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Review: Hindi movie
Patiala House
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Director: Nikhil Advani
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Anupam Kher
Gaurav Malani: When was the last time you saw
Akshay Kumar in a no-nonsense, sober role (not counting the bland Tasveer) where
he didn't made a caricature of himself with his over-the-top comic antics? And
when was the last time you found him extremely impressive while underplaying his
character?
The first and the best thing that Patiala House does is redefine the typecast
Akshay Kumar from the slapstick clown to a splendid actor.
The second thing that the film does is give us back the fabulous filmmaker whom
we lost to the never-ending Salaam-e-Ishq and the fully formulaic Chandni Chowk
To China. Picture this scene in the final reel of the film when Akshay Kumar is
bowling for the last over of the cricket match. His father who never approved of
his son's dream arrives at the stadium just on time. While any other director
would have exploited this situation with a sentimental bonding between the
father-son or a jingoistic call for victory by the father, Nikhil Advani avoids
any such confrontational cliché. He steers away from stereotypes and cuts out
every trace of melodrama and every foreseeable formula from the film, thereby
bringing freshness to the otherwise predictable family drama.
Bauji (Rishi Kapoor), the patriarch of the Kahlon family, has been fighting
against racism faced by Indians in England and has brought respect and
individuality of their community in Southall. He has always been the dominating
head of his extended joint family (that can put Rajshri to shame) and his
diktats have decided everyone's destiny. His elder son Gattu (Akshay Kumar) had
to forsake his dreams of playing cricket for the national England team since
Bauji was never in favour of the firangs, despite residing on foreign lands.
17 years later, when Gattu gets a chance to be a part of the England team again,
Simran (Anushka Sharma) encourages him to live his dream. After much probing by
the younger generation in the Kahlon family, Gattu agrees to play, but without
informing his father. Until Bauji learns of it just before the final match.
Read the full review from The Times of India
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