The second installment of a franchise that began with the entertaining Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania back in 2014, 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' Directed by Humpty's Shashank Khaitan, is an okay film, that has some fun moments & a first-rate lead male performance to earn itself a viewing. But, in terms of Writing, the film is uneven & not very engaging!
'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' Synopsis: Badrinath Bansal (An Excellent Varun Dhawan) from Jhansi and Vaidehi Trivedi (Alia Bhatt, good as usual) from Kota belong to small towns but have diametrically opposite opinions on everything. This leads to a clash of ideologies, despite both of them recognizing the goodness in each other.
'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' has a sweet story to tell, but the depiction of love & feminism is depicted in rather poor taste. Badri falls for Vaidehi, but in order to purse her, the Idiot from Jhansi stalks her in college & even jumps onto a bus to chit-chat. Why is Hindi Cinema still taking the case of stalking a girl, as fun? Secondly, Vaidehi is a career-oriented women, agreed, but in turn using a man & then disrespecting his entire family, is selfish & nothing to root for. And this is exactly where 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' falters. Shashank's Writing depicts two unlikable people, to whom, we are suppose to fall in love with. Sure, the culmination to this story has a good message overall & even Badri's arc from an idiot to a mature man, is well-done. But the Writing doesn't hold. While the first-hour, keeping the stalking & selfishness aside, has some fun moments, that bring a smile on your face. But post-interval, when the story shifts to the beautiful Singapore, the narrative begins to slow-down. As mentioned earlier, its an uneven film, that's sweet in parts & ends with well. But in between, are some moments of fun & some completely opposite of that.
Shashank's Writing needed to be strong & even more mature. However, the dialogue are superb at places & raise some genuine laughs. Shashank's Direction, on the other-hand, is decent, at best. Cinematography is good. Editing is fair. Music by Various Artists is foot-tapping as well as soothing. Art & Costume Design are top-notch.
Performance-Wise: Varun entertains & how! He's the life & soul of 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania'. Despite being given a rather flawed character, Varun adds energy & depth to the part. He's terrific! Alia is good, of course, but nothing to match her previous performances. The on-screen chemistry between the two, is nice. Of the supporting cast, Sahil Vaid is a particular standout as Varun's best friend. He's fantastic!
On the whole, 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' is not a feminist film nor is it an awesome depiction of how some men pursue women in small-towns. And if you still do wanna watch it, do it for Varun & Vaid.
'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' Synopsis: Badrinath Bansal (An Excellent Varun Dhawan) from Jhansi and Vaidehi Trivedi (Alia Bhatt, good as usual) from Kota belong to small towns but have diametrically opposite opinions on everything. This leads to a clash of ideologies, despite both of them recognizing the goodness in each other.
'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' has a sweet story to tell, but the depiction of love & feminism is depicted in rather poor taste. Badri falls for Vaidehi, but in order to purse her, the Idiot from Jhansi stalks her in college & even jumps onto a bus to chit-chat. Why is Hindi Cinema still taking the case of stalking a girl, as fun? Secondly, Vaidehi is a career-oriented women, agreed, but in turn using a man & then disrespecting his entire family, is selfish & nothing to root for. And this is exactly where 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' falters. Shashank's Writing depicts two unlikable people, to whom, we are suppose to fall in love with. Sure, the culmination to this story has a good message overall & even Badri's arc from an idiot to a mature man, is well-done. But the Writing doesn't hold. While the first-hour, keeping the stalking & selfishness aside, has some fun moments, that bring a smile on your face. But post-interval, when the story shifts to the beautiful Singapore, the narrative begins to slow-down. As mentioned earlier, its an uneven film, that's sweet in parts & ends with well. But in between, are some moments of fun & some completely opposite of that.
Shashank's Writing needed to be strong & even more mature. However, the dialogue are superb at places & raise some genuine laughs. Shashank's Direction, on the other-hand, is decent, at best. Cinematography is good. Editing is fair. Music by Various Artists is foot-tapping as well as soothing. Art & Costume Design are top-notch.
Performance-Wise: Varun entertains & how! He's the life & soul of 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania'. Despite being given a rather flawed character, Varun adds energy & depth to the part. He's terrific! Alia is good, of course, but nothing to match her previous performances. The on-screen chemistry between the two, is nice. Of the supporting cast, Sahil Vaid is a particular standout as Varun's best friend. He's fantastic!
On the whole, 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' is not a feminist film nor is it an awesome depiction of how some men pursue women in small-towns. And if you still do wanna watch it, do it for Varun & Vaid.