Reviews

Delhi Belly is a fun movie but for some reason failed to live up to the high expectation I had from the movie. The language of the movie is atypical of a Hindi/Indian movie and that gives the movie a novel factor. The jokes were funny for most part though some were clichéd. The songs are appealing in spite of having a very weak connection/relevance to the movie's script

The story of the movie seemed to be the weak link. It appears as if the jokes/dialogues/songs were conceived prior to the story and a story was thrown around those pre-conceived jokes, dialogues and songs. Process in reverse: where the starting premise is a more original situation/story with jokes, dialogues and songs to support it should yield a better result. Case in point: Khosla ka Ghosla.

Bottom-line: the movie is ordinary but the unique treatment (atleast for Hindi/Indian cinema) elevates it to just above average.

The movie focuses on the justice system which has been in the limelight due to the high profile cases (Casey Anthony, Dominique Strauss-Kahn). This connection makes the movie more interesting as it gives the viewer a chance to reflect on the benefits and drawbacks of the system.

More importantly it shows the resolve of a sister to seek justice no matter what the cost. The movie shows how a sister uses her conviction that her brother is innocent to wage a long drawn fight to overturn his conviction. The story based on real-life is inspiring.

The movie looks clichéd in parts but the overall impact of the movie makes it worth a watch.