Though things happen at a good pace, but the emphasis on presenting everything in a ‘light’ manner doesn’t help the cause Bahl wants to promote. Shahid’s sister Sanah also features in Shaandaar. Later, she says, “Abhi dekha na flashback me.” This may work as a smart one-liner, but this also puts the audience at a distance. During one of these conversations, Shahid thinks about his childhood and Alia understands his thoughts. The first heart-to-heart conversation between Alia and Shahid appears forced. Long sequences have been planned to showcase the relationship between characters, but they become tedious after a while. This happens when they have a breakfast rehearsal. They also believe that Michael Jackson was a Sindhi because ‘Wo kapde khareed ke fir unse chote-chote kapde banata hai.’Īs if mindless Sindhi jokes were not enough, we’re told that this family is so unique that they celebrate the occasion with caviar on omelette. And, yes, they think Prince Charles is a Sindhi because ‘he still lives with his mother’. They travel in golden limousines, wear golden clothes and flash gold plated guns. The Fandvanis, Arora’s counterpart, are no different either. A bad screenplay hampers Shaandaar’s flow. This might be the point, but it dilutes the seriousness of the intra-familial conflicts. She is the most caricatured character of the film. More than a business tycoon, Sushma Seth looks like a conniving mother-in-law. However, the story starts going wayward once the premise is set. However, not everything goes as per the planning and the same place becomes a battle ground.Ī long prologue coupled with an animation sequence marks the opening of Shaandaar, and within minutes we’re introduced to the primary characters.
What binds all these characters together is the place where Isha’s grand wedding is planned. The other part of the story features Vipin’s second daughter Alia (Alia Bhatt) and the charismatic wedding planner Jagjinder Joginder (JJ, Shahid Kapoor).
She wants to marry Vipin’s daughter Isha (Sanah Kapoor) off to a wealthy Sindhi family, headed by Harry Fandwani (Sanjay Kapoor). Mummy Jee is the second name of cunningness and she has no qualms about it. Vipin Arora (Pankaj Kapur) and his family live obliged to Mummy Jee (Sushma Seth), a matriarch whose shot is always at the money. Let me introduce you to the basic premise of the film which mistakes Sindhis for a community of money minded devils. Sometimes, it pretends to raise an issue, but then shies away from dealing with it. Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Kapur, Sanah Kapoor, Vikas Verma, Sanjay Kapoorĭirector Vikas Bahl’s Shaandaar-promoted as India’s first destination wedding film-relies more on the youthful appeal of its lead actors than a tight screenplay.
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