Director: Sagar Ballery.
Expectations from this movie are high as this is a sequel to the much acclaimed and successful movie Bheja Fry which came way back in 2007 sans any buzz but soon became everyone’s favourite. The main protagonist ,Vinay Pathak is retained while the rest of the starcast is different. This time it’s the versatile Kay Kay instead of Rajat Kapoor who confronts our favourite on-screen character Bharat Bhushan. The Production values and the budget of this movie is bigger than the previous one but certainly not better.
Coming to talk of the storyline, it is simple and amateurish. The script lacks the required punch. The plot revolves around Bharat Bhushan and Ajit Talwar played by Kay Kay, a buisness tycoon who can do anything to save his kin.
The first half of the movie shows Bharat Bhushan’s adventures on the cruise trip on which he is invited by reality show organisers as a reward to his win. His antics on the cruise are quite funny but are not enough to save the film. But the film completely loses steam in the latter portions of the second half.
The entire track of amol gupte is far stretched and boring. The climax also seemed to be a bit offtrack.
Now talking about the performances, Vinay Pathak yet again steals the show and provides a heart warming perfomance. But mind you, this isn’t even close to his mindblowing performance that he delivered in the first Bheja Fry movie. Kay Kay is quite compelling in his act and delivers a good performance. The confrontation scenes between him and Vinay Pathak are the highpoints of the movie. Suresh Menon as Bharat Bhushan’s friend is alright but Ranvir shorey’s presence is missing who had delivered a marvelous performance in the first part. Minisha Lamba has very little to do yet she leaves an impact. Amol Gupte , an ardent R.D Burman fan in the movie is totally wasted. Infact his part is quite irritating. The rest of the cast provides able support.
The movie also lags behind in the music department except one song ‘ORaahi’ which comes in the end credits. It’s hummable and has been sung passionately by Vinay Pathak himself. Background score is alright and matches industry standards.
Direction by Sagar Ballery is not upto the mark. It lacks novelty. Also the screenplay is quite erratic. Cinematography by Parixit Warrier is eye -catching. The scenes on the cruise and the island are well captured. Editing by Suresh Pai is loose and needs to be tightened specially towards the climax.
All said and done, Bheja Fry 2 is funny in parts but fails to match it’s predeccesor. Watch it only for Vinay Pathak and Kay Kay’s performances or else watch Bheja Fry first part again instead on Dvd.
Rating **
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