Movie Review of ´DOLLY KI DOLI´

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The plot of the film tries to find humour in tiny things and despite evident loop holes in the presentation, it works. One would feel an urge to find answers of a question like how come no one takes a single picture of a beautiful bride like Dolly in any of her lavish weddings. No videography and photography in any of the grand weddings that Dolly does, Dolly marries myriads from almost every corner of the nation but never gets laid.

The story definitely directs to identify many logical questions but as and when you see a gorgeous Sonam Kapoor grinning widely and looking more-than-stunning in each of her bridal avatar, you tend to ignore all the ‘miss-fits’ here. She loots your heart with a ‘khoobsurat’ performance.

She is fun, shy, interesting, extrovert, calm still enigmatic and more than anything else, she is lovable in all her disguise. Sonam Kapoor’s on screen presence takes your heart away without even letting you know. Such is the instinct of Sonam Kapoor in the film that each of her beautifully styled avatars rebels with you if you start pointing at her acting flaws. Though, Sonam definitely proves to have come much ahead of her ‘not at all acting’ days, the actress appears throwing her ‘show-shah’ deliberately on you.

Apart from the three men (Pulkit Samrat, Rajkumar Rao, Varun Sharma) being competent; for a rare surprise Archana Puran Singh is the real performer responsible for marking this film as an ‘entertainer.’

Rajkumar Rao, though seems oozing out of his serious characters, serves for a wonderfully entertaining presence in the film; his ‘Haryanvi accent’ is nothing but too-original-to-make-you-engrossed in the film and extract every bit of fun when he comes on screen.

If Varun Sharma doesn’t seem out of his ‘Chucha’ character yet, it is for a good reason in ‘Dolly Ki Doli.’ The man who is playing a Delhi boy is high on hormones and less on grey matter in the film, and it takes no effort to laugh and enjoy every inch of the silliness he incorporates in the film.

Quite relatively satisfying dialogues served with acting-that-looks-original, Dolly Ki Doli satiates your thrust of watching something that we can deem as an ‘effortless fiction.’ The one liners delivered by Sonu’s father played by Rajesh Sharma look so logically hilarious that you would eventually like to extend your sympathies with him.

Other characters played by Manoj Joshi, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Brijendra Kalra too paint a great fun in the already brightly coloured canvas.

One of the most magnificent moments of the film has one when you see breathtakingly handsome Saif Ali Khan in the film. Nothing would entice you more than his royal presence here. As a producer, Arbaaz proves his mettle once again!.

Overall, Dolly Ki Doli doesn’t promise you a ‘logical’ cinematic experience but surely an ‘engaging’ one. Sonam Kapoor is lovely and leaves you craving for more of her vivacious charm in these 1:40 hours of sit-back-entertainment.

Rating: * * * * (4 stars)

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