Dum Laga Ke Haisha

2015 "Love comes in all sizes"
7.5| 1h51m| en| More Info
Released: 27 February 2015 Released
Producted By: Yash Raj Films
Country: India
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Revenue: 0
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A slim uneducated guy is pressured into an arranged marriage with an overweight college girl. The mismatched couple is challenged to compete in the annual wife-carrying race.

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epcot26-1 This movie was great in its simplicity! Ayushmann Khurrana was okay in the film. Bhumi Pednekar was the saving grace of the movie. Her acting expressions made the movie more attractive and enjoyable to watch.I had to put on the subtitles because they were speaking in such strict Hindi, so many of the words were either mumbled, or I plainly could not understand them.The unresolved issues, if resolved in a tactful way, would have made the film much better; Prem's education, the state of the cassette shop and the idea that if Shandya was educated, she could have given the family ideas on how to save the shop, so they would feel she is not just bragging and showing off her education, she is using it to help them, which would then inspire her husband, Prem, to complete his education. The ending song was a complete waste of time and money for the film producers...what a horrible song to put out in 2015, even though the film was set in 1995, but still...why? Last issue; Kumar Sanu, really?
Prabhat_KS_1729 In recent times, if there is movie in which Sanjay Mishra has a substantial role, one can easily predict whether that movie is going to be interesting or not. For example, Masaan, Aankhon Dekhi, Jolly LLB etc. were all pretty interesting. Dilwaale, Kick, Boss, Singh Saab etc. were all insipid - well, you know the reasons! 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha' is another wonderful film which has some great acting and equally good story. You don't come across such charming films all too often these days.This movie stands out foremost because of the character of Sandhya - marvellously played by Bhumi Pednekar. Bollywood doesn't reflect Indian women at all. It essentially reflects American led pop-idea of a woman- skinny with prominent cheek-bones and chin. I hope more Sandhya-like characters will be included in future Hindi movies. If Hollywood can give ample opportunities to plus sized actresses like Melissa McCarthy, Rebel Wilson, Gabourey Sidibe, Phyllis Smith etc. Bollywood can surely follow.The story is charming and emotive in a good way. Many reviewers here have remarked that it reflects reality but I'm not quite positive about that. I haven't heard of any wife-lifting competitions in the Hindi-heartland. Let's just say that it blends escapism and realism in a neat way. The plot is situated in 1995 making it a period drama. A decent effort is visible with the movie-set and paraphernalia.On the critical side, there is one lacuna. The dialect of Hindi spoken by the actors is not matching with the geographical location of the plot. This dialect is prevalent in southern and central Uttar Pradesh. "Kachhu nahi hot hai" is a dialect found once you cross Mathura going south. A chaste dialect of Hindi is prevalent in Haridwar where the story is set.Overall the movie is far better than the 'multi-million- star- studded-blockbusters' which Bollywood is so fond of. Thankfully there are no item songs, no fight scenes and no muscle-mongering. A piece heart-warming cinema steeped in Indian ethos.
varuna12 'DUM LAGA KE HAISHA'Just watched it and feeling so inspired. The film is nothing but simplicity of characters who are bogged down with their below-average mediocre lives.'Sandhya' a fat girl played so very beautifully by Bhumi Pednekar gets married to 'Prem' played so perfectly by Ayushmann Khurrana. Both are from similar socio-economical background but she is educated with a B.Ed and he is 10th fail. This is not the only reason for the unhappiness in their marriage. Prem finds her severely unattractive because of her appearance but this 'dislike' is furthered every she tries to say something or do something which Prem takes as her 'showing off' her education. All this leads a few nasty confrontations but eventually they start understanding each other.The film has some very depressing but realistic scenes portrayed realistically by all the characters, especially Seema Pahwa ji, Sanjay Mishra ji and Sheeba Chadda ji (that one post phone call scene is hauntingly realistic and saddening portrayal!!!!) Don't know why it brought tears to my eyes and that hasn't happened in years!Its an amazing film and one must watch it at least once. The 'art' is amazingly done by one Meenal Agarwal and its totally believable and realistic! The photography is beautiful with some really beautiful 'arty' shots, and its crisply cut by Namrata Rao.'Moh Moh Ke Dhaage' is an amazingly beautiful and soulful song that I am playing on loop right now while writing this.Loved the film! My ratings: 9/10 * * * * * * * * *
westsideschl Continuing a string of recent Bolly improvements with film topics such as women's rights; child disappearances, this one deals with Bolly's obsession with selling/promoting superficial skinny model features to an audience to whom this is an unrealistic fantasy (well, OK a common selling attribute in media though out the world). Made worse when that audience is largely uneducated and stuck in poverty. The reason this film is not more highly rated is that it was an unrealistic happy/feel good storybook ending. Especially, carrying twice the weight over a long cross country course. A little too made up. Other Bollys of recent good quality are "Badlapur", "NH 10" and "Ugly".

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