Story
Meet
Colonel
Kapoor
(Ashutosh
Rana),
a
strict
patriarch
and
ex-jailer
whose
pride
is
his
prized
possession,
an
antique
sword
from
the
British
era
which
belongs
to
Lord
Hussley.
However,
his
grandchildren
turn
out
to
be
a
bunch
of
terror
who
address
him
as
'junglee
bail'.
They
even
drive
away
a
home
tutor
by
cooking
a
devious
plan.
Meanwhile,
Kapoor's
younger
son
Aakash
(Meezaan)
is
set
to
get
hitched
to
the
daughter
of
his
father's
friend
Bajaj
(Manoj
Joshi).
It's
a
picture-perfect
world
for
the
Kapoors
when
out
of
the
blue,
a
young
lady
Vaani
(Pranitha
Subhash)
lands
up
at
their
doorstep
with
a
baby
in
her
arms.
She
claims
that
Aakash
is
her
daughter
Gehna's
father.
Initially,
Aakash
denies
Vaani's
allegations
but
when
all
the
evidence
suggest
otherwise,
the
Kapoors
are
left
with
no
other
option
but
to
give
shelter
to
the
mother-daughter
duo
in
their
house.
Soon,
their
family
friend
and
Akash's
work
colleague
Anjali
(Shilpa
Shetty)
also
joins
in
this
'hungama'.
However,
Anjali's
suspicious
lawyer-husband
Radhe
(Paresh
Rawal)
overhears
one
of
her
conversations
with
the
Kapoors
and
assumes
that
his
wife
and
Aakash
are
having
an
affair.
What
follows
next
is
a
series
of
misunderstandings
that
barely
tickle
your
funny
bone.
Direction
Priyadarshan
borrows
elements
from
his
1994
Mohanlal-starrer
Minnaram
and
tries
to
present
it
in
a
Bollywood-style.
However,
it's
his
outdated
treatment
to
the
plot
which
makes
it
a
boring
affair.
Be
prepared
to
be
highly
disappointed
if
you
have
binge-watched
his
previous
comedies
like
Hera
Pheri,
Hungama,
Hulchul,
Malamaal
Weekly
and
others.
Yunus
Sajawal's
screenplay
is
a
mess
right
from
the
word
'go'.
Anukalp
Goswami
and
Manisha
Korde's
dialogues
appear
crude
in
a
few
places.
Not
just
the
comedy
part,
Hungama
2
barely
tugs
at
your
heartstrings
even
in
the
emotional
scenes.
To
sum
it
up,
this
ensemble
comedy
looks
stuck
in
time.
Performances
Paresh
Rawal
is
undoubtedly
a
master
when
it
comes
to
making
you
go
'haha' with
his
terrific
comic
timing.
Unfortunately
in
Hungama
2,
he
is
saddled
with
a
character
which
simply
comes
across
as
obnoxious
and
makes
you
cringe
at
a
few
places.
The
much-hyped
comeback
of
Shilpa
Shetty
on
screen
after
14
years
hardly
gives
you
any
reason
to
cheer.
Barring
the
revamped
version
of
'Chura
Ke
Dil
Mera'
song
where
the
diva
proves
that
she's
still
got
the
moves,
Priyadarshan
doesn't
allow
her
to
hold
the
reins
of
the
narrative.
Meezaan
still
has
a
long
way
to
go
when
it
comes
to
being
a
performer.
His
co-star
Pranitha
Subhash
is
promising
at
places,
but
is
let
down
by
some
poor
writing.
In
a
film
suffering
from
flimsy
writing,
it's
Ashutosh
Rana,
Rajpal
Yadav
and
Tiku
Talsania
who
save
the
day
with
some
funny
gags.
Johny
Lever
barely
gets
a
chance
to
showcase
his
funny
side.
Akshaye
Khanna's
cameo
only
made
me
wish
to
revisit
Hungama
for
some
genuine
funny
moments.
Technical
Aspects
Priyadarshan
mounts
Hungama
2
on
a
bigger
scale
as
compared
to
its
earlier
counterpart.
But
then,
all
that
glitters
is
not
gold.
NK
Ekambaram's
camera
work
is
in
sync
with
the
theme.
Minus
a
good
number
of
hilarious
gags,
Hungama
2
makes
for
a
tedious
watch.
Editor
MS
Aiyyappan
Nair
needed
to
be
a
little
hawk-eyed
in
knocking
off
some
unnecessary
sequences.
Music
While
the
visuals
of
'Chura
Ke
Dil
Mera'
redux
lits
up
the
screen;
thanks
to
Shilpa
Shetty's
oomph,
the
reworked
lyrics
are
more
noise
than
fun.
The
rest
of
the
songs
have
nothing
intriguing
to
offer.
Verdict
In
Hungama
2,
Priyadarshan
who
is
known
to
make
you
go
rolling
over
the
floor
laughing
with
his
climatic
mayhems,
settles
for
a
creaky
ride
despite
a
bunch
of
seasoned
actors
boarding
it.
In
a
nutshell,
this
one
barely
does
anything
to
'steal
your
hearts.'