Bhangra Paa Le Movie Review: Sunny Kaushal's Film Brings Back Passion For Dance
Bhangra Paa Le starring Vicky Kaushal's brother, Sunny Kaushal, takes the old approach, it is a film full of passion, good music, a decent script and good execution.
Story:
Jaggi
Singh
has
grown
up
inspired
by
his
grandfather's
passion
for
Bhangra,
the
passion
for
the
dance
form
is
part
of
their
bloodline
and
it
becomes
his
life
long
dream
to
showcase
the
talent
handed
to
him
by
his
grandfather.
The
chance
comes
when
the
winning
team
of
the
inter-college
competition
is
given
a
ticket
to
the
international
Bhangra
Battle
in
London.
Review:
The
film
is
a
story
of
a
passionate
dancer
who
is
willing
to
risk
it
all
for
a
chance
to
showcase
his
talent.
However,
in
the
midst
of
chasing
his
dream,
Jaggi
played
by
Sunny
Kaushal
seems
to
put
up
walls
between
his
family,
teammates
and
love.
The
film
even
though
full
of
heart
lacks
a
sense
of
direction,
with
sequences
about
Jaggi's
grandfather's
love
story,
his
own
love
story,
Simi's
past
(Jaggi's
love
interest)
and
the
two
major
dance
competitions
its
hard
to
focus
on
one.
Bhangra
Paa
Le
starts
by
introducing
us
to
the
main
character
Jagi
and
his
love
for
the
traditional
Punjabi
dance
form,
Bhangra
and
his
plans
for
making
it
big
in
the
city.
Even
before
the
film's
basic
scenario
is
in
place
we
are
moving
into
a
big
decision
which
will
change
Jaggi's
life
while
we
aren't
even
aware
how
his
life
earlier
was.
The
only
thing
stopping
from
him
going
to
the
London
stage
is
winning
the
inter-college
competition.
But
it
changes
when
Simi
walks
into
his
life,
the
perfect
dance
partner
but
she
belongs
to
the
rival
college.
While
the
story
has
a
sweet
message
at
its
core,
again,
with
so
many
half-baked
subplots
it's
hard
to
connect
any
dots.
A
lot
of
run
time
was
dedicated
to
set
the
plot
and
each
character's
backstory
which
made
me
connect
with
them,
but
their
conflicts
were
so
low
key
that
it
was
hard
to
feel
bad
for
them.
Some
of
the
actual
urgent
conflicts
weren't
even
followed
up
with,
like
Jaggi
being
unable
to
dance
properly
because
of
a
leg
injury
was
just
brushed
passed
at
the
end
with
the
power
of
love.
Director
Sneha
Taurani
tries
to
build
a
sweet
connection
of
Jaggi's
story
and
his
grandfather.
As
the
main
crux,
it
is
probably
what
the
makers
should
have
focused
on.
Simi
towards
the
end
helps
Jaggi
realise,
that
the
stories
his
grandfather
told
him
weren't
just
about
the
dance,
sure
it
was
his
passion
but
his
love
and
the
madness
behind
it
was
still
his
love
(wife)
Nimo.
But
even
after
it
all,
you
don't
actually
get
to
see
Jaggi
use
that
knowledge
or
even
reflect
on
it.
He
gets
exactly
what
he
came
for
and
achieves
it
without
any
consequence.
It
is
a
happy
ending
but
not
a
satisfactory
one.
The
actors
Sunny
Kaushal
and
Rukshar
Dhillon
are
both
talented
and
keep
you
gripped
to
their
characters.
The
screenplay
of
the
film
was
very
simple,
which
works
in
the
film's
favour
since
heavy
dialogues
and
punch
lines
would
have
weighted
down
the
story's
sentiment.
The
music
is
what
makes
this
a
good
watch.
Being
listed
under
the
musical
genre
seems
a
bit
of
a
stretch
but
the
original
tracks
and
remixes
are
definitely
an
add
on
to
the
film.
Dance
is
the
essence
of
the
film,
but
you
don't
see
the
actors
do
something
extraordinary.
It
is
a
combination
of
the
same
steps
throughout
the
movie
but
it
is
fun
to
watch.
Ironically,
the
music
video
in
the
end
credits
actually
does
not
have
a
single
traditional
Bhangra
step
it
in.
Kinda
made
me
wonder
about
the
movie's
point!
Overall,
Bhangra
Paa
Le,
is
a
fun,
one-time
watch
which
could
do
better
with
a
digital
release.