REVIEW OF "Meray Baap, Pehlay Aap" : ( * * * 1/2*)
This one got published in FilmFare Aug Issue, as the 2nd best entry !
I am really not able to figure out what do the Rajeev Masands and the Nikhit Kazmis expect out of movies.
After listening/reading to their reviews about "Meray Baap, Pehlay Aap", i decided not to watch it. However next weekend, not really knowing what to do, i decided to make the plunge and watch "Meray Baap, Pehlay Aap", and to my sheer disbelief, i could not help appreciating the movie.
As a summary, "Meray Baap, Pehlay Aap" is very smooth, refreshing movie. The humor is subtle and not in your face kind of humor we are exposed to these days. Very nice characterization of most of the people, including that of Om Puri, Paresh Rawal and also Akshay Khanna. A very breezy script and no where close to being melodramatic even when some drama is introduced in the movie towards the 2nd half, showing the emotive sides of the father-son relationship.
The biggest treat from "Meray Baap, Pehlay Aap" is Genelia D'Souza. She bring a lot of energy and positive feel to the movie. Her happy go lucky picturization of the character really leaves you with a warm heart. She looks so natural and her character of friend-girl friend of Akshay looks very real.
At the end, a nice movie, which keep you engrossed most of the time, make you smile and makes you feel happy and warm. Kudos to Priyadarshan for returning to the kind of cinemas we were used to attaching him to and reminds you of his 1992 movie Muskurahat (Revthi and Amrish Puri).
What more do our critics expect from movies. I agree, it is not a mind blowing flick which deserves 5 stars ..... but at the same time, it is not a dead movie as these critics would want you to believe. It is nice, clean movie, which one should watch to have some good time.
Ameet Mattoo.
NEW DELHI
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