3.5/5
Stars
Tej, a wealthy-yet-stingy businessman, buys
a luxury SUV for his future son-in-law. However, on one night his notorious
son, Sameer, sneaks out this prized possession and ends up losing it.
Ashima Chibber’s ‘Mere Dad Ki Maruti’ is a
fun, feel-good film. The terrific dialogues, music and performances make up for
the over-the-top screenplay.
Sameer (Saqib Saleem), Chandigarh’s useless
bugger (or ‘burger’ as his dad, Tej (Ram Kapoor), calls him), takes out his
father’s prized possession, a Maruti Ertiga, in the night to impress the
college hottie, Jasleen (Rhea Chakraborty). While Sameer manages to sweep
Jasleen off her feet, he ends up losing the 10-lac-rupees-worth-car.
So, his friend Gattu (Prabal Panjabi) and
he embark upon the car-hunt. After running helter-skelter through the streets
of Chandigarh all night, the duo give up. Eventually, they cook up a plan to
get another car. The cat-and-mouse begins with Sameer trying
his level best to cover up this gaffe from his temperamental father. The story
begins on a great note and is excellently placed till the interval point. Post,
second-half, there are a few unbelievably over-the-top scenes. Yet, ‘Mere Dad
Ki Maruti’ manages to culminate wonderfully.
The film’s dialogues (Ishita Moitra),
interspersed with Punjabi slang, are one of the highlights of this film. The
story, penned by Neeraj Udwani, is fresh, but the treatment did get a bit
formulaic. There’s a scene in which Prabal’s Gattu delivers the ’70 minute’
speech a la Kabir Khan from ‘Chak De India’. There’s another scene in which a
religious procession is playing ‘Dhoom Macha Le’ from ‘Dhoom’. Marriage is an
integral part of the film, so there's ‘Kajra Re’ from ‘Bunty Aur Babli’ playing
several times. These scenes are enjoyable, but one hopes that the production
house doesn’t keep coming up with ‘YRF’ references. It does get a bit
repetitive. Saqib Saleem, Prabal Panjabi and Ram Kapoor deliver outstanding performances
and Rhea Chakraborty too, is quite good. The best part about the film is the
foot-tapping music by Sachin Gupta. The soundtrack boasts of names such as Mika
Singh, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Diljit Dosanjh, and Panjabi MC among others. ‘Main
Senti Tha’ and ‘Panjabiyaan Di Battery’ are surely to get you to hit the replay
button, again and again!
Comedy reigns supreme in the story and
along with the wonderful music and the emotional touch towards the climactic
moments, makes this film a great family entertainer. The youth, in particular,
will tremendously enjoy it.
Shivom
Oza
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