Rating:
2.0/5
Star
Cast:
Diljit
Dosanjh,
Kriti
Sanon,
Sunny
Leone,
Varun
Sharma,
Ronit
Roy
Director:
Rohit
Jugraj
Arjun
Patiala
Movie
Review:
Diljit
Dosanjh
|
Kriti
Sanon
|Varun
Sharma
|
FilmiBeat
Just
before
the
end-credits
start
rolling,
a
character
on
the
screen
asks
another,
"Kya
lagta
hai
aapko,
chalegi
yeh
film?"
To
which,
the
latter
brushes
off
her
query
and
advises
her
not
to
be
a
critic.
Well,
we
certainly
got
that
'subtle' hint
there!
To
begin
with,
Arjun
Patiala
(Diljit
Dosanjh)
dreams
of
joining
the
police
force
and
ends
up
being
one
through
sports
quota.
Together
with
his
goofy
side-kick,
Onida
Singh
(Varun
Sharma),
the
'cute' police-officer
aims
to
accomplish
the
mission
of
making
the
town
of
Ferozpur
crime-free
from
goons
like
Sakool
(Mohammed
Zeeshan
Ayyub).
Meanwhile,
there's
more
to
MLA
Prapti
Makkad
(Seema
Pahwa)
than
meets
the
eye.
When
not
nabbing
criminals,
Arjun
indulges
in
some
'aashiqui'
with
an
investigative
journalist
Ritu
(Kriti
Sanon).
All
these
ain't
real
people.
Instead,
they
are
characters
in
a
film
within
the
film
which
is
being
narrated
by
an
aspiring
director
(Abhishek
Banerjee)
to
a
producer
(Pankaj
Tripathi).
'Arjun
Patiala'
attempts
to
be
a
spoof
comedy.
But,
it's
bland
and
ridiculous
and
barely
makes
you
laugh.
The
jokes
are
the
ones
which
you
have
already
seen
in
the
trailer
and
the
plot
is
flimsy
as
a
paper.
Rohit
Jugraj's
direction
barely
hits
the
bull's
eye.
While
the
first
half
of
Arjun
Patiala
does
have
a
few
ha-ha
moments,
the
film
completely
loses
its
plot
post
interval.
Diljit
Dosanjh
is
likable
with
his
vulnerability
and
low-charm.
Kriti
Sanon
is
fiesty
in
places,
but
the
weak
script
barely
gives
her
any
scope
to
perform.
Varun
Sharma
delivers
his
quota
of
comedy
with
ease.
But
we
have
seen
him
do
that
in
his
previous
flicks
as
well.
Mohammed
Zeeshan,
Seema
Pahwa
and
Ronit
Roy
suffer
from
lacklustre
writing.
Sunny
Leone's
cameo
is
as
forgetable
as
her
mandatory
item
song
in
the
film.
The
film's
cinematography
and
editing
has
nothing
new
to
offer.
Barring
'Main
Deewana
Tera',
none
of
the
songs
leave
a
mark.
Diljit
Dosanjh-Kriti
Sanon-Varun
Sharma
starrer
'Arjun
Patiala'
fails
to
tick
all
the
boxes
when
it
comes
to
an
enjoyable
fare.
With
mediocre
execution
and
wafer-thin
script,
the
joke
is
on
the
makers
here!
I
am
going
with
2
stars.