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Heyy
Babyy***
*ing: Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Fardeen Khan, Vidya Balan,
Boman Irani and Subhaan Nadiadwala with a guest appearance by Shah
Rukh Khan
Directed
by Sajid Khan
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Comedies are certainly in vogue these days and especially ones starring
Akshay Kumar. It is instant curiosity as Akshay has developed a reputation
as the new "comedy king". But Heyy Babyy has other factors
going for it too, including a star-studded cast, hit music, fabulous
promos and a unique concept. The movie certainly does live up to expectations.
From the outside, Heyy Babyy looked like a copy of the Hollywood hit,
Three Men and a Baby. However, writers Sajid Khan and Milap Zaveri
have incorporated enough of their own ingredients of comedy, romance,
emotions and drama for this flick to stand out on its own.
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The
movie revolves around three bachelors Arush (Akshay Kumar), Tanmay
(Ritesh Deshmukh) and Ali (Fardeen Khan) who're living in Sydney,
having the time of their lives by playing the fields and partying
it up. However life takes a turn when a little baby girl gets left
on their doorstep. Despite knowing a thing or two about women, this
little girl is one they can't control. The baby changes their lives
completely as their entire lives start revolving around it with her
two-hour feeding times, crying, and of course diaper changing. Soon
the bachelors start feeling like dads, and they can't stand being
away from the little wonder. And just like a true drama, the baby
girl's mother Esha (Vidya Balan) enters, creating a twist by claiming
her baby back.
The first clash of ideals between father and son occurs when Gandhi
keeps Harilal and his other children away from formal education and
makes Harilal's wife go back to India, for the sake of focusing on
the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. Harilal is portrayed
as a man who jitters in his father's presence and is afraid to voice
his opinions or fight back for his rights primarily as a son.
In a series of events the trio is now caught in a bungled mess to
win back the baby… and its mother! Who gets the baby in the
end? That we won't reveal for you though it's pretty predictable from
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Sajid Khan, who is known for his comic abilities, puts his ability
to the forth here, and the results are dead-on. There is toilet humour,
sex jokes, witty dialogues and slapstick humour. The chemistry between
Akshay, Ritesh and Fardeen is fantastic, which helped the proceedings
superbly. The second half does fall a little flat in comparison to
the first, though there is enough there again to keep the viewers
engaged. The momentum does pick up when the three men try and win
back Angel and Esha as the combination of emotions and drama is bang-on.
The finale however, is a little short of expectations as it's totally
clichéd.
Akshay Kumar again plays the "playboy" image here after
Garam Masala but unlike the former this role offers him to play the
full yard from comedy, romance to drama. Despite being a multi-starrer
of sorts, Akshay is undoubtedly the "leading man", though
surprisingly he doesn't take over the proceedings, allowing enough
footage for Ritesh and Fardeen to leave a mark as well unlike say
Bhagam Bhag in which Akshay dominated most of the film.
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| Vidya
Balan is likeable as always, and hits all the right notes with her
performance. She doesn't get a chance to do any comedy herself, but
leaves her mark in the emotional sequences. One just wishes that she'd
choose her western clothes more carefully as she does look seriously
over-weight in some of those dresses, maybe that was meant to be the
affect given she'd had a baby, though I highly doubt it. On the other
hand, she looks absolutely stunning in Indian attire, be it the flashback
sequences with the wedding or the 'Mast Kalandar' song with the black
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The
other "actress" in the movie steals the show in many places,
yes folks, a mention of Heyy Babyy cannot go without the baby and
Subhaan Nadiadwala is simply too cute as the two-toothed devil to
Angel.
Boman Irani is in form, and though his character is serious to start
with, he slowly lets his eccentric quirks take over and makes his
presence felt too. I guess the temptation of casting Boman Irani in
a film and not letting him be funny is just too hard to resist!
Shahrukh Khan makes a special appearance as Raj. Though before the
movie's release, the sequences between Shahrukh Khan and Anupam Kher
were much hyped, Shahrukh Khan does not feature in a prominent role
at all. He has no dialogues, and is only a part of the dance for a
minute. But that still doesn't take away anything from the glorious
'Mast Kalandar' track, which is definitely one of the films highpoints.
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The movie also features Koena Mitra, Dia Mirza, Amisha Patel, Neha
Dhupia, Mallika Arora, Amrita Arora, Amrita Rao, Tara Sharma, Manish
Lambha, Riya Sen, Sophie Chaudhury, Aarti Chhabbria, Hrishitaa Bhatt,
Payal Rohatgi, and Kim Sharma in small guest roles, most of which
is part of a lavishly and raunchily picturised title track, which
plays at the start and features the girls looking sizzling HOT!
The music is up to the mark, and apart from 'Mast Kalandar' and
the title track, the other numbers too come at the right times and
work well within the context of the movie. Be it 'Dholna', 'Jaane
Bhi De' or 'Meri Dunya Tu Hi Re', the songs are pretty melodious.
Technically the movie is a polished product. Himann Dhamija captures
the stunning locales of Sydney with aplomb. The movie has a slick
look through-out and the songs have been captured with a striking
eye.
All in all, Heyy Babyy is definitely not an exceptionally "great"
movie. It has its fair share of flaws. However the movie has enough
of what it promised and the end result is definitely paisa-vasool.
-Saba Sartaj K
*YUCK
**WHATEVER
***GOOD
****SUPER
*****AWESOME
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