Interestingly, the film is obsessed with bodies. This character is not allowed a single empowering moment, andwhen she finally has a turnaround, it seems like half-hearted tokenism. Apart from getting continuously humiliated (her blouse ripsopen, the groom insults her), she's portrayed as a spineless glutton who's alwaysheaping her plate.
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Both Alia and Isha, for example, seem to float in a vacant space,where they don't have friends, outside interests, or a professional life.īahl talks about how the overweight bride is discriminated again, but does exactly thesame with the character. It's surprising that the filmmaker, who made Rani's character so nuanced andwove us masterfully into her world, has chosen to keep Shaandaar's characters hollowand one-dimensional. And the flashback scene where acharacter's extra-marital affair is actually portrayed as a triumph.ĭirector Vikas Bahl (also co-producer and co-writer) is known for last year's much-loved Queen. Another portion that comes to mind is the qawalli thatgets transformed into a strange gender battle. Scenes like this ramble on and on, andone wishes they were curtailed. This translates to a totally trippy scenewhere one character imagines they are flying (no holds-barred animation here), whilethe other bumps off imaginary live alphabets. Like the scene wherethe wedding party gets high on mushrooms. Then there's the clever frog and dragonfly symbolismand the fantastical castle.įor a beautiful scene such as the above, you get plenty of bizarre. When that happens, the sleep wave travels through the castle, gettingeven jungle animals to doze-off. Contrary to Sleeping Beauty, here, Alia's character is an insomniac and waiting for a prince to puther to sleep. The film's Disney-esque references to cult fairy-tales are adequately clever. Enter our heroJagjinder Joginder (Shahid Kapoor) who happens to be the wedding organizer, andtakes an instant shine to Alia. Isha's groom and his family arrive and turn out to be gold-obsessed, obnoxious peoplewho keep reiterating that they are Sindhi (the recurrent flat joke). The bossy family matriarch (played delightfully by Sushma Seth) stilltakes digs at Alia (Alia Bhatt) being an adopted child, which the young girl takes on thechin. In present time, Vipin's family, living in a gorgeous castle, has gathered to celebrateIsha's wedding. Sheforms a bond with Vipin's other daughter Isha (Sanah Kapoor). Despite his mother and wife's coldness, the little girl survives. It has as many fun moments as dull, as manyclever parts as odd ones, and candy-crush humour packed with some serious darkcomedy.Īn animated, flashback portion shows Vipin (Pankaj Kapoor) bringing home an orphangirl named Alia. Flitting wildly between fairy-tale charm and downright absurdity, the one quality that Shaandaar maintains is its inconsistency.
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