Nautanki Saala!

Nautanki Saala! was a thoroughly enjoyable movie, from beginning to end. The first half is hilarious and the audience was laughing uncontrollably. The second half becomes a little more serious, but the story of the three main characters is artfully interwoven throughout. The dialog is witty and the acting was superb -- I was particularly impressed with the lead actor, Ayushmann Khurrana, whose range of expression and detail to the nuances of his character was on full display. Kunaal Roy Kapur was lovable and is comical with his goofy, aloof look. Finally, Pooja Salvi starts a little slow but grows into her role progressively and delivers a powerful flourish at the end.

In short: watch the movie, you will not be disappointed. You will identify with the characters, you will laugh at their banter, and you will appreciate the creativity and imagination of the storyline.

P.S. This is the kind of movie you would want to watch with your partner or your friends, since some of the "romantic" scenes are not conducive to parent-child watching.

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.

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.

this movie was really entertaining,and the comedy was quiet good. the characters are very lively and they connect well with the audience. it starts with ram parmar going to a doctor for his worsening mental condition, he tells the doctor that he has had three breakups in three months. the whole story is about his three breakups,which are linked together very beautifully in a story. the comedy in this film is very natural.the actors do not try to forcefully make you laugh but it is the situation which compels you to laugh. i will really recommend this film. it is comical,entertaining and very well written and executed,which is very rare in Bollywood.

With lots of newness comes a film that rarely moves out of the box. Derived from his father's epic action movie, Nautanki Saala! is a very poor entertainer by Rohan Sippy.

Ayushmann Khurrana is surprisingly parallel with his role as a lover-boy from Vicky Donor, only that here the situations are different. He works so hard to keep up with his antics, but the film's blueprint just rejects his help. Kunal Roy Kapur is annoying in the first half and towards the end, his ambiguous character touches puberty only to be "so mature & moved-on." Not just him, almost all the characters have equivocal stances related to them with newcomer Pooja Salvi still thinking she is acting in a TV commercial. Evelyn Sharma compensates for the lack of item-number here. But the song "Life Ki Toh Lat Lagi" is kinda cool.

There is no story, but the plot driven out of it is what makes me rate it 3.5/10. Music is cheerful & so is the screenplay with its own share of some nice dialogs (Marathi ones), punch lines & slapstick. That's all.

With the lead female characters used as love-toys, Pooja Salvi works in a flower shop which entertains only 2 customers, Ayushmann's character wanders here and there. The movie reminds us it is 2013 but fails, abruptly to make it look like it is. Very poor attempt & I hear it is a remake. God! Why?

BOTTOM LINE: The second half is the most ennui-ridden, but if you are fan of any of the factors of this movie, I would recommend you to go for it only for the first part. One ambiguous, uninteresting movie this! And I hear Commando (another release this week) is hopeless.

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? MAYBE

Language: Strong | Sex: No, Implied | Nudity: Mediocre | Mouth-Kiss: Strong | Foreplay: Mild | Violence: Mediocre | Gore: No | Traumatizing Factor: No