Delhi Belly Movie Review

Coming from  Aamir Khan Productions a banner that has its own market value and trust circle among its patrons, Delhi Belly is yet another hatke endeavor in the truest sense. Its pole apart from Aamir's earlier works and does have a shock value up its sleeve that might not be everyone's cup of tea! The biggest strength of the movie is the use of language that is sure to leave the Gen-x in frenzy.Also film being only 90 minutes  works wonders for films with such themes.

So is Delhi Belly another master-piece from the ace khan ? I am afraid its not but it could have been if the movie didn't rested on the wafer thin plot and was able to bring some novelty in its story as it offers nothing new to its viewers and that is the biggest drawback of this otherwise skillfully presented movie.

The movie is basically about the a gang of smugglers running behind our protagonists in search of their package which gets replaced by mistake. How the three Imran, Vir Das and Kunal Kapoor escape from these thugs and resolve this confusion forms the crux of the story.The story is not refreshing enough and boast of certain cinematic liberties.But these blemishes are to some extent overpowered by witty dialogues,tight screenplay and able direction.

The scenes that forms the highpoint of the film and are sure to arouse laughter are:
- The stomach endeavors of  Kunal Kapoor where he uses orange juice instead of water in the loo is sure to bring the house down.
-The interchange of the package with Kunal's stool and Vijay Raj's expression on that were hilarious .
- Vijay Raj interrogating the three for package.
- Vir Das's burkha scene at the jewellery shop where they take the package back.
- Amir's item song at the end credits that work as a value addition.

Technically the film was average with cinematography failing to capture the beauty of the city.Music by Ram Sampath deserves browny points for its sheer novelty and innovation. Screenplay and dialouges are real hero of this movie. Direction by Abhinay Deo is top notch and works wonders for a weak story.

Performance from the cast is good and all are in sync with their characters. Imran Khan was efficient in shedding his chocolate boy image and played his part with sincerity. Vir Das showed good comic timing and was an apt choice for this part. But its is Kunal Kapoor that surprisingly turns out to be a scene stealer and walks away with maximum claps and applauds thanks to his stomach disorders.Performance from the female leads Shenaaz and Poorna Jagganath are also good and provide able support to the male brigade. Vijay Raaz as gangster is a delight to watch as he usually excels in such roles.

Aamir Khan should be appreciated for walking a path that no other producer would have dared to and going all out in support of the product he believes in and giving it an excellent platform to show its histrionics.Can you remember any film that had such cuss words and still be passed by censor without any cuts!? Can you name any film that was showcased without intervention? The answer is no and kudos to Aamir for that!

So yes, Delhi Belly is different in terms of use of language, music, dialogues  and cinematic execution .
But is it right to term it as a new age cinema? I would say no  as it  is been there done that kind and  deprived of  originality.  As far as new age cinema is concerned give me a Udaan or a Dil chahata Hai over Delhi Belly any day!

Rating-: ***