Nautanki Saala Movie Review: Ayushmann, Kunal Are Effortlessly Hillarious

It's not an easy task for filmmakers to make a hillarious, yet a sensible comedy flick that would be remembered and cherished by the viewers always. But, Rohan Sippy takes up this challenging task with his latest release Nautanki Saala. Featuring Ayushmann Khuranna and Kunal Roy Kapur in the lead, Nautanki Saala is an interesting, side-splitting comedy flick that leaves the audience laughing and giggling to the core.

Story
Nautanki Sala introduces us to some weird and peculiar characters - Ram Parmar (Ayushmann Khuranna), who is a theatre actor and the other, Mandar Lele (Kunal Roy Kapur) who is troubled and lonely. RP aka Ram Parmar plays the evil-minded Raavan in a long-running stage production, but he is equally a good-soul in real life. It all begins after RP meets Mandar Lele, who is immensely depressed and tries to commit suicide, but gets saved by RP. The story is about the bonding and friendship between RP and Lele, and how RP tries hard to make Lele regain his confidence.

What strikes us in this movie is the way it has been presented. The first half of the film is interesting, hillarious and full of witty humour. But during the second half, the movie slogs hard and tests your patience. Despite the second part fails to hit the right chords amongst the masses, Kunal and Ayushmann's magnificent camaraderie remains the most striking point here.

Performances
The best thing about Nautanki Saala would be the excellent performances delivered by both Kunal Roy Kapoor and Ayushmann Khuranna. Ayushmann is extraordinary in a few scenes. He is funny and humorous, and especially, his comic timings need a special mention.

Kunal is at his comical best. Not many actors have the capability to make you laugh only with facial expressions, but Kapoor does it and his face is more than enough to make you burst into laughter in many scenes.

Verdict
Nautanki Saala is a genuine comedy with some incredible performances and hilarious moments. Watch this out, if you are looking out for an intelligent, smart comic flick.