Dil Bole Hadippa is a celebration of the never say die spirit of India. Here, for the first time, the dynamic duo of Shahid Kapoor & Rani Mukherjee, take you on a hide and seek game of romance, passion and dreams.
Veera (Rani Mukherjee) is a fire-cracker of a girl who lives in a small village but dreams in 70mm. She works in a local theatre group but dreams of playing cricket in the big league. Yes, believe it or not, she wants to play with Tendulkar and Dhoni for India.
While Veera dreams on in India, Rohan (Shahid Kapoor) is an accomplished captain of a county cricket team in England. Rohan returns to India to captain his father's cricket team which has been losing consecutively for the last 8 years.
In a village where girls don't play cricket, Veera has to put on a turban and beard and become a man to fulfill her dreams. Her brilliance on the field earns her a place in Rohan's team and Veera Kaur becomes Veer Pratap Singh.
And then begins a roller-coaster journey of Veera, Rohan and Veer filled with music, romance and comedy through Punjab and beyond.
This tale of turbans, twists and tricks will make your heart go - Hadippa!
Dil Bole Hadippa!
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee starrer- Dil Bole Hadippa is directed by
Anurag Singh and produced by Aditya Chopra. Dil Bole Hadipa’ is a pleasant ‘khichdi’ with the right Aditya Chopra flavours:
light romance, Punjabi background, pop patriotism, NRI heroes who ultimately opt for Indian culture, strong music, and crossed identities as a framework for a situational comedy.
The director has tried to cash the emotions of cricket crazy nation with the movie Dil Bole Hadippa. The movie is based on a cricket crazy girl who wants a berth in men cricket team.
Dil Bole Hadippa is loosely inspired by the 2006 high school rom-com She’s The Man, in which a girl disguises herself as her brother to get on a soccer team. Of course the story has been thoroughly Punjabified.
There's indulgence and there's overkill. But when it stretches beyond that, it's simply an excessive fest of clichés. In that sense alone, Dil Bole Hadippa though not necessarily a bad film, suffers from too many déjà vu-evoking distractions to wholly work. There is an underlying goodness and innocence to the film. There is no vulgarity and some nice bits on family values and religious harmony. Come on! Cinema need not always be dark and edgy.
Truth be told, Dil Bole Hadippa only works as long as Veer takes centre
stage. Rani, as the animated, over-confident Sardar boy and die-hard cricket buff is instantly endearing and amusing. Some of her gags as 'him' really work. And while her chemistry with Shahid Kapoor, as the imp Veera, borderlines on 'bleh', their camaraderie on her turning Veer takes an altogether fun form. It's not her best performance but the actress has visibly put in a lot of effort and gusto to the part. While we don't really care for Veera, Veer certainly deserves a pat on the back.
Music of the movie is already popular with Rani and Shahid doing their every bit to promote the movie by featuring on all talk and talent shows on the small screen. Musically, the soundtrack has a huge Punjabi hangover. A few songs are catchy but don’t have the original Punjabi feel, Vocals and arrangement. Cinematography is nothing extraordinary. Background Score is completely based on Dhol and Punjabi sounds but gets repetitive after the initial scenes.
What makes the movie stand out is the upbeat mood and bubbly ambience. The script is sound, with some very funny dialogues delivered endearingly by the cast. The subtle ‘desi’ undercurrents are brought out well. The Punjabi village background, with women in bright, shop-fresh clothes, as usual looks too newly minted and picture-postcard perfect. The songs are fresh and capture the bhangra beats dramatically.
It’s a light movie based on cricket with too many loopholes and faults in its direction. Anurag Singh chose an absolutely worn-out theme for the movie and also didn’t work on the finer details of the sport. There is an overuse of deliberate Punjabi language and Devotional Sikh “Mool Mantra” coming many times in the movie. The director uses it purposely to give the movie a more authentic feel but the move falls flat.
Rani Mukherjee, as expected, is brilliantly natural in an amazing role. She has played the role of a man for the first time and has a wonderful job as a male cricketer wearing turbans and hitting sixes on the field with the bat. Rani in a new avatar with a toned body and bikini outfit to get the hearts racing.
However, Shahid Kapoor, as the deadpan, cool NRI comes across as too wooden and artificially stiff. Shahid does nothing, other than showing his attitude. After “Kaminey”, he disappoints big time. Anupam Kher is unimpressive as Rohan’s father, while the once stunningly beautiful 
Poonam Dhillon, his estranged wife, looks awfully haggard, though she does make an impact. Rakhi Sawant has her usual horrible item number that intrudes into the flow of the narrative.
Rakhi Sawant is the sizzling Shanno Amritsari in the movie and plays the dancing queen of Jigri Yaar Dance Company. Sex bomb Sherlyn Chopra plays a character of ‘Miss Chandigarh’ Soniya, the supermodel.
Over all, Dil Bole Hadippa is believed to be full of entertainment and comedy. The movie tends to engage the viewer in its progress, which is one of its assets, though the ending is pretty weak and implausible.
Dil Bole Hadippa is just the kind of movie you will enjoy with your family. This one is an easy watch.