Starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Yami Gautam and Anu Kapoor. Written by Juhi Chaturvedi and directed by Shoojit Sircar.
With all due honesty I must say I've been pretty fatigued by Bollywood films lately. Whether it be comedy, romance, action or whatever, Bollywood melodramatics in recent years have generated so much nausea that I don't even remember when was the last time I actually saw a film for more than 20 odd minutes. Naturally, with that much weathering to my Bollywood bud, I sat down with slight skepticism to see this film. However, I was very hopeful with Vicky Donor since the topic was fresh and brave and the trailers were equally perky and provocative.
Behold, Vicky Donor is one of the best Bollywood flicks to hit Indian silver screen in recent times! It isn't that Vicky Donor just has a fresher of an idea, a great screenplay or bravura acting performances, but it works mainly because it never tries to be beyond what it is - a Bollywood flick. A lesser screenplay and direction would have completely created a flatter, preaching, Hollywood-ish version of the film. But it combines all the nuances of Indian culture, not just Punjabi but Bengali as well, places it on a brave dish, sprinkles it with sweet emotional condiments and fulfills your appetite at all levels.
If you'd ask me, I'd say Anu Kapoor is the soul of the film. He dons the role of a Punjabi fertility doctor with such ease that you can't get enough of this delicious character. Same goes for Vicky's grandma followed closely by his mother. Ayushmann is a great actor, there's no doubt about it and this film gave him ample opportunities to stamp his performance all over it. Yami is as beautiful as an actress can get iced with a naturally guided decent performance. The most astonishing aspect of the film (after the script of course) is that each and every character in the film (no matter how small of a role it is) is so carefully penned and placed in the script that nobody is forgettable.
Except for those odd 15-20 minutes when Vicky's marriage hits a rough edge and the film tends to loosen up a little, it is an extremely entertaining fair. After watching Vicky Donor, I am still hopeful for Bollywood enterprise and the films in future. This isn't an artsy film by any means. It is funny, emotional, perky, provocative, bold and full of masala. Films like these please the audience at home and become a proud ambassador of Bollywood in foreign soil.
Behold, Vicky Donor is one of the best Bollywood flicks to hit Indian silver screen in recent times! It isn't that Vicky Donor just has a fresher of an idea, a great screenplay or bravura acting performances, but it works mainly because it never tries to be beyond what it is - a Bollywood flick. A lesser screenplay and direction would have completely created a flatter, preaching, Hollywood-ish version of the film. But it combines all the nuances of Indian culture, not just Punjabi but Bengali as well, places it on a brave dish, sprinkles it with sweet emotional condiments and fulfills your appetite at all levels.
If you'd ask me, I'd say Anu Kapoor is the soul of the film. He dons the role of a Punjabi fertility doctor with such ease that you can't get enough of this delicious character. Same goes for Vicky's grandma followed closely by his mother. Ayushmann is a great actor, there's no doubt about it and this film gave him ample opportunities to stamp his performance all over it. Yami is as beautiful as an actress can get iced with a naturally guided decent performance. The most astonishing aspect of the film (after the script of course) is that each and every character in the film (no matter how small of a role it is) is so carefully penned and placed in the script that nobody is forgettable.
Except for those odd 15-20 minutes when Vicky's marriage hits a rough edge and the film tends to loosen up a little, it is an extremely entertaining fair. After watching Vicky Donor, I am still hopeful for Bollywood enterprise and the films in future. This isn't an artsy film by any means. It is funny, emotional, perky, provocative, bold and full of masala. Films like these please the audience at home and become a proud ambassador of Bollywood in foreign soil.
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