Kismet Love Paisa Dilli Movie Review: Khanduri's Disappointing Dilli Tale

Sanjay Khanduri might have given a winner in Ek Chalis Ki Last Local but his second attempt at dark comedy is sure to leave you in a dark mood

Lokesh Duggal a.k.a Lucky (Vivek Oberoi) is a happy go lucky Delhi University student, whose life revolves around his attempts to score girls. However, when he gets on the last Metro train and agrees to do a favour for a mysterious 'damsel in distress' (Neha Dhupia), the unlucky Lucky gets sent on a roller-coaster ride around Delhi, being chased by cops as well as a bunch of criminals.

Vivek Oberoi, who has been away from the silver screen for a couple of years, does manage to put in a decent performance as the 'tharki Lucky', with his typical Delhi accent and mannerisms. However, merely that is not enough to salvage a film suffering from other short-comings and hence, the Saathiya star's efforts go in vain. Mallika Sherawat, who had displayed a decent comic timing in films like Welcome, puts in a disappointing performance and her 'bimbo' act with the irritating accent tends to get on your nerves. Ashutosh Rana as the Haryanvi bad boy does make you guffaw at certain points though Jha's psychotic pizza delivery boy act makes you think of just one word-weird!

This reviewer had immensely enjoyed Khanduri's debut movie Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, which is why KLPD comes as an utter shock. Though most of the situations in this movie are similar to the ones in the Abhay Deol starrer movie, KLPD suffers from a mixture of crass humour, weak screenplay, poor characterization and unimpressive dialogues. Moreover, the second half of the movie seems to drag on and on without remorse, which will surely aggravate your boredom.

Apart from dhishkiyaon, which seems like a peppy number and appy budday, which has a very Delhi-Punjabi feel to it, the music of the movie is not really worth remembering…

Without a doubt, Kismet Love Paisa Dilli is an avoidable fare…period!