Dil Bole Hadippa is exciting for several reasons. It marks the return of the “Queen of Bollywood†Rani Mukherji, who has put her heart and soul into the making of the movie and also Shahid “Kaminey†Kapoor is slowly making his way up into the Top 5. Directed by Anurag Singh, Dil Bole Hadippa serves a mixture of Bollywood style romance with cricket!
Veera [Rani Mukherji], an ambitious girl hailing from a small village, dreams of playing cricket for India, with the Dhoni’s and Tendulkar’s of the cricketing world. Since girls aren’t allowed to play cricket, Veera turns into Veer, a man with a beard and turban. Rohan a county cricketer in England, returns to India to coach his father’s cricket team, which has been on a loosing spree for the last 8 years.
Rohan notices Veer and her cricketing brilliance earns her a place in the team. With a female in disguise playing for the men’s team, the secret is soon to be revealed.. What then, forms the rest of the tale.
Dil Bole Hadippa Review
What works for Dil Bole Hadippa
* Its the spirited performances by the lead pair, especially Rani Mukherji, that makes Dil Bole Hadippa worth a watch this weekend. Rani proves her versatility yet again in a role that reminds you of her Bunty aur Babli act, as Veer she is flawless. Its refreshing to see her in a no rona-dhona role.
* Shahid Kapoor does well too, he shares a warm chemistry with Rani. The portions that involve Veer and Rohan are very entertaining.
* Anupam Kher in yet another DDLJ inspired role does well.
* The climax including the match, is well direction and manages to make an impact.
* Anurag Singh is a talented director and with the right script he is most definitely a director to watch out for.
* Dil Bole Hadippa is a family entertainer, unlike Wanted, which should help its collections improve over the weekend.
* The music by Pritam Chakraborty is good.
The negatives
* While pre-interval portions suffer from slow pace and a disjointed screenplay, the second half is confused with the many themes it deals with.
* The Shahid – Rani romance doesn’t work.
* References to previous Yashraj blockbusters (like a Dhoom 2 poster in the backdrop, DDLJ like entry) tends to get irritating.
* Sherlyn Chopra and Rakhi Sawant have nothing to do, except what they do best (read skin-show).
Overall, Dil Bole Hadippa is a feel-good entertainer that had the potential to be much better than what it turned out to be. While the first half is slow and tends to get boring 30 mintues into the movie, the second and more important half entertains. If you plan a family outing to theatres this weekend, this Rani Mukherji starrer is worth a watch.