My initial reaction to the trailers of the film was "This is something I should watch. The reason was Lara Dutta. She looked stunning. Anyways back to what I am supposed to do.
Chalo Dilli is a story of Lara Dutta who plays Mihika Banerjee, an uptight investment banker who is the senior VP of a 200-crore company, drinks Evian water [ before watching the movie I didn't even know what Evian water is ] and is obsessively clean and the very talented Vinay Pathak who is known for his fantastic comic timing.
The movie is a journey of Mihika from Mumbai to Delhi. It has all the masala in the film - 'real people,' real comedy', 'entertainment value', etc.
Manu Sharma played by Vinay Pathak is a character totally opposite to Mihika.
CHALO DILLI is speckled with sharp and witty lines delivered with accurate timing by the amazing Vinay Pathak, who never disappoints you. He's the soul of the enterprise. Lara gets the character right and though there are a few rough edges in her performance, there's no denying that she's extremely convincing as a lady who belongs to the upper crust and who absolutely loathes people like Vinay. In fact, Lara and Vinay both seize this opportunity with both hands and give it their best shot. Amongst the host of characters they encounter in the journey, Brijendra Kala, the ticket checker, leaves the maximum impact and so does the Bengali couple. Akshay Kumar is average in a cameo.
On the whole, CHALO DILLI is exciting and amusing in parts. The film has some terrific moments, but the writing could've been more persuasive towards the post-interval portions. Yet, all said and done, there's something nice about it, despite the blemishes. Decent watch!
I would rate this movie as 2.5/5
The movie is a journey of Mihika from Mumbai to Delhi. It has all the masala in the film - 'real people,' real comedy', 'entertainment value', etc.
Manu Sharma played by Vinay Pathak is a character totally opposite to Mihika.
CHALO DILLI is speckled with sharp and witty lines delivered with accurate timing by the amazing Vinay Pathak, who never disappoints you. He's the soul of the enterprise. Lara gets the character right and though there are a few rough edges in her performance, there's no denying that she's extremely convincing as a lady who belongs to the upper crust and who absolutely loathes people like Vinay. In fact, Lara and Vinay both seize this opportunity with both hands and give it their best shot. Amongst the host of characters they encounter in the journey, Brijendra Kala, the ticket checker, leaves the maximum impact and so does the Bengali couple. Akshay Kumar is average in a cameo.On the whole, CHALO DILLI is exciting and amusing in parts. The film has some terrific moments, but the writing could've been more persuasive towards the post-interval portions. Yet, all said and done, there's something nice about it, despite the blemishes. Decent watch!
I would rate this movie as 2.5/5
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