A SRK-Farah entertainer for family audience

Rating: 7/10 (24 October 2014)

After Om Shanti Om, Shah Rukh Khan is back with director Farah Khan to entertain audience. And this time also, they are giving the best entertainer film of the year. The story is not new. It's a revenge story from a son Charlie to his dad's enemy Charan Grover. But in between that, world dance championship has been put to add some songs, some action sequences and background plot of the film HNY. Director Farah Khan once again proved that the masala films are actually her part of business to attract masses. I think Main Hoon Na was the first Masala family entertainer. Than OSO has been released. After that she made Tees Mar Khan with Akki, which was a disaster. So, she made her 4th movie with SRK and again she made a complete entertainer. Although the film is 179 minutes long, but, SRK fans don't need to worry because not a single minute is here to bore you, even in the end titles, the casts and crews can make you smile till the end. Dipika looks stunning in Lovely song. Everyone is whistling in that song. She is as usual. Vivan looks cute. Sonu Sood has limited scope but than also he entertains. Boman is also fantastic and funny, too. Abhishek may get the best comedian role award for this year. I liked him so much. Jacki is also suitable to his role. Anupam Kher, Sajid Khan, Maliaka Arora Khan, Dino, Vishal, Anurag Kashyap, Prabhu Deva & Kiku Sharda as Faroj Khan did the cameo roles, which are the funny sides of the movie. I was laughing very loudly in the Prabhu-Kiku cameo scene, I loved that. SRK is a baap of expression. He can use his voice only to show or express the situation. He has given the best. His entry scene is very well captured. Whistlings and shouting may happen in every theater for sure. No doubt in the direction. But I feel, the editing could have been sharp. So the film gets appreciation from the haters of SRK also. But, the length is giving the chance to the haters to drag the film to a flop. But, this is a super-hit movie, a bollywood entertainer which is released after a long time. Music suits the motion of the film. Manwa Laage, Satkali, Indiawaale, Nonsense ki night - all the songs are well sung. Music is given by Vishal-Shekhar. Irshad Kamil proved once again that he is the best lyricist after Gulzar & Javed, who can write soulful songs as well as tapori and dancing songs with such a beautiful lyrics. Indiawale is the example. Dialogues by Mayur Puri are fine, but, the situations are more funnier than the dialogues. Farah and Geeta Kapoor are the choreographer and they did well. On the whole, if you want the Diwali gift, if you are a fan of OmShantiOm & MainHoonNa, if you like masala movies, if you love Dubai, if you like to watch film with whole family - Than go for it. Happy New Year is a complete paisa wasul movie. Fingers cross for 300cr.