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Dil Toh Baccha Hai Jee - Movie Review

Dil Toh Baccha Hai Jee - Movie Review
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar
Music: Pritam
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Omi Vaidya, Shazahn Padamsee, Shruti Hassan, Shradha Das, Tisca Chopra

The last time I had so much fun watching a movie about three guy friends was a decade ago with Dil Chahata Hai. This time it’s National Award winning director Madhur Bhandarkar’s Dil Toh Bacha Hai Jee. Well, there is nothing common between the two movies except for the fact that both the titles start with the word “Dil” and both the movies are about three male friends.

Let me tell you the story very briefly. Naren (Ajay Devgn), a banker, is going through mid-life crisis in the middle of his impending divorce. He is head over heels in love with June (Shazahn Padamsee) who happens to be his junior at work and 17 years younger to him. As revealed by her that she was just 3 when he lost his “V” at 20. Abhay aka Abby (Emraan Hashmi) is an unemployed gym instructor and a “hardcore” womanizer. He plays a toyboy to a bored social butterfly Anushka (Tisca Chopra). Everything is fine till he falls in love with Nikki (Shruti Hassan) who turns out to be Anushka’s step daughter. Taking both mother as well as daughter for a ride is not such a good idea. Then we have Milind (Omi Vaidya) who proudly announces his “virgin” status. A true lover to the core, Milind is used by Gungun (Shradha Das) to fulfill her ambitions to become an actress. All these three men live under one roof sharing their problems and rejoicing in each others love victories.

The movie is a light-hearted comedy-cum-romantic flick. There is no stupid buffoonery or useless humor to it. What really makes you laugh are the funny one-liners which are carefully spread out in the entire movie. Good job by Sanjay Chhel. No mindless confusion or childish gimmicks to tickle the funny bone. What you will get is a simple and plain movie which looks very much like the love in the times of Facebook and Twitter. There is old-men-longing-for-young-girls, “fast” girls exploiting innocent men, girls having a “little fun” with no strings attached, and the list goes on….

DTBHJ is all about the trio right from the first frame of the movie. Ajay Devgn has already proved himself as an actor in his countless movies. Who can forget Omi Vaidya’s acting calibre? As for Emraan Hashmi, the man does it again. The effortless acting of all the three leading men is applaudable. The female cast, Tisca Chopra as a socialite, Shazahn Padamsee as a young and lively intern and Shradha Das as a typical glamor-loving, calculating girl have given decent performances. Shurti Hassan is a bit of a disappointment with absolutely no expressions on her face. Thank God she is introduced quite late in the movie.

But all the accolades should go to Madhur Bhandarkar for breaking his serious image and entering into a genre which is very difficult to handle. After all, making people laugh is no child’s play, right???? He has proved that if he can give us “Fashion” and “Chandni Bar” then he can also give us a “Dil Toh Baccha Hai Jee”. Music by Pritam is nothing great to talk about. However, we don’t mind humming “Lalalaaaaa…”.

All in all, DTBHJ is one of those movies which you would like to watch on a casual Sunday when you have nothing much to do. However, if you have an appetite for either intellectual humor or idiotic foolishness then do not watch this flick, you will be left starving at the theater.
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