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This is an Anand L Rai's production and he is known for fun filled film with strong emotional connect, here emotional connect is missing but trust me this film has quite a few moments worth watching for. There are so many characters in the film, but Abhay Deol bags the meatier role and as usual excels in his role. His love interest Zoya (don't know her real name) enacts her part so well, she conveys her anger, hope, helplessness beautifully. More than the story of Happy, the Abhay deol (Bilal) and Zoya's love angle shines in the movie.

Other than all these Ali Faizal and Jimmy both known for good to great acting skills shines well. Piyush Sharma gets gem of the lines in this film and provides heavy dose of laughter. Diana Penty gets an easiest role to play here, most of the work is done by male actors here, she comes back to screen after 3-4 years but this role does not back her skills she shown in Cocktail.

There are no songs you will remember after watching this, and in 2nd half the story does not move much but at climax again it brings smiles at your face.

This is better watch then Rustom and Mohenjo Daro together, it's a pure fun watch. Go with no expectation and you shall return smiling.

2 hours worth refreshment, that's it this movie is.

It is a jovial movie with pangs of seriousness and sarcasms. Diana character in movie is similar to Kangana in Tanu weds Manu and hence was not veritable. Even the character of Jimmy is repeated in the movie from Tanu weds Manu. Despite of wanting of novelty, I will vindicate it from duplicacy because the script was new and refreshing. Tinge of romance and lots of chortle is what makes this movie a success.I loved the volubility and inexorable nature of Diana's character.Abhay Deol commemorates his character perfectly. Momal Shiek is new face and need to improve her acting skills greatly. I was intrigued by the song "Tera Tera" of the movie.

HAPPY BHAG JAYEGI, a frivolous comedy drama set between cross border enemity with many a funnier frames where the hatred-ness has been exquisitely used to generate chuckle-some notes.

Definitely it's a treat for the lovers of the beguilingly intrinsic beauty Diana Penty and the amalgamated modern unconventional actor Abhay Deol. Jimmy Shergil, Piyush Mishra, Ali Fazal, the Pakistani actor Javed Sheikh and his daughter Momal Sheikh have done absolute justice to their parts.

Few frames are certainly noteworthy , but the movie is lacking grips in many parts.

In entirety, it will do an average appeal to the masses, definitely not a must watch, but I must admit that I liked this movie irrespective of many non-viscid frames.

From the trailer one would get interested in the movie just to find what would happen if a young bride accidentally runs away from borders of India to Pakistan. Would it be too grave consequences as projected by Sarjit? Would it be like Bajrangi Bhaijaan? How the story writer will take the story further? First half of movie is full of comedy. Few in audience can be seen bursting into loud laughter on the punch lines. These must be those who understand Urdu words like 'Tashrif'. Second half should have been able to take the movie equally or higher level of comedy. Abhay Deol performance is good and natural. Overall it a time pass. There will not be a regret of wasting time and money.

'Happy Bhaag Jayegi' is the surprise of the year. This recent comedy, which opened to modest success, is a delightful comedy, that's anchored by likable humor & terrific performances.

'Happy Bhaag Jayegi' Synopsis: After fleeing an arranged marriage, a feisty Indian woman finds herself stranded in Pakistan where the ex-governor's son helps reunite her with her boyfriend.

'Happy Bhaag Jayegi' is a fun watch. The protagonist is not very entertaining (Diana Penty's performance also underwhelms), but the men here are superbly funny. The hen-picked son of a ex-governor (Abhay Deol), the politician left with no bride (Jimmy Shergill) and a bumbling a cop in Pakistan (Piyush Mishra) are characters worth rooting for, even though the pace slows in its second-hour, after a hilarious first-hour. Writer-Director Mudassar Aziz delivers a fun story on love, friendship & madness with energy & humor that actually is likable. Okay, not all jokes land right, especially in the second-hour, but the lighthearted nature & the breezy feel of the narrative is hard to dislike. Aziz's Writing is good & so is his Direction. Cinematography & Editing deserve a special mention.

Coming right to the Performances! Abhay Deol is a treat to watch & its so good to see him on-screen after a hiatus. He's excellent all through. Jimmy Shergill is a hoot as the politician left with no wife. The terrific actor truly sinks his teeth into the part & brings it out with flying colors. Piyush Mishra is hilarious! His love for Pakistan & his extra effort to get Urdu right, ranks among the film's funniest moments. Kanwaljit Singh, too, is in fine form after a long time. Diana Penty as Happy & Ali Fazal as her lover, barely leave any impression.

On the whole, 'Happy Bhaag Jayegi' is good fun!

Good movie ...never get bored .....abhay deol ****

This is a funny movie. Diana leads it with a brilliant performance. Piyush Mishras Urdu was a bit difficult to understand but at certain times, the director gives you few seconds to think over and laugh at it. Jimmy as good as always. Ali Fazals expression n dialogue delivery was brilliant. I am now a fan of him. Abhay is alright, seen him doing better. A fun watch with good supporting cast.

I was already interested in this movie because of trailer. the trailer was superb and the movie didn't let it down. it is a family movie. there is light comedy. as per name Happy (Diana Panty) is in main role but Abhay Deol took the credit for the movie. he is a good actor but unfortunately he didn't get good roles. But this movie is a great come back for him. Jimmi Shergil is and Piyush Mishra again rocked. both are great actors and deserve much than their present situation in bollywood. Ali Fazal is just time pass. I have seen his some movies Fukre, Fast & furious 7 and now Happy Bhaag jayegi but in all movie i didn't get his different emotion on his face. his acting is like doing same thing again and again. but director keep his role short so it is good. I heartily laughed in this movie many times. they didn't take India-Pakistan dispute on negative level. this difference is changed in light comedy. So at the last, I say MUST Watch movie.

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When I saw the trailer I felt this will be a good comedy film. After a long time, Diana Penty has done a film and the rest of the cast is also interesting. Zimmy Shergil and Abhay Deol are the very good actor and the most important thing is this movie is produced by Anand L Rai. The trailer is very good and it looked promising for many angels. But if you ask me about the film, I will tell you that this is not a fair choice.

The story is about a girl (Diana Penty) unintentionally crosses borders of India and goes into Pakistan. There is also a wedding drama, unintentionally visit the next hero's house (which in Pakistan) and then the rest of the story is how the girl falls in love with his appropriate choice and it doesn't matter where the girl is. The story looks promising and the cast is very good. But the main problem is the way the director developed the story. The pace of the movie is very slow and background score set very poorly. You will not match the background sound with each turning scene. The character development is very unusual and you will not remember even the name of the characters. Music is not up to the mark and editing is very lazy. The lead cast is the very good actor but the script actually gives them nothing to do any acting. There are lots of opportunities to execute the humor and the suspense of a fugitive woman but poorly written script ruined all the hopes.

Don't waste your money or time either. Just avoid this flick.

After recently hearing about this film being banned in Pakistan and being a son of both Pakistani parents, I felt the need to write this review to make sure this film is watched by all.

This film deserves great recognition for making a movie that has an unique and entertaining storyline across both India and Pakistan. The theatre I went to was packed with families and we are enjoyed this movie for showing a positive side to Pakistan and the friendship between both India and Pakistan. The acting was well played by their respective characters, the music was okay, and the scenery of Lahore was beautiful.

I urge people to watch this film and take your families and elderly relatives because this is a feel- good movie by the time it's done.

It is good to see Diana Penty return after her first film Cocktail, which was released in 2012. But honestly, her performance was bland and generically performed. She tried really hard to pull of a happy-go- lucky Punjabi girl but she just failed in the aspect of doing so. In my opinion, Jimmy Shergill just came on set to earn a quick buck. The dialogues in the movie were cheesy and it didn't make sense. If you like runaway wedding movies, then watch Julia Robert in Runaway Bride. The story has some minor similarities between these 2 films.

I've been a big fan of Anand L. Rai ever since Tanu Weds Manu Returns. First time as a producer and he just didn't add the magic that he did for his previous films. Mudassir Aziz had very poor direction skills especially for this film. So that was a bit of a letdown.

There are fair amount of positives in the film. 1) Music is the major highlight of the movie. Gabru to ready mingle hai and Zara se are my favorite 2 tracks and I have been listening to them on a loop. 2) Abhay Deol managed to give his best performance. He got on into his character really well as Bilal Ahmed. 3) Momal Sheikh was also the main highlight of the film. Javed Sheikh sure roped in someone great to play Zoya even though he was in the movie as well. She managed to stay in the comfort zone that she needed to be in.

The movie did make me laugh during some parts of the movie. Overall, this movie is just above an average movie which poor direction and lack of comedy. This movie is surely a one-time watch with depth which lacked quite a lot.

Anand L. Rai, try again.

6/10

Watch Rustom if you hadn't go the chance to.

Direction of this film is not appropriate. Writing is better than direction. Both credit go to director Mr. Mudassar Aziz. Story is fictitious. Screenplay trembles between real and reel. Dialogues are witty, especially satire and Urdu versus Hindi ones. Like when Police officer says in light way that he doesn't want to go India because he doesn't want to eat Indian salt then Bilal says that Pakistan imports salt from India. Even few scenes are conceived just to incorporate dialogues, like the climax scene just for 'Happy has Pati and Bagga has sympathy' which is too much and absolutely doesn't go with the film mood. I was damn excited for this film after watching the trailer but got disappointed. Hats off to trailer cutting and conceiving team. Characterization is taken for granted. A girl decides to run away for his lover but when love is not well established you think that girl is idiot rather than brave. Guddu character is so lame that he looks non deserving for Happy. Another couple Bilal and Joya neither look good together on screen neither their emotional bonding is well established. Bilal suddenly goes out of the way for Happy even he is established as a father fearing son, yes in a dialogue it is conveyed that he regrets his decision of not running out of his house to pursue his cricket passion, which is just established by watching him cricket and playing street cricket with kids in India after sneaking out from an important meeting in front of father and being clean bold, when kid comes to know that he is Pakistani!? After a point even Bilal starts loving Happy then he realizes that she doesn't love him, that was very obvious from beginning then what for this love triangle? Reason behind Bagga obsession with Happy is also taken for granted. There is a single emotional scene of Happy, missing her father and realizing his love for her but in another scene at airport, she behaves like he is stranger? Doesn't request to come with her or even ask that how will you come? Simple story is unnecessarily twisted with kidnapping, suicide bombing like sub plots. Why did Bilal want to Happy got married with Guddu in Pakistan, was it only solution or very easy or acceptable in India, even in a group Nikah celebration? It was just for add drama but it falls flat. Film starts with high note of a bride running out from her marriage. It was very challenging to maintain that graph and pace and clearly they loose it. This film was inspired by 'Tanu weds Manu' but in the way that no one can notice it. Background score is so lame. Performance wise Diana Penty as Happy is damn impressive, she portrays complex emotions like innocence, arrogance and emotion with ease. Abhay Deol as Bilal is good. Ali Zafar as Guddu and Jimmy Shergil as Bagga are OK. Piyush Mishra as Usman Afridi, Police officer, is fantastic, his expression and body language do make you laugh.

After watching the trailer,I was waiting to watch this movie.here is the review.

Direction-Well directed movie ,Mudassar Aziz had given a well narration.Screenplay-The run time of the movie is not very long it's a odd of 125 mins.This short run time is good because if it would have been extended,it would have created a mess.this made the movie to be smooth and didn't have a scene that would divert the minds of the audience.

Starcast-The star cast was good.all were up to the mark.this genre of movie had its matched star cast.Abhay deol is amazing, Jimmy Sheirgill is absolutely great.Diana Penty was good and her fluency in Hindi & Punjabi was amazing.Piyush Mishra is a treat to watch,he is such a versatile actor.His role in the movie is something which no other actor would have suited to.He was fantastic, his dialogues were funny,hilarious sometimes.Other star cast were also good.

Music-The music and all the songs are very good,especially the song "Aashiq tera" is simply awesome.background music is great. So music won't disappoint you.

Overall-This movie gives laugh and also had a emotional touch.Yes,the direction And editing could have been more good,then it would have a better trade at the Box-office.But if you want something to have a combination of all then go for this movie.My rating 7/10 stars.

This movie contains all entertainment elements. The casting is excellent as per the movie. The film plot is well written. Jimmy Shergill and all other actors and actresses acting is awesome. The film is not at all boring. The film is well directed. The dialogues are good. The chemistry between the characters is good. Diana and Momal sheikh are adorable to watch in the film. The film is of 'must-watch' genre and can be watched many times. The songs in the film have perfect timing as per the story goes on. Apart from these, the film plot holds up till end. Hence, it's a good movie to watch with family too and should be seen in talkies rather than sitting at home and watching it.

This movie is so irritating for me Abhay Deol is good but lead actress Diana penty is not performed well or his character is written like this as I don't know , if you have lot of free time then watch other wise you have lot of options other than this movie

A small yet impactfull movie.. Yet another typically arranged marriage escaping movie but very well executed.

A good story line, which I guess never been told before.

A good Indo-Pak relation is proposed to be set in days to come in the history of both the countries.

All actors have played their best of work.

Jimmy has played as always a less spoken person but very very very amazingly talented and power-pack performance...

Abhay also managed to justify his role very well..

Diana has very well tried but still lot of missing things were there in her performance, In-fact I am not convinced with the idea of casting Diana in this movie. A very dull performance given by LEAD actress..

Music is amazingly good.. Songs are too good..

In a way the movie is such a good that hides a poor performance of Diana.. All NINE stars are given by me is for movie except DIANA..

I think a squeal is needed for HAPPY BHAG JAYEGI, but not with DIANA PANTY...

Good job DONE...

What if an Indian girl wakes up in Pakistan one fine morning? And what if she finds, gasp, the one she's looking for across the border? The premise of Happy Bhaag Jayegi, promises you some good chuckles because, well, who doesn't like the idea of a pretty girl on the run in search of her Prince Charming? And the Pakistani locations—the scenic spots around Lahore– should inject some freshness, right? We smile in the beginning. Spirited Amritsar Girl Happy's (Diana Penty) heart beats for Guddu (Ali Fazal) but the path of true love is strewn with stern fathers (Kanwaljeet), local bad boy rival Bagga (Jimmy Shergill) and an accidental Pakistani gentleman named Bilal Ahmed (Abhay Deol). But all too soon, the pleasures of the film dwindle, and we are left to fend for ourselves, looking for something that will make us laugh, even if it is weak laughter. There is some of it, but it is far too intermittent. The film spends a substantial amount of time in Pakistan, and a whole bunch of colorful characters trying out their Urdu. Fervent Pakistani cop (Piyush Mishra) who loves some things Hindustani (TajMahal, Yusuf saab), Bilal's father (Javed Sheikh) who wants him to join politics, and his beautiful betrothed (Momal Sheikh) who looks askance at this new girl: is the Indian Happy about to sink her hooks into her all-Pakistani Bilal? Done well, Happy Bhag Jayegi could have been a rollicking comedy. But despite its occasional throwaway lines, and nice touches, it never comes together. If you want me to suspend disbelief and buy into your wholly contrived plot, you have to be able to write your way past the contrivances. This doesn't happen. Some of the casting choices are suspect. Penty has a wide-eyed appeal and an infectious smile but she is not a good fit for a Punjabi 'pataka'. And some are too familiar. Fazal has a thankless part and never lifts off the screen: imagine being termed a musician and never getting to play or strum or sing. No, really. And some are too familiar: Fazal has a thankless part and never lifts off the screen; Shergill has some funny lines but he is essentially doing a repeat of his Tanu Weds Manu part. In fact, the film has several striking resemblances to TWM, which makes sense because Happy Bhag Jayegi is an Anand L Rai production too. Good to see Abhay Deol back in the groove after his disastrous previous outing One By Two, and the very pretty very swish-in-her-designer- threads Momal Sheikh (a popular TV actor who also happens to be Javed Sheikh's daughter) gives him something to work on. The third angle in this triangle is touched upon but its potential is never fully realised. And that goes for the film as a whole. When will our films be better written? Some of the gentle Indo-Pak banter is funny but it becomes too stretched. And what was the need of the risible : 'Kaisa desh hai, bandook na dikhao toh koi sunta hi nahin hai'?

An amazing comedy movie to watch with your family

It shows a beautiful gesture and love from Both India & Pakistan but unfortunately Politics have divided both the countries!

Great acting by all the actors, specially Piyush! (AFRIDI :P) Jimmy's Punjabi dialogues are too good :D

Those who gave this movie a bad review, should review themselves first!!

Abhay Deol, at his usual best, natural acting, SUPERB!!

Unfortunately, we will not witness a CLEAN-NON-VIOLENCE INDO-PAK movies anytime soon! ** the issues between India & Pakistan :( **

Bottom-line, A great movie to watch :D

If there is one thing that Bollywood feel-good films succeed in achieving, then it is that they induce a calming effect on our otherwise stressful lives. While producer Anand Rai has been creating formulaic romance dramas with a blanket cover of feel-good-ness, the feature seems to have terribly dwindled this time around.

Happy (Penty) is an oversmart and fearless bride-to-be who participates in her boyfriend Guddu's (Fazal) elopement plan on the eve of her wedding day and, although logistically unworkable, ends up in Pakistan at a former governor's mansion located in Lahore, where also lives the babu's son, Bilal (Deol). Awfully played by Penty, Happy sports a single expression throughout the film and is unaffected by the fact that she is an another country without even her passport or that she is currently locked up for threatening an all-forgiving cop. While the comic theme may allow these sequences to be perceived as humorous, none of them ignite any kind of authenticity. From the beginning, the plot weaves together impractical elements all in an attempt to create humor, which is not even funny. Happy could have just called one of her friends, or even better, asked her new friend Bilal, an influential politician, to send her back to her country and we would not have to sit through these 2 hours of unfunny charade where Jimmy Shergill has to portray a character who suffers from bridelessness for the umpteenth time.

It is evident even before the second half that Mudassar Aziz has run out of ideas. He uses story arcs and character development sequences to make up for the plot's hollow structure, but fails terribly as the film successfully slides into the black abyss of ridiculousness and mindlessness. Even if you adore Abhay Deol for his past performances, this film will affect it because clearly it sought the help of a thespian like Kanwaljit Singh and forced him to portray a character whose only task is to fool around and fire bullets in the air. Towards the end, moreover, the film just gets annoying. Being unfunny is one thing, but being ridiculous and ire-generating - well, that's not what you expect from a film, even of low standards. Fazal and Piyush Mishra are fine, but Penty definitely needs to brush up on acting. Newcomer Momal Sheikh knows how to make a scornful face.

Other than some hazy references to India-Pakistan's decades-long rivalry and the brilliant poster designs, this romantic comedy has neither enough romance nor comedy to help it from dissolving in its own puke.

BOTTOM LINE: Mudassar Aziz's Happy Bhag Jayegi is a reminder of how bad his previous films are which will soon be forgotten just like his previous ones have been. Wait for TV premiere.

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

Funny and something different. Like always Abhay Deol is a delight to watch but so are all the other characters. Few Pakistani actors in this film which makes the movie more interesting to watch. There is a clear difference in the delivery of dialogs from hindi speaking actors to urdu speaking actors and I have say, there is something quite royal and genuine about urdu delivery in scripts. Overall this is a fun to watch movie and can be safely be watched with family elders and kids unlike most other movies. This is an older film by some years but still has a better storyline compared to whats been coming out lately. Nothing too fancy or over the top which makes your blood pressure stay normal also lol! Good watch. We watched both parts. Part 1 is funnier and not cringy. 2nd part is just okay though.