Cross-posting my FK review. For comments and discussions visit FK.
Theatre: Inox, Orbit Mall, Siliguri, West Bengal
Status: 20%
Show: 5 PM, 9th July
Off-topic: I had gone for a trip to Sikkim with my friends. We had to spent over 5 hours in New Jalpaiguri waiting for our train to Kolkata on our return. None of us where to keen to spent time in the sickeningly sultry Bengal climate. Luckily, we saw a mall on our way to NJP. Locked all our bags in the railway station and took a 16 KM Auto ride (with 10 of us!) to Siliguri to watch Delhi Belly and enjoy the AC.
On to the review: A rewarding experience for all the pain! The only disappointing fact was that the movie screened there was the dubbed Hindi version and not the English/Hindi original.
The movie captured my imagination from the first frame. Strikingly similar to our place in Bangalore. The songs and BGM gelled exceptionally well with the movie. Dialogues (the hindi ones) were top notch and evoked a lot of laughter. The plot is decent with strong resemblance to Guy Ritchie movies. Script has been executed pretty well with all characters getting ample space and significance. Direction is pretty good and there is an element of freshness in the frames which adds to the richness of the movie. There are lot of funny gags in the movies in the most unexpected places. Most importantly, it takes a lot of balls to mouth oft-used indecencies and show turd on screen. I really loved the way swearing was done in the movie and I wish we could have something like this in Malayalam.
Actors have all done pretty well. Imran Khan though the hero, does not hog the limelight and guys who played his friends gelled perfectly to the role. The villain takes the cake as the serious yet side-splitting big boss.
Delhi Belly is the Bollywood movie I enjoyed the most after Kaminey. Both movies are inspired from Guy Richtie school of making and has done it pretty successfully. You can claim Delhi Belly to be a rip-off (final shooting scene reminded me a lot about True Romance), but I would welcome more such movies if done right like Delhi Belly.
TL;DR: Delhi Belly is rollicking ride filled with lots of side-splitting gags. Must watch.
Rating: Excellent
