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The Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Movie Review

Bumpy joyride
By Naresh Kumar Deoshi
Rating: 3/5

It’s a joyride with a fair amount of bumps and de tours. At places genuinely funny, at times hyperbolized and even begging the viewers to feel sympathy for the self-sacrificing bumbling do-gooder Prem, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is a screwball comedy going zig-zag throughout its running course of two and half hours.

Prem (Ranbir Kapoor) and problems are twins. Wherever Prem goes, the twin inevitably follows. He rides a cycle without breaks and bangs right between the legs of a robber (ouch!) and almost becomes a hero in the eyes of his townsfolk. He is the President of the cash-strapped Happy Club located right inside a coffin shop. Prem’s mantra? Make others happy. Only Prem’s father (Darshan Zariwala) isn’t happy with his day-dreamer and idler of a son.

Then enters Jenny (Katrina Kaif), and Prem falls head-over-heels for her. For him she’s a chalti phirti Vanilla ice-cream with silky baal and milky gaal. But is he a match for her? She loves books. He’s ninth fail. Her Mr. Right would be a working man who also gives time to his family. Prem is neither. He decides to change himself.

Phir kya! Prem takes up job of making laddoos at a halwai shop and becomes a good son for his dad and mom. All this he does for Jenny; to win her love. And whenever Jenny is in trouble, Prem goes full throttle to help her. He even takes Jenny’s troubles upon himself only to find out that she loves someone else.

Must mention that director Rajkumar Santoshi adds in a lot of Chaplin flavour to the lead character, but his attempt to evoke sympathy for the self-sacrificing hero isn’t as subtle. The gags in ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’ keep unspooling endlessly unless interrupted by the melodrama highlighting Prem’s heart ache. In a wink the movie switches gears from comedy to drama, confusing a viewer which one to take seriously. For instance, Ranbir and Kat’s characters stammer when they get emotional. The idea, intended to pull heart strings, doesn’t work. What works is a number of hilarious sequences like the kidnapping at the start of the film, or Prem’s gimmicks at the ballroom dance.

If there’s a best dancer award, it should indeed be reserved for Ranbir Kapoor. The young gun surely carries a shade of his granddad Raj Kapoor who in turn was hugely inspired by Charlie Chaplin. The funny leg-break dance Ranbir does in the ballroom sequence is easily one of the high points in the film. Another highpoint is the climax (pun unintended). Agreed that it’s a little overblown and we have seen the menagerie of similar madcap characters going haywire in a chaotic climax, Santoshi presents it in a way that you get a few laughs out of it.

Ranbir Kapoor is stellar as the bumbling Prem, while Katrina is rusty at places. Must say she’s come a long way and can now emote a few scenes quite well. Upen Patel is all beefed up in a small role as Kat’s rich loverboy. Both Zakir Hussain, as the extorting don, and Govind Namdeo, as Upen’s politician father, are over the top. Darshan Zariwala is superb once again.

Like sensex, APKGK keeps going up and down. It’s not a patch on Santoshi’s Andaz Apna Apna but does pack in a good number of gags to keep you smiling.

Go with Prem!

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