MERE DAD
KI MARUTI:
THOUGH IT
MAY NOT APPEAL TO PEOPLE WHO AREN’T BOLLYWOOD FANS, IT HAS ITS SHARE OF HUMOR
AND HEART TO BOOT!
By Nico Beland
Movie Review: B- (3 stars)
Sameer, Tej, and Jasleen in Mere Dad Ki Maruti
My first
review of a Bollywood movie; I really should have seen this coming. For those
of you who don’t know, Bollywood movies are Hindi films made outside of the
Hollywood system, and are usually made in India.
They mostly
consist of characters singing, dancing, and having a great time, there’s often
comedy put in and some heart behind it.
This being
one of them, Mere Dad Ki Maruti, set
in Chandigarh, where a wedding is about to take place. Father, Tej Khullar
bought a new Maruti car for his daughter and soon-to-be son in law.
Unfortunately
things get out of hand when his college going son, Sameer secretly takes the
car for a little joy ride, to impress the hottest girl in school, Jasleen. It
soon becomes chaos when the car gets stolen, trouble with the law, and a
disappointed father.
While
Bollywood films aren’t really my style, I thought Mere Dad Ki Maruti overall was decent. The characters are funny and
amusing to watch and there’s plenty of gags and humor to boot.
I guess my
only issue is the plot, it’s pretty much a Hindi knockoff of Dude Where’s My Car, but that’s not
really a major problem with the movie nor does it distract from everything
else.
It was an
interesting experience during my time of being a “Moviewatchin’ Psychopath!” to watch a Bollywood film, aside from
the traditional Hollywood made movies that I usually see in the cinema.
This may
lead to me trying out more Bollywood movies on Netflix or Xfinity On Demand,
perhaps if I watched more of them, I would have the right mind set to discuss
these types of movies.
If you’re a
fan of Bollywood films or foreign language movies, you’ll probably like it
okay, but people who focus mainly on the Hollywood system may not be that
engaged, but it’s worth a shot.
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