The story then moves to Isha's destination wedding named 'Shandaar' in the exotic countryside of UK.
Bipin is travelling with his wife and two daughters Alia and Isha (Sanah Kapoor) and this is when Jaginder's eyes spot Alia and he falls for her at that very moment. The animated narration then moves on to a real life 'accidental meeting' between the wedding organizer Jagjinder Joginder (Shahid Kapoor) and Bipin Arora, when Jaginder's bike crashes into Bipin's car. SHAANDAAR starts off with a cartoon animation (flashback) story narrated by Naseeruddin Shah, wherein he 'introduces' the audiences to Bipin Arora (Pankaj Kapoor) and his adopted daughter Alia (Alia Bhatt). Will SHAANDAAR prove to be a goldmine at the box-office or will it be bite the dust. This week's release SHAANDAAR is one such film that treads on the never-before attempted theme of destination wedding. The dialogues were interesting.Even though there have been many films which have been made on the theme of weddings in Bollywood, there has never been a movie that dealt with the concept of destination wedding. Amit Trivedi once again impresses with music. are some instances which are kind of overdone for sure, but still succeeds in making you laugh. The tussle between the groom and JJ during the climax, the things they do when they all got high on that “vegetarian” Monday etc. In between these overdone jokes, Vikas Bahl gets some really laughable moments. And there is this sloppy feel for the main events that happen in the screenplay. When a “could have been much better” plot becomes spoiled by certain clumsy imaginations, the disappointment is bigger. Sanah Kapoor makes a convincing debut.Īs I said, Vikas Bahl tries to be too comical with his plot. Sanjay Kapoor makes a comical come back and was okay in the character.
These three have a really sparkling sync and on screen you will really love them during those combination scenes. On screen I will have to say that Shahid Kapoor, Pankaj Kapoor and Alia Bhatt have definitely saved the movie from being a big bore. But what to do, such ambitious imaginations takes away the charm of the film and makes it look too silly. A very rooted treatment similar to that of Queen also would have worked wonderfully for the film. It is not that this kind of treatment was essential for the film. The sort of crap imagination you see in movies like “Welcome” is happening frequently in the movie. But it is the path they have chosen to show this thought that pampers the whole film. Ultimately Vikas Bahl once again shows a movie on women empowerment as we could clearly see the girl finally expressing her confidence in being her. Jagjinder Joginder is leading the event management team and Alia Arora is the sister of the bride.
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The movie shows us the series of events that happens during this wedding which leads to interesting conclusions. Both families are approaching this marriage as a business deal for financial survival and as usual, the bride’s opinion was never asked. I don’t exactly remember the family names, but the bride’s family was the Aroras. It is based on this destination wedding idea.