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Movie Review : Bheja Fry 2


Director : Music : Lyrics : Starring :	Sagar Ballary Ishq Bector, Sneha Khanwalkar, Sagar Desai Shree D, Sonny Ravan, Shakeel Azmi Vinay Pathak, Minissha Lamba, Amole Gupte, Kay Kay Menon, Suresh Menon, Rahul Vohra and Aditi Govitrikar

Bheja Fry 2 Movie Review
June 17, 2011 10:50:02 AM IST By Pankaj Sabnani, Glamsham Editorial


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BHEJA FRY (2007) was one of those small films that made it big. No one would have expected it to be such a rage. Now, after four years, director Sagar Ballary returns with its sequel, BHEJA FRY 2 with some new faces. Obviously, the expectations are sky high.

Vinay Pathak is back as the irritating simpleton, Bharat Bhushan. Winning a TV show called 'Aao Guess Karein' (which is 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' meets 'Dus Ka Dum') lands the tax inspector on an opulent cruise. It's on this cruise that he's acquainted with Ajit Talwar (Kay Kay Menon), a sly businessman who's trying to evade the Income Tax department. When Ajit learns from his reliable sources that an Income Tax officer is on board to get him, he suspects its Bharat Bhushan and plans to get rid of him. Actually, he mistakes him for tax inspector and Bhushan's colleague M.T. Shekharan (Suresh Menon), who's on a mission to bring him to justice.

After an unexpected turn of events, Ajit finds himself on a secluded island with Bharat, who's at his usual annoying best. He takes 'situational songs' to a new level, having a song for every occasion. Their island adventures (or rather misadventures) form the rest of the story.

Director Sagar Ballary has got it all wrong here. It seems the film was made just to cash in on the success of BHEJA FRY, without using any 'bheja'. Apart from M.T. Shekharan and Bharat Bhushan mocking each other, all the gags fall flat on their face. The flow of the film is depressingly slow as you wait for something exciting to happen, only to be disappointed. The entire Raghu Burman (Amole Gupte) track is ludicrously lame and so is the monkey track. While Bharat Bhushan made you laugh in BHEJA FRY, he only gets on your nerves in BHEJA FRY 2, due to a lacklustre script. However, his one-sided love affair with Ranjini (Minissha Lamba) is endearing.


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Parishit Warrior's cinematography is good. Suresh Pai's editing is passable. Ishq Bector, Sneha Khanwalkar and Sagar Desai's music is below the mark.

Vinay Pathak acts decently but is too loud to digest this time. Kay Kay Menon delivers a fine and restrained performance. However, the chemistry between Vinay and Kay Kay is missing. Suresh Menon is hilarious.
Minissha Lamba acts well. Amole Gupte goes over-the-top. All the other actors are fine in their respective roles.

BHEJA FRY 2 makes your bheja ache. Not funny!

Rating: 1.5/5

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Critic's Rating: * * *

Cast: Vinay Pathak, Kay Kay Menon, Minisha Lamba, Amole Gupte

Direction: Sagar Ballary

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 2 hours

Avg Readers Rating: * * *

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Story: Bharat Bhushan (Vinay Pathak), the nerd of Bheja Fry 1 returns with all his irritating quirks. This time, he has won himself a free trip on a luxury cruise and is determined to rock the boat for most of the revelers, specially the tax evader, tycoon Kay Kay Menon. In between, he manages to find a potential love interest in Minisha Lamba... at least that's what he thinks.

Movie Review: First things first: you do end up a few shades disappointed with the sequel, specially since the first part was such a scintillating act. The humour is laid back, the laughs are too few and far between and the tango between Vinay Pathak and Kay Kay Menon lacks the chemistry that crackled between Pathak and Rajat Kapoor in part one.

But give yourself a little time and let the characters take shape. It won't be long before you realize that Bharat Bhushan is still the nicest fool in the world. His stupidity still has an endearing quality to it as he tries his best to make the world a better place for everybody, unmindful of the barbs and the ridicule that comes his way. His antics, both on the ship and off it do induce a chuckle and a smile as the world writes him off as the proverbial loser. But zeroes, in Bollywood parlance often end up as heroes, specially if they stand up for the right.

Bheja Fry 2 also has an additional factor to add to the mayhem: Amole Gupteas the mad RD Burman fan, who prefers to lead a savage existence with his antiquated radio and his RD golden oldies. Watch out for an interesting cameo by Gupte who is creating a niche for himself as an actor of import.

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Movie review: Bheja Fry 2

Rate: 2.5/5

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Bheja Fry 2 review

By Kunal Guha | Movie Reviews – 5 hours ago

Cast: Vinay Pathak, Kay Kay Menon, Minisha Lamba, Suresh Menon, Amol Gupte

Directed by Sagar Ballary

Rating: *1/2

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this can be skipped, it seems!

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Originally posted by: TallyHo
this can be skipped, it seems!

nahin jaar, its a good comedy movie... apun toh jaa rela hai kal...

Bharat Bhushan roxx... 😆

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Originally posted by: Da_BagarhBilla

nahin jaar, its a good comedy movie... apun toh jaa rela hai kal...

Bharat Bhushan roxx... 😆

BB...will wait for ur review, then!😃

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By Taran Adarsh, June 17, 2011 - 11:02 IST

Am often asked about sequels... Do sequels ensure success? Are sequels a shortcut to victory? Are we exploiting a winning formula to triumph over troubled times? Is there a bankruptcy of ideas and is that the stimulus for resorting to sequels?

I genuinely feel that if a film-maker has created a triumphant trademark/brand name, why should he be apologetic about making wealth on it? But, very frankly, sequels don't necessarily guarantee victory. Whether it's a sequel or a prequel, or a recreation of a successful film, it works only if the spectator is able to relate to the goings on. Oh yes, the registered brand makes you connect to a film and its characters instantaneously and perhaps the marketing budgets get condensed in the process. But every film is judged in isolation and very significantly on merit.

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BHEJA FRY 2 looks at the escapades of Bharat Bhushan, the idiot, who continues to deep-fry the viewers' brains with his foolhardy and imprudent deeds. But there are some observable modifications. The most prominent one being, Kay Kay Menon is the next pivotal character, after Vinay and the setting is now a cruise liner. BHEJA FRY was based on the French comedy LE DINER DE CONS, which not only inspired this Bollywood remake but also a Hollywood film DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS. On the other hand, BHEJA FRY 2 comes across as a novel concept.

It's a challenge for Sagar Ballary to make the sequel a far bigger sensation. Of course, the comparisons with the first part are inevitable. Regrettably, BHEJA FRY 2 doesn't really reach there for varied reasons...
One, the substance is lacking.
Two, the hilarity quotient is lower than expected.
Three, ideally, BHEJA FRY 2 should've had loads of uproarious moments and witty one-liners, but barring a few individualistic sequences, it lacks the bite to keep you enthralled and entertained.

Most importantly, you want the idiot to be more irksome, more exasperating, more dim-witted and more annoying this time. But he isn't. He doesn't take buffoonery to the next level. The kind of humor instilled in the narrative hardly evokes mirth.

The setting is bigger [shot aboard the luxury cruise liner and also at Bintan Island Resorts], but the absence of a defining screenplay leaves you squirming in your seat. You carry a few moments home, not the film in totality.

Good hearted but not worldly-wise, the roly-poly tax inspector Bharat Bhushan [Vinay Pathak] is back to fulfill his long cherished dream of becoming a singer. To further his ambition, he enters a game show hoping to win a cash prize with which he can make his music album. Eventually, Bhushan goes on to win the competition, which also gifts him a free stay on a cruise ship.

It is on this cruise that he meets Ajit Talwar [Kay Kay Menon], a corrupt business tycoon, who is taking sheath on the cruise to flee from the Income Tax department. Close on his heels is tax inspector M.T. Shekharan [Suresh Menon], who keeps disguising himself to reach to the culprit.

When Talwar learns of Bhushan's profession, he alerts his subordinates to keep a watch on him and in due course, get rid of him. However, on being introduced to Talwar, Bhushan finds out of his media investments and is out to impress him. The cruise becomes a perfect rendezvous for Bhushan with the presence of Ranjini [Minnisha Lamba], a media executive who Bhushan had met on the game show.

Later, an unpleasant incident occurs and Talwar and Bhushan find themselves stranded on a deserted island. It is on the island that Talwar realizes what a pain Bhushan is. And if that isn't enough, Bhushan's folly lands them hostage in the hands of an eccentric [Amole Gupte].

The sole explanation why BHEJA FRY 2 works sporadically and intermittently is courtesy Vinay Pathak, who carries off the part of a bonehead with effortless ease. But the screenplay is devoid of exhilarating moments and the absence of a watertight screenplay is felt all the more towards the second hour, when Kay Kay and Vinay get marooned on an island. Right from the character of Amole Gupte to the sequence of events that lead to the culmination, the graph of the film only goes downhill. Even the dialogues are humdrum and lack wit.

BHEJA FRY 2 boasts of two spunky tracks, 'Ishq Da Keeda' and 'Rahi Rahi', but the first isn't included in the narrative, while the other comes towards the fag end with the final credits.

Vinay is wonderful as the dimwit and tries to restructure the magic all over again. Minissha looks gorgeous and enacts her part well. Kay Kay is efficient, as always. Amole Gupte disheartens. Also because he's saddled with an inconsequential part. Suresh Menon is too good. In fact, the entire South Indian-North Indian bickering between Vinay and Suresh is a highpoint of the enterprise. Rahul Vohra leaves a mark. Rukhsaar is wasted. Ditto for Aditi Gowitrikar. Rahul Singh gets no scope. Virendra Saxena suffers due to a poorly sketched role. Amit Behl is good. Kishwer Merchant acts well.

On the whole, BHEJA FRY 2 rides on a triumphant brand, but one expects a laudable follow up in terms of hilarity and entertainment. Besides, it should've taken the movie-watching experience to the next level. Sadly, it doesn't!

2/5

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14290/index.html

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ABC of films this week: A (Always Kabhi Kabhi), B (Bheja Fry 2, Bin Bulaye Baraati & Bhindi Baazaar Inc.) & C (Cycle Kick) all are D (dull)!

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Sad... this happens when u release 2 many films all together... wish 1 or 2 movies work with word of mouth...

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Bad reviews, but I loved the promos I watched on tv! 😆 BF 1 was hilarious. Write your verdict out for the film Bagarh!

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Bad reviews, but I loved the promos I watched on tv! 😆 BF 1 was hilarious. Write your verdict out for the film Bagarh!

Mere Review ke itne fans... hailla... Saala main toh Famous ho geya... 😆

Rajiv Masand ==== Watch it ==== 😈