Happy Bhag Jayegi
Cast: Abhay Deol, Diana Penty, Jimmy Shergill, Ali Fazal
Director: Mudassar Aziz
Rating: 3/5

Story: Amritsari kudi Happy (Diana Penty) escapes from her own wedding to be with her beau Guddu (Ali Fazal). This infuriates her would be groom – wannabe politician Bagga (Jimmy Sheirgill). Confusion ensues when Happy doesn’t end up with either and accidentally lands up in Pakistan. She bumps into Bilal (Abhay Deol), a budding politician and sparks fly. But he is engaged to Zoya (Momal Shiekh). Who gets the girl?

Review:Happy Bhag Jayegi is a light-hearted comedy where actors don’t go overboard. They take liberties to be funny, but understand the gravity of the situation. For example, Bilal, who wanted to be a cricketer, was forced into politics by his father. But he is a smart enough to exploit the situation in his favour, if need be. In one scene, Bilal makes his father believe that the girl he has seen is his late wife’s soul.

You may find some scenes repeated, or ‘inspired’ from other films, but Happy Bhag Jayegi has a funny tone to it.

The whole idea of the film seems far-fetched initially, but the build-up to the climax washes all our doubts away. Jimmy Sheirgill may not get the girl but he gets memorable roles and his portrayal of Bagga is the highlight here. Be it him calling Ali, Justin Byeber or saying, ‘Mere shaadi rukwane ke peeche, padosi mulk ka haath hai’, Jimmy steals the show, hands down. Both Abhay and Ali are equally competent and the men dominate the film, even more than the film’s central character (Diana), whose looks overshadow her acting. Momal is sincere.

Since the love tracks seem unconvincing and abrupt.Happy Bhag Jayegi whips up a steady rhythm in the first half only to lose its way a bit in the second. The cartoonish climactic chase sequence too seems juvenile. Happy Bhag Jayegi isn’t the kind of film that will have audiences rolling in the aisles. But it might occasionally induce faint smiles on some faces.