Nautanki Saala!

Very very surprised by the poor reviews. Just goes to show that subtlety is much too undervalued these days. Just LOVED this film. A comedy that doesn't depend on slapstick/ fart jokes and the likes.

Sure, the story is quite predictable, but its the smaller things that make the film stand out... the sign board on Mandar's gate, Mandar greeting King Janak in the drama with a 'HI'& Janak responding and realizing his folly and trying to correct, RP refusing to support Loli's claim that things happen between men & women, RP's justification by using the 'profile' test, and many many more.

Performances are all above average but its the use of music in this film that shines through. The songs don't feel forced and take the story forward.

The support cast including Sanjeev bhatt as Chandra and Sulabha Arya as Aaji were fantastic. All in all a complete entertainer that left me wanting for more.

Inspired from the French Film "Apres Vous", 'Nautanki Saala!' Directed by Rohan Sippy, is A Decent Comedy, that has its share of rib-tickling moments working for it. Even the performances are pretty good.

'Nautanki Saala!' Synopsis: An actor's life changes dramatically when he saves a stranger from suicide.

'Nautanki Saala!' is not a slapstick comedy, its a situational comedy. The first-hour progresses well, as most of the jokes & sequences work. The second-hour, on the other-hand, is stretched & slightly boring. The Adapted Screenplay has its share of pluses & minuses. Rohan Sippy is technically sound. He knows his job well. Cinematography is lavish. Editing is crisp. Music by various artists, is hummable.

Performance-Wise: Ayushmann Khurrana & Kunaal Roy Kapur share a fabulous on-screen chemistry. They both are wonderful in their respective parts. Pooja Salvi needs proper grooming. Gaelyn Mendonca is excellent. Abhishek Bachchan has a funny cameo.

On the whole, 'Nautanki Saala!' offers humor.

I saw Nautanki Saala around 6 years back and I liked it then, so much so that I saw it again today when I personally believe I have a much better capability to appreciate a well made film.

The movie is far from perfect, but attains its targets by being a really different romantic comedy buffed up by amazing performances by all the actors involved. Apart from a bit irritating characters like the producer of the theater and the girlfriend of Ayushmann, the movie holds pretty good over the audience.

The sad part really is that such movies are often box office failures, despite being much more reality driven compared to some blockbuster flicks.

Score 7/10 Director Mr. Rohan Sippy has done good work. He has taken the script one level ahead by adding very fine nuances through visuals. Story is linear but screenplay gives it new dimensions. Screenplay is full of metaphors. Screenplay has some minus points also, i.e., a person dedicated to theater, why did he force and manipulate to cast a duffer, who could have ruined the show. After all considering the merits such type of minuses should be ignored. Dialogues are very good. Writing credit goes to Rohan Sippy, Nipun Dharmadhikari and Charudutt Acharya. Love and comedy are blended very well so you can feel the both emotions in maximum number of scenes. Climax is light and good. Performance wise Ayushman Khuran as Ram Parmar is impressive. Kunal Roy Kapoor as Mandar Leleis fine. Pooja Salvi as Nandini is good. Gaelyn Mendonca as Chitra is OK. An actor who played the character of producer of drama company is very good. Music by Mikey Mccleary supports the film well.Especially love tracks are soothing.

Good acting, script is beautiful (to those who understand it), good overall mixer of entertainment. When you see the film you don't need to keep your brain off (like other Bollywood movies) rather you should feel the movie.