Plot
Laaddoo
(Vivaan
Shah) is
a
middle
class
ambitious
lad
whose
dreams
are
as big as
the
Tatas
and
Birlas.
After
convincing
his
father,
he
moves
down
to Vadodara
where
he
starts
working
as
a
waiter
in
his
father's
friend
Kabir's
cafetaria.
There
one
day,
he
bumps
into
Laali
(Akshara
Haasan)
and
immediately
falls
for
her
charm
in
slo-mo.
The
girl
is
a
regular
customer
at
Kabir's
Cafe.
Soon,
they
fall
in
love
faster
than
a
right
swipe
on
Tinder
and
romantic
numbers
are
thrown
in
the
film
at
the
speed
of
light.
Before
you
could
digest
their
contrived
romance,
the
P-word
drops
in
the
conversation.
Laali
discovers
that
she
is
pregnant
with
Laaddoo's
child.
On
the
other
hand,
our
lover
boy
gives
her
the
most
convenient
solution
since
he
prefers
chasing
his
dreams
rather
than
being
a
father.
'Main
thappad
khaane
waali
ladki
nahi
hu'
says
the
girl
and
plants
a
slap
on
Laaddoo's
face.
Hearts
are
broken
and
you
already
know
how
where
it's
heading.
But
then
what's
a
romantic
film
without
a
love
triangle?
So,
there
you
have
the
Prince
of
Ramnagar,
Veer
(Gurmeet
Choudhary)
who
decides
to
marry
Laali
but
hey
the
reason
for
his
'so-called'
noble
act
is
ridiculous
as
hell.
The
man
lost
his
parents
and
fiance
in
an
accident
and
their
family
priest
now wants
him
to
tie
the
knot
with
a
pregnant
woman
as
it
would
be
auspicious
for
his
royal
family
(like
seriously,
dude!)
Meanwhile
our
lover
boy
is
repenting
his
act
and
wants
to
patch
with
Laali.
Who
will
she
chose-
Laaddoo
or
the
stinky
rich
Veer.
Direction
Laali
Ki
Shaadi
Mein
Laaddoo
Deewana
starts
on
a
promising
note
but
mid-way
loses
the
plot.
Director
Manish
Harishankar
simply
fails
to
get
us
emotionally
invested
in
the
film.
Neither
do
the
funny
lines
make
you
laugh
after
a
while.
At
the
runtime
of
about
134
minutes,
it
makes
up
for
a
tedious
watch
with
its
story
overstretched
like
a
bubblegum.
Disappointingly,
you
start
finding
some
solace
in
the
picturesque
locations
in
the
film
which
could
at
least
make
it
to
your
travel
bucket
list.
Performances
Vivaan
Shah
looks
more
like
a
high
on
hormones
teenager
and
fails
to
move
your
heart
except
for
a
scene
or
two.
Akshara
Haasan
disappoints
as
her
weird
facial
expressions
and
squeaky
voice
totally
puts
you
off.
The
duo's
chemistry
is
as
thanda
as
the
snow-capped
mountains
behind
them
in
their
love
songs.
Gurmeet
Choudhary
looks
lost
and
hardly
gets
to
do
much
in
the
film
except
for
some
star
gazing,
playing
golf
and
tending
an
injured
horse.
Talented
actors
like
Saurabh
Shukla,
Sanjai
Mishra
and
Darshan
Jariwala
are
merely
reduced
to
caricatures
but
they
still
manage
to
infuse
some
humour.
And
yes,
how
can
we
forget
Kavitta
Verma
(her
strikingly
resemblance
to
Rakhi
Sawant
is
just
unmissable)
who
actually
ends
up
in
more
frames
that
one
could
bear.
At
one
point
in
the
film,
Laali
bursts
out
at
her
character
Palak
and
says,
'Stop
irritating'.
My
friend,
at
that
point
you
so
wish
that
you
could
give
a
hi
fi
to
Laali!
Technical
Aspects
It's
time
filmmakers
realise
that
setting
up
a
film
against
a
lavish
backdrop
doesn't
make
it
good
or
guarantees
box
office
success.
There
needs
to
be
an
equal
emphasis
on
the
script
and
characters
too.
Laali
Ki
Shaadi
Mein
Laaddoo
Deewana
dangles
on
a
flimsy
plot
and
meaninglessly wanders
here
and
there until
it
reaches
the
climax.
By
then,
you
stop
caring
what's
happening
to
the
lovebirds
and
just
want
the
baby
to
pop
out
of
Laali's
tummy
so
that
the
curtains
could
drop.
The
editing
scissors
could
have
done
a
little
more
chop-chop.
Music
Despite
having
a
royal
grand
wedding
as
the
backdrop,
the
film
doesn't
have
a
single
memorable
song
and
lacks
recall
value.
Instead
it
just
hinders
the
narrative
of
the
film
and
gives
you
some
minutes
to
check
your
phone
screens.
Verdict
This
shaadi
ka
laddoo
doesn't
leave
you
with
a
pleasant
taste
in
the
mouth.
Instead
a
trip
to
an
actual
wedding
would
do
you
more
good
for
at
least
you
return
home
back
with
a
happy
face.
Towards
the
end,
there
is
a
family
portrait
moment
in
Laali
Ki
Shaadi
Mein
Laaddoo
Deewana
where
everyone
flashes
a
smile
and
goes
'All
is
well'.
Sadly,
that's
just
not
applicable
to
us
post
the
watch!