Finally I got to watch this much alleged hilarious, side-spitting, uproarious film – Delhi Belly.
To my surprise, I couldn’t grade the movie as either good, bad or ugly... thanks to so many plot elements that made the film much-talked-about, much-criticised and at the same time much-profiting film of the month.
The Daring Delhi
Aamir has hit a bull’s eye by taking the whole story to the city (infamously) synonymous to crime. Duniya mein there are only three places where anything can happen to anybody anytime – Mumbai, Delhi and Las Vegas. Janta is bored of watching Mumbai masalas throughout their lives, and perhaps Aamir didn’t want to make a Hangover 3. But the last resort Delhi turned out to be the best one.
I have been in Delhi for not more than 24 hours, but some scenes were taking me back to the lanes of this malign metropolis time and again. (No hard feelings, all Delhi-wasi. Every place comes with some good and bad things. I still love the stately roads of Rajpath, and the tangy taste of golgappa a.k.a. our very own panipuri still lingers on my tongue, and I equally hate the crowded roads and poor functioning of trains during monsoons in Mumbai.) Two stark opposite classes of the town are very well portrayed in just 102 minutes. Kudos, Abhinay Deo for this!
The Upset Belly
Like Shobha De said, this film is full of potty scenes (and it’s just doesn’t work for me too, Shobha). I don’t know how people can ‘digest’ filthy toilet humour. No doubt, Kunal Roy Kapoor is a brilliant actor and a big fat reason for the film’s outstanding success, but excuse me; I just couldn’t stand a gross fat man sitting on even-gross potty creating dirty animated sounds.
Yucks!
Negative marking for this one.
Abusement Daily
Gone are the days when Haramzade, main tera khoon pi jaunga was considered as the epitome of profanity. Here comes a f**king hilarious script full of BC, MC and swear words alike.
A bold (but could-have-been-risky) step taken by Mr. Khan.
Today, we all are habituated listening and talking in the DB language. When we are in friends, we start and end our conversations cussing. And, it’s no big deal at all!
Cussing has become good. Best friends have turned ‘big-time-f**kers’, compliments got changed to ‘f**king awesome’ and ‘kicka**’ , and girlfriends have started ‘bi***ing’ not gossiping.
This is the language we use every f**king day, then why not accept it on the big screen?
I think, it’s time to get shot of this hypocrisy and be bold enough to face the reality.
If you are going with family, you’ll obviously get awkward throughout the film. It’ll take time to shed your double standard shields, and have a truly open-minded and frank dialogue with your parents. (I know it’s damn difficult)
If you are going with friends, please don’t go only to laugh your a** off on foul words. For me, as the actors started squealing swear words, it caught my attention for some time, but later I started focusing on the story and the thought more than the words.
In real life, when we are talking generally or discussing something very serious, do we spare a moment and laugh out on when somebody says WTF?
I think it’s very stupid to go brouhaha over the levels of blasphemy or have hysterics on it – it’s just a part of our colloquial vocab.
And I think the same was the motive of the two aces (Aamir & Abhinay) - to make India brave enough to shed its double standard shields.
But, what they didn’t know was that people will come to the theatres only to get pleasure from the cussing part, and not enjoy the real essence of the story... or did they know it??
Hmphh... After all, everything is subjective... sigh.
In short, cussing no cussing, potty-sans potty, its yet another work by the Amir Khan Productions. A beautiful attempt towards amazing detailing, witty dialogues, bold portrayal of hard-hitting reality. But, the impact somehow got flushed in the toilet!
P.S. – Was proud to see my friend’s name in the credits. Good work Waris! You made it there! :)
To my surprise, I couldn’t grade the movie as either good, bad or ugly... thanks to so many plot elements that made the film much-talked-about, much-criticised and at the same time much-profiting film of the month.
The Daring Delhi
Aamir has hit a bull’s eye by taking the whole story to the city (infamously) synonymous to crime. Duniya mein there are only three places where anything can happen to anybody anytime – Mumbai, Delhi and Las Vegas. Janta is bored of watching Mumbai masalas throughout their lives, and perhaps Aamir didn’t want to make a Hangover 3. But the last resort Delhi turned out to be the best one.
I have been in Delhi for not more than 24 hours, but some scenes were taking me back to the lanes of this malign metropolis time and again. (No hard feelings, all Delhi-wasi. Every place comes with some good and bad things. I still love the stately roads of Rajpath, and the tangy taste of golgappa a.k.a. our very own panipuri still lingers on my tongue, and I equally hate the crowded roads and poor functioning of trains during monsoons in Mumbai.) Two stark opposite classes of the town are very well portrayed in just 102 minutes. Kudos, Abhinay Deo for this!
The Upset Belly
Like Shobha De said, this film is full of potty scenes (and it’s just doesn’t work for me too, Shobha). I don’t know how people can ‘digest’ filthy toilet humour. No doubt, Kunal Roy Kapoor is a brilliant actor and a big fat reason for the film’s outstanding success, but excuse me; I just couldn’t stand a gross fat man sitting on even-gross potty creating dirty animated sounds.
Yucks!
Negative marking for this one.
Abusement Daily
Gone are the days when Haramzade, main tera khoon pi jaunga was considered as the epitome of profanity. Here comes a f**king hilarious script full of BC, MC and swear words alike.
A bold (but could-have-been-risky) step taken by Mr. Khan.
Today, we all are habituated listening and talking in the DB language. When we are in friends, we start and end our conversations cussing. And, it’s no big deal at all!
Cussing has become good. Best friends have turned ‘big-time-f**kers’, compliments got changed to ‘f**king awesome’ and ‘kicka**’ , and girlfriends have started ‘bi***ing’ not gossiping.
This is the language we use every f**king day, then why not accept it on the big screen?
I think, it’s time to get shot of this hypocrisy and be bold enough to face the reality.
If you are going with family, you’ll obviously get awkward throughout the film. It’ll take time to shed your double standard shields, and have a truly open-minded and frank dialogue with your parents. (I know it’s damn difficult)
If you are going with friends, please don’t go only to laugh your a** off on foul words. For me, as the actors started squealing swear words, it caught my attention for some time, but later I started focusing on the story and the thought more than the words.
In real life, when we are talking generally or discussing something very serious, do we spare a moment and laugh out on when somebody says WTF?
I think it’s very stupid to go brouhaha over the levels of blasphemy or have hysterics on it – it’s just a part of our colloquial vocab.
And I think the same was the motive of the two aces (Aamir & Abhinay) - to make India brave enough to shed its double standard shields.
But, what they didn’t know was that people will come to the theatres only to get pleasure from the cussing part, and not enjoy the real essence of the story... or did they know it??
Hmphh... After all, everything is subjective... sigh.
In short, cussing no cussing, potty-sans potty, its yet another work by the Amir Khan Productions. A beautiful attempt towards amazing detailing, witty dialogues, bold portrayal of hard-hitting reality. But, the impact somehow got flushed in the toilet!
P.S. – Was proud to see my friend’s name in the credits. Good work Waris! You made it there! :)
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at a point disgust n cheapness got onto the film....they are just climbing the steps one by one....from Kutte to kamine to haramzade to teri maa ki...to teri ma ki *beep* to the now open...BC n MC...it aint far when they would go beyond these words too by saying..."just adding a bit of reality you know".
but yea the film is gud in other aspects...acting :D, Camera...the chase scene looks pretty simple but done nicely...music :D :D,
- minus the cheapness + add the friend's credit - the film was good!
I second that Pruthujay
I second that Pruthujay
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