Director: Anees Bazmee
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia, John Abraham, Shruti Hassan and Paresh Rawal
Welcome Back takes off from where the original Welcome (2007) ended. The now reformed Dubai based bhais Majnu (Anil Kapoor) and Uday Shetty (Nana Patekar) – are still unmarried and remain virtually undateable. They are being conned by a PYT in a bikini (Ankita Srivastava) with the help of her mother (Dimple Kapadia) – a la Heartbreakers (2001). But the real twist in the tail happens when the duo are saddled with the task of getting Uday's newly found sister Ranjana (Shruti Hassan) married into a decent family. She however already loves Ajju (John Abraham), a dreaded Mumbai don. The rest of the movie revolves around these myriad set of characters trying to outfox each other.
Director Anees Bazmee should have cut down on the songs. They eat into the length as well as into the narrative. The gags, slapstick and the set pieces are mercifully devoid of toilet humour. They work because of the utmost sincerity shown by the veteran brigade comprising Naseeruddin Shah, Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal and Anil Kapoor. They revel in doing high camp, especially Shah, who is a riot as the baap of all dons, Wanted Bhai. The comedy is brought out through witty dialogue and again it's the sense of timing of the veterans which keeps the repartee alive. It all would have sounded cheesy in the hands of lesser actors. John and Shruti were taken on to add some eye candy and do their job effectively.
The buffoonery in the first half does keeps you in splits but the pace slacks in the second half. It also needed a smoother climax. It looks overtly silly and doesn't generate much laughs.
The film is shot mostly in Dubai and the terrain as well interiors look plush. A taut screenplay and editing would surely have benefitted the film. And can we please stop the practice of goons flying ten feet in the air after being punched by the hero. It definitely looks out of place in a comedy.
In conclusion, watch the film if you like cornball comedies. It’s a pure massy, masala entertainer that's good to go on a lazy weekend.
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia, John Abraham, Shruti Hassan and Paresh Rawal
Welcome Back takes off from where the original Welcome (2007) ended. The now reformed Dubai based bhais Majnu (Anil Kapoor) and Uday Shetty (Nana Patekar) – are still unmarried and remain virtually undateable. They are being conned by a PYT in a bikini (Ankita Srivastava) with the help of her mother (Dimple Kapadia) – a la Heartbreakers (2001). But the real twist in the tail happens when the duo are saddled with the task of getting Uday's newly found sister Ranjana (Shruti Hassan) married into a decent family. She however already loves Ajju (John Abraham), a dreaded Mumbai don. The rest of the movie revolves around these myriad set of characters trying to outfox each other.
Director Anees Bazmee should have cut down on the songs. They eat into the length as well as into the narrative. The gags, slapstick and the set pieces are mercifully devoid of toilet humour. They work because of the utmost sincerity shown by the veteran brigade comprising Naseeruddin Shah, Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal and Anil Kapoor. They revel in doing high camp, especially Shah, who is a riot as the baap of all dons, Wanted Bhai. The comedy is brought out through witty dialogue and again it's the sense of timing of the veterans which keeps the repartee alive. It all would have sounded cheesy in the hands of lesser actors. John and Shruti were taken on to add some eye candy and do their job effectively.
The buffoonery in the first half does keeps you in splits but the pace slacks in the second half. It also needed a smoother climax. It looks overtly silly and doesn't generate much laughs.
The film is shot mostly in Dubai and the terrain as well interiors look plush. A taut screenplay and editing would surely have benefitted the film. And can we please stop the practice of goons flying ten feet in the air after being punched by the hero. It definitely looks out of place in a comedy.
In conclusion, watch the film if you like cornball comedies. It’s a pure massy, masala entertainer that's good to go on a lazy weekend.
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