And Alia, who saw Queen before she boarded the flight, was none the wiser. Shahid, Pankaj and Sanah (the Kapur khandaan) went along for an all-expenses-paid vacation. Apart from some LOL jokes when the characters resort to abbreviations like PP (pairi pauna) or FTB (father-of-the-bride), this film serves up trite.
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If you think this review is incoherent, feel free to blame it on the film. The story-telling attempt is wearisome but plot is ridiculous. You can defend the director's indulgence or even forgive him for borrowing Tarantino's Kill-Bill, part-animation, part-live narrative style to tell you the tale of an orphan girl who is given shelter by an affluent businessman, Bipin (Pankaj Kapur). However in his attempt to spoof destination weddings of the bankrupt and the famous, Vikas Bahl, (who also directed that gem, Queen) forgot to take a script along. For that, and for much else, Shaandaar deserves hearty ovation.
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Shaandaar is a fun film that is infused with great charm, which in turn is enhanced by director Bahl’s panache for a light touch, an attribute that was on full show in Queen.While it does not live up to its title as a package, it fulfils much of the expectations that the audience might have from a film produced jointly by Karan Johar on the one hand and Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap on the other.It brings together two different worlds and succeeds in striking a balance between the two. Viewed in the context of the film as a whole, that quirky question points to the direction in which Bahl really wants to take Shaandaar. The two leads – Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt – achieve spontaneous chemistry and Pankaj Kapur holds the balance with restrained flair. Despite the Karan Johar making an appearance to take good-natured digs at his own brand of entertainment, Shaandaar does not shy away from going the whole hog. It has all the ingredients of a parable – an orphan princess trapped in a loveless home, a prince charming who flies in from nowhere, and a cranky old man who dotes on his daughter to the point of distraction.
In Shaandaar, the free-wheeling qualities of a modern-day fable meet the flamboyant and filmi flights of a KJo romance. It has star power and that is its biggest draw.
It has moments which will give a glimpse of Vikas Bahl’s talent. Shaandaar tries very hard but it’s not funny. Pankaj Kapur tries to cash in on the curiosity around father-son duo, but all attempts fall short of the objective. However, Sanah Kapoor looks promising in some scenes. The brat act by Alia fails to impress as there is no depth in her character either. He is the one to watch out for in Shaandaar, but even his inner dilemma surfaces when two consecutive scenes demand him to behave in completely opposite ways. Shahid Kapoor is at ease throughout the film. The writers have tried to build-up a good climax, but the story is so predictable and the pressure to sound ‘funny’ is so much that they lose control. Let me introduce you to the basic premise of the film which mistakes Sindhis for a community of money minded devils. Sometimes, it pretends to raise an issue, but then shies away from dealing with it. Director Vikas Bahl’s Shaandaar-promoted as India’s first destination wedding film-relies more on the youthful appeal of its lead actors than a tight screenplay.