Released this week in Delhi-U.P. and East Punjab, Fame Factory’s Bagpat Ka Dulha (UA) is a film about enmity between two families since two generations.
Mishra (Ravi Jhankal) and Shukla (Lalit Parimoo) were bosom pals but their friendship had developed cracks when they started a cable wire business together. The cracks become wider and wider so that Mishra and Shukla are now sworn enemies. Both of them now have independent cable wire businesses.
Shukla’s son, Shiva (Jae Singh), and Mishra’s daughter, Anjali (Ruchi Singh), are now looking after the businesses of their respective fathers. The enmity continues in the next generation too. The local MLA, Vinay Chaudhary (Raza Murad), tries to make peace between the Shuklas and the Mishras by suggesting that Shiva get married to Anjali. But neither the parents nor the children agree.
Shiva’s friend, Chandan, loves Anjali’s friend, Manisha. Shiva and Anjali try their level best to ensure that Chandan and Manisha get married even though Chandan’s parents are against the liaison. While helping their friends, Shiva and Anjali come close to each other. But Anjali has, in the meantime, agreed to marry the MLA’s nephew, Kallan (Puneet Vashishtha).
What happens finally? Do Shiva and Anjali unite in matrimony?
Karan Kashyap’s story is as old as the hills and bores rather than entertaining the viewers. His screenplay is irritating, to say the least. Romance is conspicuous by its absence. Comedy is minimal. The drama is dull. Emotions are completely missing. Karan Kashyap’s dialogues are dull.
Jae Singh, as Shiva, is average in looks and performance. Ruchi Singh does a fair job as Anjali. Raza Murad lends decent support as MLA Vinay Chaudhary. Lalit Parimoo is okay as Shukla. Ravi Jhankal, as Mishra, is alright. Amita Nangia (as Shiva’s mother) and Sheetal Dimri (as Anjali’s mother) provide ordinary support. Puneet Vashishtha raises a few laughs with his comedy. Amit Kasera and the others lend ordinary support.
Karan Kashyap’s direction is as poor as his script. Music (Vishnu Vikram and Chandan Saxena) is dull. Lyrics (Vishnu Vikram, Vikas Dave and Karan Kashyap) are routine. Song picturisations (by Devang Pardeshi and Bharat Chawan) are alright. Background music is dull. Sajid Shaikh’s camerawork hardly deserves mention. Action and stunt scenes (by Shahid Gauri) are okay. Sunil Vishwakarma’s art direction is commonplace. Editing (Ajay Chauhan and Pankaj Rai) leaves a lot to be desired.
On the whole, Bagpat Ka Dulha is such a poor fare that it will meet with a disastrous fate at the ticket windows.