In my opinion: Don't watch. (You will do yourself a favor)

Shandaar is a movie that if you do not go and watch you will actually do yourself a favor.

You become the company you keep, this is true for the 'once upon a time' talented film makers Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, who happen to be the producers for this epic movie along with the 'expected' producer for such movies, Mr. Karan Johar! 

The director of the movie is again a very celebrated and someone who successfully won everyone's heart with QUEEN, Mr. Vikas Bahl. This movie is all set to break the trust of the audience from talents and name. I added the name of Vikas Bahl in the list of sensible directors like Raju Hirani, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and more such  whose movies i wait to watch. Mr. Behl after Shandaar is definitely out of it for me. Like people seldom compare two brothers and say, "Ye dono sagey bhai hain" similarly i am forced to question, "Queen and Shandaar are from the same director and writer ??"

Story of the film is as sad as i sound this moment. The story revolves around 'a plus size' punjabi bride (Sanah Kapoor) and eight and 'a half pack of abs' sindhi groom(Vikas Verma) and their abnormal families. Both the families are bankrupt but want to become each others relatives to make their business positions in the market stable. Amidst all this chaos is an adopted / illegal child of Pankaj Kapoor and bride's sister Alia . A Bohemian character who is far from the real world, suffers from insomnia and is waiting for the man with whom she can 'sleep'. Comes the wedding planner Jaginder Joginder (Shahid Kapoor) who suffers from the same problem and both end up 'sleeping together' happily ever after in the end.


There i go! I have told you the story but i will be amazed if you weren't aware of it yet. 

It was a happy surprise to see Sushma seth in the role of the matriarch of the Arora clan. Pankaj kapoor as the helpless son and a doting father is as usual splendid. The chemistry between Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt is fresh but falters. The best part of the movie is debutante Sanah Kapoor. As a plus size bride she is beautiful, cute,bubbly and a natural performer. Her short act during climax is one of the high points of this movie. 

Gulaabo and Shandaar (title track) are two songs that will be heard for a while.

The movie is not about destination wedding, nor about family clashes, its not even a love story, nor about the problems faced by a beautiful girl because of her size, infact i am still trying to join the dots and understand what is it about. 

 Festival, weekend, party time, those days of the year when friends and family get together. In such a beautiful atmosphere, Don't ruin it all by watching Shandaar.