The latest being, “this country election has only bachelors contesting
against each other e.g. Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Mamta, Mayawati, Jayalalitha
as only a bachelor is destined to change the fate of country otherwise married
people can’t even change a TV Channel at their own”, jokes on marriages are the
most tried and tested in any social gathering. Comforting-consolatory for
married ones, cheering-encouraging for bachelors! Saket Chaudhary’s SHAADI KE
SIDE EFFECTS tries to associate, formulate and encash the very same momentary bits
of joy in a full-fledged drama on screen. No wonder, it turns out to be hilarious
in parts but after a point, too stretched and unidirectional to recall as a
full-on entertainer. An average romantic comedy with perhaps more funny
one-liners to count on!
Vidya Balan playing Trisha and Farhan Playing Siddharth Roy [Interestingly,
the namesake of Vidya’s real life husband] are a happy couple always trying
their best to excite-ignite their marriage life with a certain formula in which
they both act like strangers on holiday and keep flirting with each other as
much as they could. It works but only till they are not into their parenthood. First,
Trisha’s shifting focus from hubby to baby, then expectations to become the
best father in the world, Sid is forced to lead a secret parallel life to keep
the young carefree Siddharth in him alive.
SHAADI KE SIDE EFFECTS is freshly comic in its first part where humor
often comes with funny situations Sid is put in. Though only from man’s standpoint,
film does well with observatory analysis of changes in man-wife relationship
after having baby. The sleepless nights, sexless life, exhausting baby-sitting
sessions, everything just leaves you in splits. Things go overboard when the
humor is outdone with the emotional drama to make and meet a justified end to all
this.
A romantic comedy with lengthened 2 hours 25 minutes of duration with strictly
avoidable song sequences is saved here only by Farhan Akhtar’s dedicated performance.
As the irritated, infuriated, neglected, sidelined, unsure, self-indulgent, frustrated
Sid, Farhan looks his part well. His charm as a sincere actor is maintained.
Vidya Balan has nothing very prominent to show-off since the narrative is
male-oriented but she succeeds in playing a dominant, overprotective and
sometimes catty wife. A good hand at writing and delicious cameos made by Ram
Kapoor, stand-up comic artist Vir Das and Ila Arun are also listing as points
in favor of the film. Ram Kapoor as the aspirational father, reliable husband
and a well-settled family man is absolutely flawless and perfect to the part. Vir
Das continues to live up to his image. Ila Arun is a surprise.
Despite being loudly insensitive about kids [In one exaggerated
sequence, Sid forgets to take care of his kid-daughter for a soccer match on
TV] and women at all stages, SHAADI KE SIDE EFFECTS produces good laugh but not
without forcing you to look at your wrist-watch more than once as when it all will
be over. Film’s climax too is very filmy, unsound and forcefully liberal. Overall,
marriage is an institution where everyone has his own degree of masters. I am
not sure how many will associate to this experience but this one is more like ‘Baby
Ke Side-Effects’! Cute & sweet are just a word, after a point! Pun
intended! [2.5/5]
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