Hungama 2 Review: Shilpa Shetty, Paresh Rawal starrer lacks comedy, Netizens call it 'highly disappointing’

Hungama 2

Director: Priyadarshan
Cast: Meezan Jaaferi, Pranitha Subhash, Shilpa Shetty, Paresh Rawal

Anyone with a cable TV connection in India has seen Priyadarshan's Hungama several times. People actually enjoyed watching it, not because it was always on air, like a Sooryavansham or Baghban. The notion that two women with the same name could confuse so many people at the same time was pretty entertaining.

In the case of Hungama 2, however, it is the complete opposite. Priyadarshan's latest film is predictable and stale, with cringe-inducing dialogue and a plot that escalates from the first act. This film, unlike its predecessor, will not be a cultural phenomenon.

A retired police officer (Ashutosh Rana) is about to marry his younger son Aakash (Meezan Jaaferi) to a wealthy family. Aman, his oldest son, is unemployed, and Preety, his daughter, is unmarried. His efforts to settle his children come to a halt, however, when a woman shows up on his doorstep claiming that Aakash is the father of her child. Vaani (Pranitha Subhash), this woman, was Aakash's ex-girlfriend.

Radheshyam and Anjali Tiwari, played by Paresh Rawal and Shilpa Shetty, are on the other hand. Radhe has suspicions about his attractive wife, believing she is having an affair with Aakash, a family friend.

Fans of Hungama 2 will be disappointed to learn that the picture features many more misses than hits. To begin with, the writing is way out of date. The jokes are bad, and there isn't much in the way of situational comedy. Caricatures, misogyny, and bird crap all play a role. In the entire film, only one scene made me laugh: when Ashutosh Rana's character examines Aakash's stupid love letters and then scolds him about his Hindi grammar.

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In actuality, Rana is the one who carries the film about on his back. His is the only character who isn't irritating. Paresh Rawal does his best with the resources he has, which are limited. Throughout the film, Shilpa Shetty is overly sexualized. Tiku Talsania and Rajpal Yadav, among the ensemble, inject some heart to the film.

There is no genuine chemistry between the leads. Meezan Jaaferi's character is arrogant and sexist all of the time. And Pranitha Subhash's character, who is intended to be the film's driving force, is reduced to a collection of stereotypical female stereotypes. Vaani receives so little attention that she is referred to as Pooja on two occasions without explanation.

See how netizens reacted:

After Raj Kundra's Porn controversy, Shilpa Shetty requested people to watch her film Hungama 2. She stated that many individuals put a lot of effort into the film and that it deserved to be seen.

In a nutshell, Hungama 2 is, to put it mildly, unsatisfactory. The movie comes out as hurried and uninspired. Its plot is overly lengthy, meandering, and culminates in a dull climax.