Rating:
3.5/5
Star
Cast:
Sonakshi
Sinha,
Diana
Penty,
Jassi
Gill,
Piyush
Mishra,
Jimmy
Sheirgill
Director:
Mudassar
Aziz
Happy
Phirr
Bhag
Jayegi
PUBLIC
REVIEW:
Sonakshi
Sinha
|
Jimmy
Shergill
|
Diana
Penty
|
FilmiBeat
When
you
come
across
sequels,
chances
are
your
heart
may
sink
in
disappointment
because
they
rarely
match
up
to
their
predecessors.
But
this
time,
Mudassir
Aziz's
Happy
Phirr
Bhag
Jayegi
brings
a
refreshing
change
in
the
scenario.
Way
back
in
2016,
Happy
Bhag
Jayegi
starring
Diana
Penty,
Ali
Fazal,
Abhay
Deol
and
Jimmy
Sheirgill
turned
out
to
be
a
sleeper
hit
at
the
box
office.
Two
years
later,
Mudassar
brings
back
Happy
on
celluloid
in
a
double
dose.
Does
this
one
turn
out
to
be
worth
your
dash
towards
the
cinema
hall?
When
Harpreet
Kaur
aka
Happy
(Sonakshi
Sinha),
an
aspiring
horticulturist
lands
in
China,
a
bunch
of
goons
in
slick
suits
end
up
kidnapping
her
instead
of
Happy
from
the
first
instalment
(Diana
Penty).
The
confusion
picks
up
speed
when
Daman
Singh
Bagga
(Jimmy
Sheirgill)
and
his
partner-in-crime
Usman
Afridi
(Piyush
Mishra)
are
abducted
and
brought
to
China.
If
that
wasn't
enough,
Happy
(Diana
Penty)
and
Guddu
(Ali
Fazal)
too
land
up
in
the
'Land
Of
the
Red
Dragon' for
the
latter's
music
event.
Mudassar
Aziz
indulges
in
some
good-natured
mocking
of
the
neighbouring
countries
to
give
you
some
hearty
laughs.
Comedy
of
errors
against
the
backdrop
of
mistaken
identities
can
get
repetitive.
But,
Mudassar
succeeds
in
having
a
strong
grip
over
the
film
with
his
situational
humour.
Yes,
there
are
moments
which
run
stray.
But,
Mudassar's
funny
one-liners
and
trademark
jokes
bring
back
the
smile
on
your
faces.
Speaking
about
the
performances,
Sonakshi
Sinha
as
the
fiesty
Punjani
kudi
brings
in
some
freshness.
Despite
limited
screen
time,
Diana
Penty
brings
back
refreshing
memories
of
the
first
film.
Ali
Fazal
puts
up
a
good
show.
Singer
Jassi
Gill
makes
an
impressive
debut
and
holds
strong.
Jimmy
Sheirgill,
aka
Daman
Singh
Bagga,
as
the
guy
unlucky
in
love
with
his
streak
of
getting
stood
up
at
the
altar,
is
the
highlight
of
the
film.
His
fun
banter
with
his
chaste
Urdu-speaking
Pakistani
partner-in-crime
played
by
Piyush
Mishra
tickles
your
funny
bones.
Somebody,
please
make
a
film
on
Daman-Usman's
endearing
camaraderie!
Maybe,
like
a
kind
of
spin-off!
What
do
you
think,
folks?
Sunil
Patel's
lens
adds
vivid
colours
on
screen.
Ninad
Khanolkar's
editing
works
fine.
Unfortunately,
Happy
Phirr
Bhag
Jayegi
stumbles
when
it
comes
to
the
music
department.
The
film's
songs
fail
to
stay
with
you
for
long.
Mudassar
Aziz
adds
the
right
amount
of
Punjabi
tadka
to
Hakka
noodles
and
gives
you
a
'paisa-vasool'
treat,
which
is
hard
to
resist.
Right
from
the
first
frame,
Happy
Phirr
Se
Bhag
Jayegi
gives
you
ample
moments
to
go
ha-ha.
In
a
nutshell,
this
Sonakshi
Sinha-Diana
Penty
starrer
succeeds
in
spreading
'Happy'ness,
janab!
I
am
going
with
3.5
stars.