Dream
Girl
Movie
Review
|
Ayushmann
Khurrana
|
Nushrat
Bharucha
|
Annu
Kapoor
|FilmiBeat
Rating:
3.5/5
Star
Cast:
Ayushmann
Khurrana,
Nushrat
Bharucha,
Annu
Kapoor,
Manjot
Singh,
Vijay
Raaz
Director:
Raaj
Shaandilyaa
"Kab
tak
aurton
ko
unki
ichcha
ke
bina
bannte
rahoge
tum,
Mahabharat
ke
samay
agar
Me
Too
hota
na,
Sabse
pahle
tum
log
andar
jaate,"
says
Karam
(Ayushmann
Khurrana)
dressed
up
as
Draupadi,
while
rehearsing
for
a
skit
on
the
Mahabharata.
The
scene
leaves
you
in
splits
with
its
satirical
undertones!
To
begin
with,
Karam
is
an
expert
when
it
comes
to
imitating
women's
voice
which
often
lands
him
roles
of
Sita
and
Radha
in
mythological
plays.
Fate
takes
an
unexpected
turn
when
his
search
for
a
regular
job
leads
him
to
a
shady
call-center
which
employs
women
to
sweet-talk
lonely
men
and
women.
When
the
owner
of
the
call-centre
sees
him
successfully
impersonate
a
woman's
voice
(as
Pooja),
he
is
hired
for
some
'naughty' talks.
Things
go
awry
when
his
sensual
voice
impresses
his
clientele
so
much
that
some
express
their
desire
to
meet
or
marry
her.
This
includes
his
fiance's
brother
(Abhishek
Banerjee),
a
poet-cop
(Vijay
Raaz)
with
marital
issues,
a
young
Haryanvi
lad
and
a
man-hater
journalist
(Nidhi
Bisht).
When
Karam/Pooja's
professional
life
interludes
with
his
personal,
things
take
a
hilarious
chaos.
First-time
director
Raaj
Shaandilya
weaves
a
light-hearted
film
which
ticks
all
the
boxes
when
it
comes
to
the
entertainment
quotient.
With
witty
one-liners
and
fabulous
performances,
'Dream
Girl'
holds
your
attention
right
from
the
first
frame
till
the
last.
Be
it
the
scene
where
someone
touches
Ayushmann's
feet
and
the
latter
says,
"Ayushman
Bhava'
or
another
one
where
a
character
nurses
his
broken
heart
with
'Tadap
Tadap
Ke'
from
'Hum
Dil
De
Chuke
Sanam'
playing
in
the
background,
the
film
has
plenty
of
comical
moments.
On
the
flip
side,
the
narrative
dips
a
bit
in
the
second
half
and
the
climax
looks
wrapped
up
a
tad
hurriedly.
Speaking
about
the
performances,
Ayushmann
Khurrana
leaves
your
jaw
dropped
with
his
top-notch
act.
He
seamlessly
switches
between
his
two
identities
of
Pooja
and
Karam
without
making
it
look
crass
or
OTT.
The
actor
seems
to
be
having
a
great
fun
while
essaying
his
part
and
that
makes
it
even
more
enjoyable.
Nushrat
Bharucha's
chemistry
with
Ayushmann
is
endearing
and
she
too
gets
her
moment
to
shine.
Annu
Kapoor
is
brilliant
and
adds
more
to
the
comic
element.
Ayushmann's
camaraderie
with
Manjot
Singh
will
remind
you
of
your
friends.
The
rest
of
the
ensemble
cast
which
includes
Abhishek
Banerjee,
Nidhi
Bisht,
Vijay
Raaz
add
more
to
the
fun.
Aseem
Mishra's
cinematography
and
Hemal
Kothari's
editing
is
on
point.
Speaking
about
the
music,
'Dil
Ka
Telephone',
'Radhe
Radhe'
and
'Ek
Mulaqat'
hit
the
right
notes.
Ayushmann
Khurrana's
'Dream
Girl'
is
a
wholesome
family
entertainer
with
its
humour
in
the
right
place.
I
am
going
with
3.5
stars.