I have to admit I never really thought I would watch this film. Of course I didn't know it had my favorites Abhay Deol and Jimmy Shergill in it. I had no idea about the plot either. Needless to say, I went in with minimal expectations, only because it had gotten good ratings and I was bored of sitting at home.
The Review:
- From Rohit in 'Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai' to Raja in 'Tanu Weds Manu' to now Bagga in 'Happy Bhag Jayegi', Jimmy Shergill excels at being the man who chases the leading lady, who is supposed to marry him but who wants to be with her love.
- [Spoiler]No matter what, Bad-man Bagga chases her in the entire course of movie only to end up being the good guy and smarty pants local politician, who lets the girl be with her love. Jimmy has mastered the craft of being this guy, in all these previous movies and in this one, with excellent dialogue delivery and powerful acting.
- Ali Fazal plays the sweet looking lost boy Guddu, who impressed the feisty kudi Happy by playing 'tuntuna' in college and being the ultimate hopeless romantic.
- Abhay Deol, clad in kurta and jacket, looking every bit suave, plays the role of Lahore's political leader "Janab Senior" Javed Ahmed's son "Janab Junior" Bilal Ahmed, destined to "change the history of Pakistan".
- 'Happy'ness has arrived in Bilal's house, in a tokra as a token of love from sarhad-paar India. To save his family's reputation, his engagement to Zoya- his childhood friend and to help the crazy gal Happy reunite with her lover Guddu, Bilal brings India and Pakistan closer through his very own little band of faithful servants, fiancee Zoya and a funny cop Usman Afridi.
- Momal Sheikh, who plays Zoya, has such a pretty face and acts with her eyes! One of the best roles of the film. From being the rich and confident girl of a big businessman to being a headstrong fiancee of dad's pet Bilal to helping out in making Happy's love story a success, while her own love story is headed for a failure, the character Zoya definitely makes a mark in this film.
- Piyush Mishra is the helpful, funny and self-confident cop Usman Afridi. It's a very relate-able portrayal of a common man of India/Pakistan not wanting to be in Pakistan/India, not wanting to even eat the other nation's "namak" but ultimately knowing that the neighbour is just like us.
- Afridi's dialogues are funny, giving us delightful doses of Urdu.
- The Punjabi tone and situational comedies make the film a fun watch.
