Want to know how super rich kids of the country spend their vacations at foreign shores? You can have peek-a-boo at them in this film. Director Zoya Akhtar's second film takes a road- trip to the exotic, picturesque locations of Spain, with the high dose of adventure tourism & events, through the eyes of three bachelor friends. This film does same service to Spain Tourism Board that Mr. Yash Chopra's Films has done to Switzerland in past. It is a film about male bonding written by two females- Zoya Akhtar & Reema Kagti. The good part is that it is unpretentious, and does not follow the forced route of dramatic, or stupid hilarious situations, the usual highs and lows of the plot, that today's audience call it their dose of "entertainment"/ stress-buster, or rather their escape route. Yes, the film is daringly different from run of the mill as there is little conflict to move the story forward. The events come like a chapters in the textbook or like episodes. In this age and time, when in order to get a film noticed one need to have a unique packaging and a different look. The film in this department stays honest and delivers what it intends to deliver, a neatly packaged, well shot, designer film. A rather smart Product targeted specifically at urban audience. There isn't much of a script either and it is not required. In fact this is one area where another film called BLUE (2009) failed as instead of keeping story & narrative simple and craft it around just deep sea diving, that film gets into a very make and believe masala plot, which definitely was not required, and was superfluous and thus it failed. On the contrary, this film just follows one straight track, where by the end the three friends not just discover a new foreign land but also led to their self-discovery. Sounding philosophical and too heavy?? nah ! the film steer clear of too much gyaan, on the contrary it is a light, feel good film, miles away from the drudgery, daily routine, life of middle class. On positive note, the three major characters look life-size not larger than life & therefore relatable. The middle class of this country who rarely get such experiences can experience such life at least from the confines of cinema hall. After all perversion is a new form of entertainment. The locations are well captured especially the camera work of sky-diving & bull-chasing sequences which are sumptuous and breathtaking. An interesting part about Katrina Kaif's character of diving instructor- one who easily forms a close-knit friendship with three testosterone heavy young males in a quick span of time as if some smart cookie waiting for one such life time opportunity of hooking one such fellow & impressing him with her "exclusive" pop-gyaan so that she herself can get rid of her "hard" life of diving instructor and can enjoy the luxuries of future life from this "with benefits" friendship. But again, thinking from a stupid, middle class perspective, has no place in such premise. Overall Film is above average. Watch for an experience if not for narrative or style. A word of caution for those males who are about to get married: Stay away from this film and watch it only after your marriage.
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