All audience reviews of Lafangey Parindey

Predictably boring and stereotyped story that makes you think of leaving the hall in no time. Neil Nitin as usual at his worst style of acting and dialogue delivery. Deepika being adequate but not good enuff to save the day...all in all..ONE SHOT BUNDLE movie from the Director of Parineeta!!! The Good:2 hrs running time...The Bad: the running time is too short to take a nap... THE UGLY: You Lose your bucks and sleep less

'Zindagi se pareshaan', 'girl friend ne dhokha diya', 'naukri nahi'...????
Suicide karne ki soch rahe ho??
Naheeeeeeeee!!!!
Ise se bhi asaan tareeka hai nijaat pane ka..............
Dekhiye super faltoo movie
'Lafangey Parindey"

Movie ke baad, nishchit hee aap maut ko galey laga loge.... less

Lafangey Parindey..................... . i am forced to think after watching this piece of art that what has happened to the hindi film industry,what has happened to the great directors like Pradeep Sarkar and I am still so confused....
The movie is a typical nonsense love story happening in the streets of mumbai between Nandu(Neil Nitin Mukesh)who is a TAPORI (LAFANGA) WHO HEADS A GANG and works for Usman bhai ,a ganster and who is able to punch his opponent hard enough to floor him in one go in a fighting ring and that too blindfoldedly and a blind girl Pinky Palkar (Deepika Padukone) who is blind but at the same time ambitious too and her dream is to fly high(Parinda) and come out as a winner for a TV dance show.
Story proceeds with Nandu who falls in love with her and supports her to believe in herself and after that the story becomes too obvious with the love angle attached to it and ultimately the girl winning the competition....ufff.....
The script of the film is too weak,the acting of Neil Nitin Mukesh is awful and he is a total misfit for the movie while Deepika is too very ordinary.
The story telling is very weak and the camera tricks to hide body doubles play their part is a total mess.
If you really enjoy the tingy taste of DISPRIN and are fond of popping it,if u dont have AC at home and want to have a nap in the a/c then go and buy tickets otherwise JUST FLY AWAY FROM THE HALL WHERE THE SHOW IS STILL ON.
DIRECTOR-PRADEEP SARKAR
CAST-NEIL NITIN MUKESH & DEEPIKA PADUKONE
PRODUCERS-ADITYA CHOPRA, PANCHALI SARKAR & AASHISH SINGH
BANNER-YASH RAJ FILMS less

With little to none expectations from this movie that had just a couple of things going for it (the unique pairing of Neil Nitin Mukesh and Deepika and the hauntingly lilting Nain Parindey) I was pleasantly surprised by another slick film from YRF, hot on the heels of Badmash Company.

The movie revolves around One Shot Nandu (Neil Nitin Mukesh), a street fighter who is known to finish his opponent while being blindfolded with a single shot. This is how he earns his moolah and the favour of local don Usman Bhai played convincingly by Piyush Mishra and his aide Anna, played by Kay Kay Menon. Anna has a soft spot for Nandu and tries to clip his over ambitious wings when he tries to venture into the murky business of Usmaan Bhai. This whole bit might as well be a sub plot, since the focus shifts to charting the growth of the relationship between Nandu and Pinky (Deepika) from a chawl mates to mentor and protege to lovers.

Although that sums up the premise of the movie, what elevates the movie to a higher level is the surprisingly good performances by the entire cast. Deepika gets to show off her acting skills in her de-glam and mumbai mulgi avatar. Neil is too handsome for his own good, but his unique voice and commendable acting give Nandu authenticity. He is especially good in the more quiet scenes while Deepika is great in the loud scenes especially the street dancing. The only waste is a talent powerhouse like Kay Kay who is in a blink-and-miss role. Very real characterization is the USP of this film.

The humour is subtle, the action is not OTT, but the skating is a little fake. The progress Nandu makes on skates is remarkable and highly unbelievable. Seeing this will have professional skaters spinning on their heads! Neil's character is very with it...checked shirts and designer jeans, et all! Pinky, well, her make-up sucks...long black streaks for laugh lines do not become even a Pinky from the chawl.

Two and a half hours well spent as far as I am concerned! less

It seemed to be a struggling and a highly strenuous tenure for this banner now. With the very average Badmaash Company and the strictly inexcusable Pyaar Impossible they debuted in 2010. BornWildBorn To Fly a very dim witted goes the tagline of their latest offering Lafangey Parindey

Our hero One Shot Nandu is a boxer at this local fight club, on whom booty is consistently tossed around why? Cuz of his USP that comes across in his epithet, no matter how heavy the opponent is, One Shot from Nandu and he is down and out. Fame, being narrowed only till the wadi bylanes Nandu is a hardcore dreamer, idolizes and tries to emulate his elder brother Anna. Also his visions extend towards being a very prime and a reliable constituent of the gang head-honchoed by his father-like figure Usmaan bhai.
Pinky Pallkar on the other hand is the girl with the Maharashtian Mulgi traits now clichd it may sound (and appears!) but she is self-assured, doesnt buy sympathy & will make the first move in the relationship.

Cleverly incorporated is them crossing path. Although acquainted through a bunch of very ideal common friends Chaddi, Gulkanth, Diesel & Tina. Nandu who plays a blindfolded boxer is armed with strategies and skills that may help revive Pinkys lost eyesight which she lost due to an unfortunate accident.

Pinky dances her way to the tunes on roller-coaster dreams and potential that she is, she knows, anticipates to get rid of her poverty-stricken lifestyle by preparing for this big reality show with luring prize money. Now, what seems partly novel apart from the mediocre outlook so far is a parallel sub-plot that is in the form of her accident related investigation done indiscreetly by a senior inspector and his aide. Nandu is convinced to be Pinkys dance equal and alongside the wheeling rehearsals, the inevitable blooms.

Lafangey Parindey catches the essence of the gritty chawl-life remarkably. The conversations, the setting, the addas , all seem in perfect sync (a little extra-clean though). The dialogues in such instances are on a slim ice-sheet either they pass on convincingly or they sound rehearse and over-the-top. In our instance, it blends plausibly. As the story moves ahead, somewhere you do develop a soft-corner for both our performers. However, it is necessary to hang-on to that feeling which is an unlike situation. The director is thorough with the narrative but flaws crop up when the talent competition proceedings are shown in a hush-hush. Also, their auditions and the cumulating performances are supposed to be breath-takingly impressive, which in turn are good but just passable. Music (R Anandh) compliments the ambiance just fine; it is akin to an achievement because the song placements are integrated effortlessly.

Deepika Padukone is a revelation. After a dismayed performance in the utterly wretched Housefull, she seem to carry Pinky with ease, if not effortlessly. A leap, clap-worthy. Neil Nitin Mukesh looks a little more agitated than normal, at instances. But hes done maximum justice to downgrade himself to a roadside tapori It is a hard task for the boy, his fairer than fair skin-tone and sophisticated chic avatar makes it increasingly difficult to let him pass but his abilities as an actor surpass his lan. (When he calls out to one of his buddy, he sounds like hes ordered to refill his suave Merc. Read Diesel) The supporting cast live up in their part with sheer brilliance. Piyush Mishra is a usual delight whereas Kay Kay Menon upps the energy quotient with a well-written cameo.

Confrontation scenes in the climax are well-shot and words penned wisely, yes but they are abrupt and the grand finale again is slightly below reasonable. The transformation of Nandu wherein he quits boxing, picks up a bouncer job is a nice attempt where writing sensibilities provoke thought. The subtle but powerful influence of Pinky over the slapdash Nandu has got a fine treatment by director Pradeep Sarkar. Romantic eruptions delightfully presented and brought out effortlessly.
Discontent rises in the way the film ends which is impromptu. The sub-plot by now has gone a little off-track & the police-duo after rounding up on their treasure is touched by the virtue of love as they let-go of their prized-catch. Also, after winning a popular talent show, one would see the media hovering around the talented-jodi. Mysteriously, one of the friend just appears with the winning knick-knack. Focus shift. An important motive (winning is Pinkys passport) is put on the backburner. Traces of weak screenplay are evident here.

So, to pass a fair judgement, Yash Rajs Lafangey Parindey is an average attempt which is entertaining because it is a fresh departure from the usual pointless. It is shot especially well (Natarajan Subramanian). This is not a film that you wouldnt recommend to someone, but that you will, I am not sure about it, either. less