Unconvincing, cliched and badly acted!

Rating: 1/10 (26 October 2019)

Surprised to see this one attaining 7+ ratings on IMDB which frankly it does not deserve. There are much better films than this one which needs higher ratings. Had it not been for Shahrukh Khan, the ratings must not have been that high. First things first, the film's story is not even original. It's lifted straight from a track in the YRF produced film Aaja Nachle released a year ago starring Madhuri Dixit that failed.
Aditya Chopra himself had written the story of Aaja Nachle and when that didn't work, he went onto make another film borrowing a similar track from the film that featured a simpleton Vinay Pathak trying to woo his ambitious wife played by Sushmita Mukherjee. The wife finds her husband boring and in order to impress her he takes part in a dance competition and surprises her and win her love. The same story has been borrowed in RNBDJ but exaggerated and stretched to date.
The film doesn't have anything new to offer because it's so darn predictable you know how it shall end from the first frame. Secondly, its unconvincing. How does Anushka falls for her husband in a blink of an eye at the gurudwara and searches for god in him. If it wasn't enough, it was hilarious to find out that the entire city knows about the dual personality of SRK but not Anushka, even though she's shown to be a smart young woman.
Talking about the only few good things. SRK is superb in the nerdy role and gives his 100 percent but acts hideously as the alter ego Raj. He goes overboard in every scene, his costumes are also weird, doesn't make him look sexy or anything for a woman to fall for him. SRK is a legendary actor, he needs a great story. Anushka on the other hand, stereotyped herself in her debut film itself. And that explains why she had been doing those spunky, no-nonsense type of roles. Although she acted fine in this film and looked far more prettier than what she looks now.
Music is just about okay. The cinematography is also good. The film has been shot beautifully but the direction of Aditya Chopra disappoints. Still this one is far better than his last release 'Befikre'. All in all watch this film only if you are a die-hard SRK fan. Otherwise I don't see any reason to cheer for this film