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Shimla Mirchi review :

The only reason I sacrificed my precious afternoon nap to travel all the way to suburban Bandra to catch this film which is carrying absolutely no buzz is its director Mr. Ramesh Sippy.

As I settled down inside one of the empty audi of G7 multiplex, I was reminded of the veteran directors past glory. Indeed, Ramesh Sippy has achieved immortality with Sholay (1975) - a cinematic masterpiece and the biggest blockbuster of Bollywood so far. For the 80s audience, Sippy re-defined technical brilliance with Shaan (1980), presented the lustrous Dimple Kapadia like no other could in Saagar (1985) and brought two acting legends - Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar - face to face in Shakti (1982).

Having gone downhill since the 90s, Ramesh Sippy hadn't made a film for nearly two decades since his disastrous Zamaana Deewana (1995). Google tells me that even Shimla Mirchi was a long completed film but delayed for close to five years as it didn't find buyers. Sad if true!!

Loosely based on the French rom com Beautiful Lies (2010), Shimla Mirchi showcases an about to be divorced mom (Hema Malini) falling for a young lad (Rajkummar Rao) who is actually wooing her daughter (Rakul Preet Singh). The concept doesn't quite fit into the Indian milieu. Sippy's previous home production Nautanki Saala (2013) - inspired from another French film Après Vous (2003) - had similar problem. Ahem!!

More woe, the screenplay and dialogues are quite pheeka especially the first half drags at sluggish pace. Sippy spends considerable time in developing his key characters but unfortunately, they don't engage you at all. Technically too, Shimla Mirchi is quite a downer for the high standards Sippy set for himself in the past.

Re-uniting with her director of super hits like Andaz (1971), Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) and ofcourse Sholay (1975), Hema Malini lends tremendous dignity to her somewhat bold character. Infact, she steals the show completely. Rakul Preet Singh looks pretty and that's about it. Rajkummar Rao tries to ape Shah Rukh Khan (and this ain't a compliment please)!!!

A parting advice : In case you do go, hang on till the end for a surprise appearance by another legend associated with Sippy. Aww that nostalgia!

'Shimla Mirchi' begins in a somewhat strong fashion, I found myself interested in the story that it presents. However, by the time the final scenes come around I kinda lost that interest.

First, the positives. I like the dynamic between Avi and Naina, it works for the premise. Rajkummar Rao and Rakul Preet Singh come across well together, while Hema Malini does a good job as Rukmini. Decent cast.

The plot surrounding the aforementioned three is fun for the first half, though once things become more settled and understood it ends up losing its way - the third act is tiresome, it feels very dragged out.

This film has some enjoyable elements to it, with nice locations and solid music, but concludes in a rather dull manner.

I thought the premise of the movie in the trailer was a real fresh take on romantic comedies. The idea seemed super interesting until I saw the film.

While the movie has moments that are funny and kind of cute, I was quite taken aback by the bad performances. A legend like Hema Malini acted like a caricature of her self, Rajkumar Rao tried his best to save the film but sadly the writing, directing and co-actors didn't really help him much. Rakul Preet's character is rather annoying and immature.

I wish the movie was as good as the trailer. I'll give the movie a 5 on 10 for the honest effort put forward by Rajkumar Rao.

Very poor direction, Very poor screenplay, Very poor dialogue, Very poor story, Very poor acting.

I dont blame Rajkummar Ra, bcoz we all know he is very talented actor. All discredit goes to the filmmaker team.

Subpar acting, below class script on any level. Not even a scenic shot of Shimla to remember. The only way to forget this movie is to watch something even worse! Unfortunately in this case, Shimla mirchi is truly a tough one to beat...

Rajkumar rao is really a great actor but maybe he's not a perfect choice for this movie. there is many noticeable points in the movie where you easily say this is the most boring part of this movie, Also this movie has a really really boring and ordinary storyline.

It's a good family entertainer albeit slow in pace. Good to see Hema Malini and Dharmendra together on screen after so long.

Useless waste of time! No story, bad acting, don't watch this movie even if you have nothing else to do!

Good movie to watch for after all hema malini's comeback to movies and a romcom entertainer.

It's so awful. A terrible story. The characters are all irrational and utter buffoons. The heroine is a complete psycho with anger management problems. Apparently Rajkummar Rao's character has taken complete leave if his senses and falls in love with her. Hema Malini's character is a pathetic desperate codependent cringy woman. They look entirely nuts in front of Shakti Kapoor which says something since he's typically the overreacting buffoon in movies. Even Rajkummar Rao's inherently wonderful acting ability can't save this trainwreck

Really good for comedy and smiling. If you're looking for a comedy movie to watch and keep smiling,you can watch this movie.

It do not agree that this movie is waste of a time. If you have liked Raj Kumar Rao's romantic acting, this is the movie.

It's a soft light hearted romantic movie and Rakulpreet is cute as always.

I would recommend to give it one shot!

I really love and respect Hemamalini and Dharmendra but picture is so slow and badly directed that my score to this movie is only 1.

And this score is just for Hemaji and Dharam. There is nothing in the movie. Nothing at all.

Rakul Preet Singh's acting looked like as if it was dubbed from some another language. Was reminded of the dialogue, "50 rupay kaat overacting ki wajah se"

Really bad story and acting. don't waste your time please.

Movie is nice, natural, relaxing, light, interesting and entertaining,both main artist are good..a family film with some romance

Rom-Com fans will definitely like this film. The setting is in Shimla - which gives this film a good vibe while watching. Overall, it's just a decent hearth-warming film to watch. The story and screenplay is good enough.

It's a drag but still bit sweet movie to watch. Actually this movie's trailer gave away the whole story. So you are pretty much watching the same thing over and over again.

I dont understand .... This movie should have been more rated... ....

I am totally shocked that Ramesh Sippy who gave us such gems in SHOLAY/SHAKTI/SAAGAR has made such a useless movie after being in hibernation for so many years. Besides showing the beautiful parts of Shimla,everything else about this film was total garbage. This is definitely Ramesh Sippy's worst movie he has ever made. He needs to retire completely from ever making motion pictures ever again. 0/10

Wannabe cute movie. Only Rajkumar's acting is believable.

Poor script, poor storyline. Only watched because Hema Malini was in it. Gave 2 stars because of her graceful acting and Kiran Juneja's lovely humour. Wish director could have given them more screen time. Rakul's role is immature and she dresses like a slut throughout the movie - almost every one of her shots has her naval exposed and thighs out hanging. Doesn't add anything to the story. Girls don't wear that kind of clothes for everday use. Rajkummar could put more life into his role. Please dont bother watching. Only positive thing is the message it sends to mature women that they shouldn't stop living life just because husband leaves for someone else.