollywood is watched, seen or heard.
Rating: ***& | 
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