Plot
Annie
aka
Anita
(Athiya
Shetty)
is
searching
for
a
life
partner
but
there's
a
condition.
To
make
her
'sahelis'
jealous,
she
wants
to
marry
an
NRI
only
and
has
already
rejected
many
marriage
proposals
for
the
same
reason.
Enter
Pushpendra
Tyagi
(Nawazuddin
Siddiqui),
a
Dubai-returned
accountant
who
too
is
hunting
for
a
bride
and
turns
out
to
be
Annie's
neighbour.
"36
ke
hain
gaye,
kab
tak
brahmachari
bankar
baithe
rahe,
Naati,
kaali,
patali,
takli...kisi
se
bhi
byah
kar
lenge....Hamko
mod-hi
chahia
bas," says
Tyagi
in
desparation
to
his
younger
sibling.
Soon,
our
hero
manages
to
find
himself
a
bride,
but
his
happiness
is
short-lived
when
his
family
calls
off
the
engagement.
Seeing
this
as
a
golden
opportunity
to
settle
abroad,
Annie
fools
Pushpendra
into
believing
that
she
loves
him
and
the
duo
even
end
up
tying
the
knot
without
informing
their
respective
families.
Things
take
a
hilarious
turn
when
Annie
discovers
that
Pushpendra
has
already
been
fired
from
his
job
in
Dubai.
Will
Annie's
dream
of
settling
in
a
foreign
country
come
true?
The
rest
of
the
film
holds
an
answer
to
that.
Direction
'Motichoor
Chaknachoor' is
a
classic
example
of
writing
gone
wrong
despite
some
impressive
acts
by
the
cast.
There
are
portions
in
the
film
where
there
is fat-
shaming
and
it
makes
you
cringe
in
your
seats.
It's
heartbreaking
to
watch
the
makers
treat
social
evils
like
dowry
system
in
such
a
juvenile
manner.
Director
Debamitra
Biswal
still
has
a
long
way
to
go
when
it
comes
to
pulling
off
romantic
comedies.
Performances
Whenever
the
writing
disappoints
you,
it's
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui's
terrific
comic
timing
which
saves
the
show.
It's
refreshing
to
watch
the
actor
pull
off
a
role
that's
out
of
his
comfort
zone.
Athiya
Shetty
as
an
ambitious
small-town
girl
too
gets
to
own
her
moments
in
the
film.
Her
chemistry
with
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
is
affable.
The
rest
of
the
cast
including
Abhishek
Rawat
and
others
add
their
own
bit
to
the
humour
in
the
film.
Technical
Aspects
The
production
value
of
the
film
is
average.
Suhas
Gujarathi's
cinematography
has
nothing
new
to
offer.
Praveen
Kathikuloth's
editing
could
have
been
tauter.
Music
While
'Chhoti
Chhoti
Gal'
is
pleasant
to
the
ears,
the
rest
of
the
tracks
in
the
film
fail
to
make
a
mark.
Sunny
Leone's
promotional
song
'Battiyan
Bujhaado'
doesn't
make
it
to
the
final
cut
of
the
film.
Verdict
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui's
brilliant
comic-timing
and
his
enjoyable
chemistry
with
Athiya
Shetty
are
the
only
reasons
for
digesting
this
bland
fare.
I
am
going
with
2.5
stars.