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Friday, May 29, 2015

Tanu weds Manu returns - 2X Kangana

Tanu weds Manu 2 is a refreshing take on what happens during happily ever after that most our Bollywood movies climax leaves us with.

Events take place after 4 years from where the first movie ended. It is the usual bickering between husband and wife that ends in Madhavan landing in a mental asylum. Though, why the couple was in a mental asylum seeking marriage counseling is beyond me. Nevertheless, this opening sequence sets the tone for the movie and is carried throughout. I went in the theater with the mindset that Tanu would don an alternate avatar to lure Manu back into the marriage but my assumption was wrong. Kangana indeed plays a double role, which incidentally is  more fun to watch as both characters are polar opposite. How Manu sharma falls for the second Kangana and whether he comes back to Tanu or not is what the movie is all about.

Kangana has come a long way since first iteration (review here) in 2011 where I found her explicitly expressionless. This Kangana is really worthy of every frame she is in whether it is as Tanu or Kusum. Madhavan has played his role as a frustrated husband turned new lover as good as he could. Deepak dobriyal is well used although his angle of the story is totally irrelevant to the basic movie premise. However, he has overshadowed protagonist Madhavan in every frame that they shared. From his high pitched dialogue delivery to witty one liners, it is a joy to watch him. Jimmy Shergill as Raja awasthi has limited screen time and has his fare share of wit. You can't help but feel sorry for him as he loses another one. Mohd. Zeeshan Ayub as Chintu is a new introduction and has been utilized well till the first half. From thereon it is a downward journey for him. Rest of the cast remains the same and has limited scope and thus visibility.


Dialogues are well written and one liners have been used to replace heavy sentiment laden monologues. Kangana's poetic one liners carry the entire pain of a wife hurt by a remarrying husband. Deepak's witty jokes keep you amused throughout the movie and are never out of place. Even serious Raja gets his fare share of acidic wit.

Amitav Sarkar also known as Krsna Solo deserves the best music award for this movie. Among some originals, movies also borrows a couple of old gems "Sun sahiba sun" & "Ja ja ja bewafa". Songs are well placed and worth humming. Not at one time do you want to grab a remote and fast forward the songs because they don' make sense or are ill placed.

All in all it is good movie to watch and is a great value for money or as we call it "Paisa vasool". You may want to watch it for Manu Sharma, Pappi, Raja or Chintu; but you must watch it for Tanu/Kusum because if there is anything better than watching this Kangana, it is watching her in two roles in one movie.


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