Singh is Bling - A laugh riot

 PrabhuDeva's latest directorial venture turned out to be a laugh riot, drawing crowds even on a 10^th day for a full house in a place like Chennai. Produced by Grazing Goat Productions, which is owned partly by Akshay Kumar himself, who had earlier produced Oh MyGod and Fugly in addition to few critically acclaimed regional films.

Storyline is a simple Punjabi puttar, being sent on a punishment to Goa, falls in love with a girl from Romania who is in search of her mother in Goa and brings her back to Punjab as a wife (Click to Tweet). Usage of the cast has been done quite well by the Director.

KayKay Menon, did a decent job as a villain, since it is a funny movie, his character was also made out to throw up comedy and few laughs. Yograj Singh and Rati Agnihotri did a good job of being the parents of Raftar Singh the hero. Kunal Kapoor (wonder why these Kapoor's put on so much weight once they are out of movies) who acted as father of the heroine Sara, had a very limited role to play. Pradeep Rawat as Kripal Singh had been used well.

Lara Dutta had a good role as Emily but called 'Imli' in a comical way, did an excellent job acting as a translator caught between an angry Sara and probing Raftar. She created enough ripples for those who understand both English and Hindi, but, sub titles would help if her translations were contradicted by the original dialogue.

Amy Jackson, had a good role, particularly in a Khatron ka khiladi movie, playing a tough girl, beating a mob of strong men into pulp, when Raftar is helplessly looking at the villains. Amy emoted well and played a good role. Her limited dialogue, still managed to evoke enough laughter, thanks to Emily's translation.

Akshay Kumar, a job less youth in hinterland Punjab, who believes in good times only is sent to Goa by an angry father who wants him to understand his true potential. On reaching Goa, being made in charge to protect Sara and not knowing English to converse with her, what he undergoes, is the primary story. Akshay carried out his job quite effortlessly, but sounded unconvincing, when it came to his lame duck posturing in the fight sequences, allowing Amy take all the mileage.

First half was a laugh riot, and as the pace picked up in the movie in the second half, there seemed to be some disconnect, but had been well managed by Prabhudeva. Songs were very well picturised and overall camera work had been excellent. Aerial shots have been well executed, giving a vast and impressive scenic beauty of both hinterland Punjab and the international locations.

Would rate it 3.5 Stars

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