xanadu-65205 At first I found film slightly odd. The second time,this little gem of a film,grew on me as a wonderfully eccentric,subtle comedy with well written characters. Omi Khurana (the very handsome Kunal Kapoor) returns from London in debt after going missing for a decade from his loving paternal grandfather's (Daar ji- Vinod Nagpal) ancestral home in Punjab. His return delights his paternal aunt Lata ( Seema Kaushal ) & his cousin Jeet, but is viewed correctly with quiet suspicion by his Father's younger brother, his perceptive & dignified uncle Hemraj ( Rajendra Sethi ). Another person perturbed with Omi's return is his childhood sweetheart, Harman ( Huma Qureshi ) who is a local physician now- but at heart,is still the unpolished,delinquent school girl who's cut out of the same cloth as the shady Omi. While Omi is blase about how he left Harman, she is secretly still in love with him- an affection she is wary of & tries to curb at first with her assessment of Omi's true character & the bad influence he wielded on her in their school days. While Omi lies about being a rich Ferrari driving lawyer who lives near the Buckingham palace ( a lie readily accepted by his aunt Lata,Jeet & Lata's eccentric brother,Titu - but not his Uncle Hemraj ) he conceals from his family that he's really there to rob them again to erase his debt to London gangster, Shanty. Harman's brother Lovely, who runs a store selling undergarments & is trying to become a real estate agent, brings Omi an offer of one crore from funny,dhaba owning rival,Kehar Singh for Daar ji's famous dhaba & the recipe for Daar ji's secret 'chicken Khurana'. Omi is stumped since the recipe is known only to Daar ji,who is now ,old,adorable & recognizes no one but a crow- whom Daar ji believes ,is the love of his life, his beautiful,dead wife Muskaan (Omi's grandmother) & keeps singing to the scruffy black crow besides absent-mindedly & hilariously,responding in 'dhaba style' to people,"tandoori or makhani?''etc. Other memorable characters are Daar ji's cousin,'bua ji' , a pot-smoking God woman; Dalidri, the loving man-servant who considers himself a family member ; Titu Mamaji , the eccentric scooter-riding uncle who sleeps on the terrace, carries a radio,wears an undershirt everywhere,complains about his sister Lata's bad cooking & is suspicious of Jeet's sexual orientation ; Manty , Shanty's delightful, gun-wielding enforcer who follows Omi to Punjab & gets hilariously gets homesick for his 'pind' & his 'bebe'. This is a delightful film which stands up well to repeated viewings & has some ribald songs & a lovely background score. Good direction & editing. Well written script. 8.5/10

manish meena This story is about a young NRI, who ran away from his home 10 years ago. He faces some problem in abroad and comes back to his family for solution. During his stay in India he realises that his family still loves him so he takes some decision as a family member.although the story is not new, but with different innocent characters and funny moments it gives you a light feeling. With Punjabi accent and desi (native) life style, one can feel that characters are neither fancy nor unreal. The acting is good. Cinematography is decent. Story pace is little slow. I specially liked amit trivedi's background score and Punjabi tracks.In short, this is a good, light, funny, family movie. This is not a typical 'masala' movie :).

rainmaster-phd There's not a lot to say here. The title as I've put it says a lot. The movie is a bit slow (thats my only critique), but worth a watch especially for those who appreciate watching scenes that depict the vast fields & the culture in a typical Punjabi home (open heart, ability to do 'jugaad', luv shuv {as the title suggests}, and wits amongst family members)...in short the typical life of Punjab (filmy style) - all these have been sweetly depicted in the movie. Further, the overall direction (as I said..surrounding the Punjabi life as has been shown), the music, the performances (though not awesome but good nonetheless) would serve you quite good. The roles I liked were the ones that brought a smile to my face..1. Huma Qureshi in her traditional attire and performing the role of lovely cute doc was something I looked forward to before entering the movie hall and I was not left disappointed. Her Wasseypur timing of dialogues and expressions are still in place and I believe this actress is sure to go long places if she continues that :) 2. Teetu mama..loved his role..won't go into details but lazyness, food & a good heart were some of the characteristics that defined it! 3. Kunal Kapoor - okay a second critique here but a minor one this time..he could have acted a lot better I felt, but you can ignore that understanding he's out back 10 years living in London in the movie and is not habituated to being a typical Punjabi while several things revolve around his mind. 4. The performances of side characters (dadaji, chachi, chacha, bhai, etc) were also good.Neways..overall, I would reiterate what the title says - its slow but yes..can be classified as a one-time watch, quite simply, for the simplicity and the sweetness depicted in it :)

diehard_elvisfan The movie has characters which are so accurate and genuine but then the plot has a hint of fiction in it. Had it been set on a non fictitious platform the movie could have pulled out brilliantly. Soundtracks give a good touch to the movie as it is quite slow paced and we do need something to move along. The script again could have done much more had it been tidied up a bit. Thematically its quite accurate as well with the locations. Just the fiction part ruined the perfection of the movie. The acting is good, Kunal Kapoor needs to drop the slow model walk that he does else its fine, Huma Qureshi justifies her role as a Punjaban and has done a good job, Titu mama (Rajesh Sharma) is outstanding, rest of the characters are also good. The comic punches are original, the script is refreshing compared to the run-of-the-mill fast paced comedy drama's. Watch it but don't justify it and you will surely love the Chicken Khurana that stews in the plot.