<p>Ramaiya Vastavaiya<br />Hindi (U/A) ¬<br />Cast: Girish Taurani, Shruti Haasan, Sonu Sood <br />Director: Prabhu Deva<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ramaiya Vastavaiya is touted as a rom-com. Try hard and you will never find a trace of romance or comedy.<br /><br /> It is only the actors who laugh at the “jokes” in the movie. <br />It is the same old tried and tested story of a rich boy (Girish Kumar) falling in love with a village belle (Shruti Haasan). And the girl’s brother wants to test the boy’s love for her.<br /><br />The movie is a remake of a Prabhu Deva’s directorial debut — Telugu hit Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana — which again was a remake of Hindi blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya. <br /><br />Girish Kumar, producer Kumar Taurani’s son, tries hard to fit into the role, but his launch vehicle fails to take off. As for Shruti Haasan, her dialogue delivery — which is same throughout the film — fails her.<br /><br />Prabhu Deva presents his old wine in a new bottle, unsuccessfully. The saving grace of the film are the veterans — Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Khanna and Poonam Dhillon — who do their part with conviction. Sonu Sood, too, does justice to his role. <br />Choreography is Prabhu Deva’s forte and he gleefully squeezes in songs and dance at every turn, much to the agony of the viewers.<br /><br />Ramaiya Vastavaiya is essentially a concoction of Maine Pyar Kiya and Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya (at least those movies had a good cast and nice songs). Here, however hard the director tries, the output is simply unbearable.<br />Spare yourself the torture. <br /></p>
<p>Ramaiya Vastavaiya<br />Hindi (U/A) ¬<br />Cast: Girish Taurani, Shruti Haasan, Sonu Sood <br />Director: Prabhu Deva<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ramaiya Vastavaiya is touted as a rom-com. Try hard and you will never find a trace of romance or comedy.<br /><br /> It is only the actors who laugh at the “jokes” in the movie. <br />It is the same old tried and tested story of a rich boy (Girish Kumar) falling in love with a village belle (Shruti Haasan). And the girl’s brother wants to test the boy’s love for her.<br /><br />The movie is a remake of a Prabhu Deva’s directorial debut — Telugu hit Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana — which again was a remake of Hindi blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya. <br /><br />Girish Kumar, producer Kumar Taurani’s son, tries hard to fit into the role, but his launch vehicle fails to take off. As for Shruti Haasan, her dialogue delivery — which is same throughout the film — fails her.<br /><br />Prabhu Deva presents his old wine in a new bottle, unsuccessfully. The saving grace of the film are the veterans — Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Khanna and Poonam Dhillon — who do their part with conviction. Sonu Sood, too, does justice to his role. <br />Choreography is Prabhu Deva’s forte and he gleefully squeezes in songs and dance at every turn, much to the agony of the viewers.<br /><br />Ramaiya Vastavaiya is essentially a concoction of Maine Pyar Kiya and Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya (at least those movies had a good cast and nice songs). Here, however hard the director tries, the output is simply unbearable.<br />Spare yourself the torture. <br /></p>
