Review: Dil Bole Hadippa – Balle Balle Overdose
This Friday I pinged a friend to inquire if he wanted to catch a movie in the evening. Even before I could tell him the name of the movie, pat came a reply from him. ‘Dil Bole Hadippa?, sure man I heard Rani looks ekdum great!‘. Yea I know what you are thinking, and that is the kind of friends I have. Someone once remarked that a man is known by the friends he keeps. If that is to be believed, then by now you must be having quite an idea of the type I am. The movie in questions was however ‘Unnaipol Oruvan/Eenadu‘ which we did eventually watch, but it kept bugging me all night of how someone could name Rani Mukherjee ahead of Kamal Haasan! It is actually sacrilege to even mention the two in the same sentence unless you are Bong, where in you will accuse the Bombaywallahs of hiring anorexic heroines these days. Jut like how picking Dravid back in the ODI squad was a ploy to keep Ganguly away and the Knight Riders lost the IPL on purpose to push the Prince of Kolkata further into darkness. The same people after a few drinks, will also tell you of how the madarasi ARR ka music is a conspiracy to drive the youth away from Rabindra sangeet.
I’ll stop with the Bong slander, for we can’t afford to drive away the lovely Bongs from an already dwindling readership. As part of ‘mere paapon
ka prayashchitmere paapon ka prayashchit‘ so that the Bong forgive me, I did watch the latest in balle-balle-porn from the YashRaj stables. It’s not that I have anything against the nations biggest production house, and I have thoroughly enjoyed some of their movies. It is however very hard to think of the last YRF film that was devoid the words ‘soniyo, mar jawa,kudi dil le gayi, pind da shera, paji tussi great ho‘ you get the drift. The punjabis are the most colorful people of all, have huge hearts, known for their hospitality and loud culture. Nothing but respect, but things go awry when it goes overboard. I may be able to speak many languages and thanks to YRF, I can add punjabi to the list. I guess a lost of us in the past 10yrs have been exposed to heavy doses of punjabiness that we could never get lost in Amritsar even without ever setting foot before. It’s not like we had no idea of it before we made the conscious decision to watch the movie, especially give the title and posters. Our motivation being the fact that the last sports-based film from the YRF house was a winner. This will be the second cricket-based film of the year, and we sure do remember how the first fared. Also the fact that such stories are generally inspirational and have rank outsiders face their demons to snatch victory. The much hyped woman-in-a-mans role was also a major factor, born out of the sheer curiosity to see how this formula is executed.
When you want the audience to empathize with your sports persons, you have to back it up with a strong character back story to show the against-all-odds journey to victory. Dilip Tahil and Anupam Kher are cricket-crazy friends on either side of the border who gather teams to play an annual friendly game of cricket. I know it already sounds cheesy, but then this is only the beginning because the Pakistan team reigns supreme for nine years continuously. Unable to bear the taste of defeat, Kher sends for his estranged son in England to form a team and win back the cup. The interesting part however is Rani as an ambidextrous swashbuckling batswoman who places bets on herself to clear the ropes six times in a row. Unable to make it to the Amritsar team, she joins the team as a bhajji-impersonator. Not before swearing by the grace of Sachin-paaji and cavorting in a song with a scantily clad Rakhi Sawant. There is also the ravishing barely clothed Sherlyn Chopra prancing around, in case you felt the Rakhi skin-show wasn’t enough. Shahid however only falls for the sarson-ke-khetwali pind-ki-kudi Rani not before walking into her in a shower and mouthing a few lines about bharatiya naari etc. If you managed to miss the flesh-display third time in a row, then you are better off asking your guard-dog to escort you out of the cinema hall.
For those still reading, we have a case of multiple identities with Ranisaurus-Rex managing dual rolesRanisaurus-Rex managing dual roles while belting the ball out of the park during the practice sessions and dating her captain later in the day. Our sources tell us that she even auditioned for a role in Jurrasic Park 3, but was turned down and instead acted in Ghulam. It is rumored that while Bhajji was wrecking havoc in Sri Lanka, people were how good a Rani impersonator he was and whether it was viral advertising by the makers of the film instead. What are the chances that bhajji takes a 5-wkt haul and a film revolving around a strikingly similar sardar cricketer, both make the news in the same week? We aren’t against sports-based movies for we feel they have tremendous scope in a cricket crazy nation like ours. However when you tell us that the last batting pair scores 165 runs in under 10 overs, it get a bit too hard to believe. This includes even the front benchers in single screen cinemas who are still reeling under the effects of our triple skin-show. You are reminded of Peter Pan when you see Rani-sardar with a broken right hand hobble to take strike for the last two balls. Even the denizens of Neverland nor Kevin Pietersen can fathom what happens next as Dhoni suddenly becomes a Yuvraj Singh! Who am I kidding, you’ve lost hope long ago and by now are just counting the number of people wearing blue in the theatre. For those awake, the skulduggery doesn’t end as it is revealed who Rani really is and the player cry foul. What follows is something you have to watch the movie for only then can you believe it, no really!
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This review is enough to convince me to not watch this movie 🙂
Please stop calling rani a dinosaur..i actually like the huskiness in her voice!
PS: When exactly did you find the time to write a review on this movie? Getting better at multi-tasking eh?
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me: Her growling rings in my ears and keeps me awake all night!
>_< Did you have to slander the Bongs? Totally unnecessary I say!! ---
me: I washed my sins by watching the movie na?
You actually sat through this thing? People should pay you to watch these movies when others don’t dare. Like the guy who tastes the king’s food to ensure it’s not poisoned 🙂
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me: Boring sunday afternoon = this!
Same question as Saamy. When did you watch this? And then wrote a review so quickly!?
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me: saw matinee show, then wrote while watching the Emmys and Wanted!
Sounds delicious! I’ve got some brain cells I want killed. I’m going to go watch it. Superb review!
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me: can’t shoot a man running towards a cliff!
Watched last afternoon and posted last night?
I like Rani too. So, stop disparaging her ok?
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me: Yes and would you be a raptor?
different question: When you caught this, why did you not catch wanted?
nice review though. im not going to watch this hadippa thing
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me: Danke, and how could you think I missed a Sallu movie? See critiks karner side mein. Didnt wanna do two back2back posts bas!
“It’s not that I have anything against the nations biggest production house, and I have thoroughly enjoyed some of their movies.”
Really? You have enjoyed YSR movies:)
Vella sollada. Kallala adipanga;).
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me: if you count their BigB films and early SRK films like Darr, then yes. Saathiya was also a YRF prod mind you!
I know you’re Amrita’s twin and all, but two times in a row making me fall off my chair and break my hip… too much, illa?
“I may be able to speak many languages and thanks to YRF, I can add punjabi to the list” onwards, it was a rollicking read, maxdavinci…you da man!!! 😀
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me: thnx buddy, and I kid you not when I say that I can now converse in Punjabi!
Why isn’t referring this as a remake of “She’s da man”
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me: coz that was a good movie
My bad:) Some of their early ones were good.
but it kept bugging me all night of how someone could name Rani Mukherjee ahead of Kamal Haasan!
It sounds more like your friend knows who you are! 😀 Rani and Akshay Kumar, both are off my list forever until something changes drastically in their careers. Yeah I know – they must be crying into theie cocoa every night thinking about it.
I need to watch UPO.
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me: cha they are so unlucky to have lost you!
This is one movie I am not going to watch!
And u saw Wanted also? Man,… patience you have!
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me: wanted was atleast some fun!
Its been a while since i read your blog , I must say you have brilliantly written the post with your typical sarcasm.
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me: thnx
u seen wanted after pokkri? UOI is wednesday….could have elaborated on “loud culture”….excellent piece
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me: ah thengyu
nice review..i always hate rani for her overacting and and her dress sense ……even in the add for the mosquito repellent…… and when r the bollywood going to grow up with making a few meaning full movies
sathish
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me: its not just hindi films, the same is prevalent everywhere
i felt Rani’s body (especially her back) looked quite manly in the promos of the title track.. maybe coz of all the work out and cricket practice.. what has hapened to her.. she was one the best at a time..!!!!
I Love Rani Mukherjee Sooo Much
So Every Movie I Watch Her In Is What I Love
I Grew Up Watching Indian Movies
And I Have Always Loved Rani Mukherjee
She Was And Is Always My Number One Favorite Actress.
So In Every Movie She Acts In Becomes My Favorite
What I Loved About Dil Bole Hadippa Is That She Was Real, And Yet You Dont See That A Lot But Rani Is An Original, A One And Only . Theres Only One Rani Mukherjee
Yet I Hope The Stuff About Her Wearing Tight Jeans And Short Shirts Is Fake And Not True
I Want The Original Rani Whom Is A Great Influence. Who Wears Saris And Punjabis
Thats What I Mostly Love About Rani
Yet I Hope She Doesnt Change Her Style As Of What Is GOing On In The Media News
[…] Dil Bole Hadippa: It is a fact that we love sport-based movies where the underdog team triumphs against all odds. We don’t hate Rani Mukherjee despite her dinosaur voice, nor do we have a personal agenda against the YashRaj banner. Rani Mukherjee and Shahid Kapur come together for the second cricket-based film of the year and it is pretty disastrous as well. In what was supposed to be a remake/inspired version of ‘She’s the man‘, Rani Mukherjee makes it to a local cricket team disguised as a boy/bhajji impersonator. Not quite a problem, but then she romances the team captain at night while trying to fend off a sultry Sherlyn Chopra. However when you tell us that the last batting pair scores 165 runs in under 10 overs, it get a bit too hard to believe. That’s not all the unbelievable shit that goes on, and you have to watch it to even believe it! [Read Review] […]