Summer's finally here (well for those in the US at least.) With great pleasure, I took the time to rent out some of the films released earlier this year and I got a chance to view them. One of the few is the flop-turned-hit, "Bheja Fry." Naturally, you wonder what's the film got to do with cooking or better yet the cooking item itself? Well for starters, the film has no relation to the eatery nor it has to do with cooking. It's in fact a comedy. Not a Priyadarshan type comedy but infact a simple comedy that lasts nearly 95 minutes.
The story goes like this: Ranjeet Thadlani [Rajat Kapoor] is a music exec who wants to launch new singers. At the same time, he has some on and off martial problems with his wife [Sarika]. He hears off a devoted and talented singer by the name of Bharat Bhushan [Vinay Pathak] and invites him over for dinner. That same day, Sarika leaves him in the dust and Ranjeet stresses every might of bringing her back to his arms. By going through frustrating moments with the obnoxious Bharat, his rivals come friends [Milind Soman and newcomer Bhaivaravi respectively] and of course, the income tax officer, [Ranveer Shorey].
The plot and characterization starts off well but by the time the lead female leaves, the moments with Pathak and Kapoor respectively increased the comical moments and his tension, but in other parts of the film, you tend to feel tired and frustrated by Pathak that you end up sympathizing with Ranjeet himself! At other times, the humor feels forced and the end product isn't very funny, it's unfunny.
Music isn't really much to say aside from 2 songs [One played in the movie, the other in the credits]. Acting wise, Pathak excells, Kapoor gels, but Sarika flops. Soman and the others past muster.
Overall, the film's a strong timepass. Watch with no frustration.
Rating: **1/2
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