Movie Review: Shaandaar

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Vikas Bahl’s ‘Shaandaar’ Is A No-Brainer Entertainer That Falls Nowhere Close To ‘Queen’

 

 

 

Director: Vikas Bahl Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Kapur, Sanah Kapur Rating: 2.5**

 

What's the best thing about being a failed person? Nobody has any expectations from you. And when you deliver, something beyond what nobody believed you were capable of, you set a benchmark for yourself. Vikas Bahl was one such person who reached heights with Queen and therefore set high standards for Shaandaar! 

 

The Queen director tries to recreate the magic, but fails. Where Queen won our hearts with simplicity, the extravaganza of Shaandaar is a little too much.
 

It's a satirical take on the uber rich Indian class and their desire to show off like a proud peacock. It mocks the society by taking a dig on how shiny blingy golden limousines and diamond studded guns are the definition of style and class. 
 

 

But half an hour into the movie and the entire story revolves only around our hero, Jagjinder Joginder (Shahid Kapoor) and his love interest Alia Kapoor (Alia Bhatt). Their chemistry is sizzling, and the performances are commendable. Their chemistry is the highlight of the movie! Alia looks adorable and Shahid is hot. He looks charming and debonair, but shows how 'desi' he is at heart. Pankaj Kapoor is his usual self. Shown as a doting father, he brilliantly showcases the emotional and strong bond between a father and a daughter. 
 

 

The truly delightful find of the movie is Sanah Kapoor, Shahid's real life half-sister and Alia's reel sister. She is pretty, confident, and can act. Her character is shown to be one of the most soft-spoken person, but having a spine of steel when it mattered. 
 

 

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All in all, Shaandaar doesn't live up to its name but it is a nice feel good movie.
 

And it might fulfill the expectations people have from a Karan Johar movie. It's a visual delight and the some of the locations are breathtakingly beautiful. It's a bollywood entertainer with songs and dance performances and some nice jokes here and there. It's fun, but in parts.
 

Final Verdict: It's a fun film, sans any story. 

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