Vicky Donor

To people who would like to believe that this movie is vulgar, I would suggest, go along with your kids! It's a refreshing surprise from director Sircar, and is 2 hours 15 minutes of pure fun. Anu Kapoor stands out for his once in a lifetime portrayal of an infertility specialist. His props, clinic and the hand gesture (just loved it) are just amazing! I am forced to wonder why is he not more visible on screen! Ayushman is a complete natural as a punjabi boy. Not for one moment would you even feel this is his debut in bollywood. Yami Gautam is gorgeous and appears very soothing to the eye. The modern grandmother and mum have been excellently portrayed by the respective actors. This is perhaps first time in bollywood that you have a saas-bahu and daaru scene! Two characters that really stand out throughout the movie are undoubtedly Dr Chaddhha and the grandmother! A must watch for everyone

VICKY DONOR - firstly i liked the title very much and trailers also sounded good.the movie truly satisfied the trailers which normally don't occur in case of most of the bollywood movies.The trailers are made good but when we see the movie the only dialogue we say - what the f**k is this ? now about vicky donor - its a good comedy movie.lots of dialogues are in punjabi and are so hilarious.the punches are so good.AYUSMANN KHURANA gave a thrilling performance.didn't seem like his first movie and the actress YAMI GAUTAM was also fab.overall the movie is superb.

MUSTTTTTT WATCH GUYS..........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't like Bollywood cinema, it has just never appealed to me and therefore I tend to avoid such movies like anything with Tom Cruise.

I found myself watching Vicky Donor as it's supposed to be an Indian remake of the excellent French Canadian movie Starbuck (2011). I'll say right off the bat, it's not............it really really isn't and they need to stop making that claim.

A very high rated Indian movie it tells the story of a lovable loser type who reluctantly begins donating sperm. He hides it from his family and the woman he loves because for some reason it would bring great shame.

That's it, so again this is not Starbucks plot at all despite being advertised as such.

It has most of the Bollywood tropes but thankfully no sudden dance numbers, I really couldn't have sat through it if there had been. There is however a heavy soundtrack and in this guys view it damaged the film.

The soundtrack grinds, the characters certainly could have been more likeable and much of the film feels like a melodrama more than anything else.

However on the flipside some of the writing is excellent, the plot though simple is handled well and the finale really saved the movie.

Vicky Donor is not Starbuck but it has it's own identity and for a guy who hates Bollywood I can't deny that it certainly has its moments.

Vicky Donor is an enjoyable affair despite its flaws.

The Good:

Yami Gautam

Some of the script is exceptional

Great finale

The Bad:

Randomly shifting back and forth between languages mid conversation

Frustrating soundtrack

Not even remotely the Starbuck story

Jokes tend to miss their mark

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

When a movie starts with the fact it was created by the "Eros" network it makes a person pause and recheck they have the right film!

Indians talk so fast it can make subtitles a chore at times

If "God" wanted you to have a child surely you wouldn't be infertile

Shaking hands with someone after they've made a sperm donation seems like a bad call

The word "Coming" was used a suspicious amount in this film, intentional?!

Banks allow their employees to go in after hours to mope dramatically

A person who refers to everyone as sperm would likely not be on my speed dial

It turned out to be pleasant surprize form Vicky Donor. While I waited for one week for the reviews before confirming if the movie is watchable, the movie stood tall in all aspects. Anu Kapoor is back with a bang with some impressive performances by Ayushman and Yami. The movie provided the right perspective to look at sperm donation and its importance. Though the conservatives with frown at such issues, even from the entertainment point of view, the movie provides everything that audience expects from a movie. The punches are spot on in terms of timing as well as dialogs. While a majority of the dialogs are in Punjabi (which might repel certain set of audiences), it just improves the originality of the plot. Music has been another highlight of the movie with the song "Paani Da Rang" being the masterpiece. Overall, a good 2-3 times watch.

Very Recently I had an argument with a friend when i asked him that out of the two movies released this Friday which would be given preference bu him. He said and I'd quote that "(It's a)disgrace that people can actually watch this".

No offence but Vicky Donor would be like a slap on the face for such people. It is fresh, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable.

Starring Ayushmann Khurrana as the Punjabi munda Vicky who doesn't have a job of his own and is constantly nagged by his mother played by Dolly Alluwalia. His grandma, on the other hand as Vicky himself says pretty modern and very supportive. All's not well for him until Dr.Baldev Chadda played by Annu Kapoor finds out that Vicky can be an excellent sperm donor. Midway he falls in love with Ashima Roy(Yami Gautam) and the story carries on further.

The interesting part about Vicky Donor is that although the film preaches the topic of sperm donation at no point does the film uses vulgarity or cheap humour to carry it along.

The music is very catchy at the least and songs like 'Paani da' and 'Rum whisky' really help to keep up the tempo of the movie.

The screenplay by Juhi Chaturvedi is apt and even the 2 hr 15 min doesn't seem too long.

Yes the dialogues are a bit repetitive, the story a bit sluggish in parts but the good acting performances by the entire cast hide the negatives more or less. Annu Kapoor, Dolly and her mother-in-law impress in particular. Ayushmann has very good screen presence and Yami looks superb.

It's a definite thumbs up from my side for Shoojit Sircar's Vicky Donor. You should not give this a miss if possible.

3/5