The
first
thing
that
catches
your
attention
in
Daayen
Ya
Baayen
is
the
breath-taking
locales
of
Uttarakhand.
In
fact,
you
carry
the
stunning
visuals
in
your
heart
as
you
exit
from
the
auditorium.
And
that,
in
my
opinion,
is
not
good
news
for
its
makers.
If
you
recall
the
scenic
beauty,
not
the
content,
it
means
something
is
seriously
wrong
with
that
film.
Daayen
Ya
Baayen,
to
me,
is
akin
to
a
beautiful
painting
on
celluloid,
minus
soul.
Daayen
Ya
Baayen
may
have
been
made
with
the
right
intentions,
but
the
problem
is
that
director
Bela
Negi
has
shot
too
much
-
some
good,
some
pointless
-
and
when
you
to
try
to
encompass
it
all,
it
tells
on
the
final
product.
Ramesh
[Deepak
Dobriyal]
returns
from
the
city
to
his
small
remote
village
in
the
Himalayas.
Armed
with
irrepressible
enthusiasm,
he
hopes
to
be
the
breath
of
fresh
air
the
village
has
been
waiting
for.
But,
instead,
his
quirky
traits
make
him
the
joke
of
the
village.
In
a
dramatic
turn
of
events,
a
chance
entry
into
a
television
contest
wins
him
a
swank
luxury
car,
elevating
Ramesh
to
heroic
status
overnight.
Adored
by
children
and
admired
by
the
locals,
he
becomes
the
focal
point
of
the
village.
It
forces
him
to
live
up
to
the
status
of
a
car
owner
and
unwittingly,
he
turns
into
a
borrower
and,
before
long,
he
is
unfathomably
deep
in
liability.
Bela
reserves
the
best
for
the
first
hour:
the
story
moves
rapidly,
the
humour
is
enjoyable
and
manages
a
smile
on
your
face
and
the
sundry
characters
come
across
so
real.
But
the
film
loses
focus
in
the
post-interval
portions.
It
lacks
the
meat
to
carry
the
story
forward,
the
sub-plots
aren't
convincing
at
all
and
the
pacing
is
lethargic,
which
makes
you
restless
after
a
point.
In
fact,
you
fervently
hope
that
the
film
would
end
soon.
Director
Bela
Negi's
story
and
execution
have
a
strictly
narrow
scope.
The
real
star
of
the
show
is
cinematographer
Amlan
Datta,
whose
cinematography
captures
the
mountainous
topography
with
flamboyance.
The
background
score
is
appropriate,
while
the
dialogues
should
be
well
received
by
the
viewers.
Deepak
Dobriyal
does
decently
well
as
the
typical
clueless
dreamer.
Bharti
Bhatt
performs
well
as
Deepak
Dobriyal's
wife.
Badrul
Islam
is
quite
good.
Manav
Kaul
is
wasted.
Pratyush
leaves
a
mark
in
the
role
of
Deepak's
son.
On
the
whole,
Daayen
Ya
Baayen
caters
to
a
miniscule
segment
of
moviegoers
and
even
that
segment
of
audience
won't
feel
completely
elated
at
the
conclusion
of
the
screening.
The
film
has
had
an
unsung
release
-
there's
no
hype
or
awareness
-
and
combined
with
the
negligible
appeal,
will
undeniably
prove
to
be
a
disaster
at
the
box-office.
Director:
Bela
Negi
Producer:
Sunil
Doshi
Cast:
Deepak
Dobriyal,
Manav
Kaul