Delhi Belly (2011)

Delhi Belly: Directed by Abhinay Deo, Akshat Verma. With Imran Khan, Vir Das, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Shenaz Treasury. Three struggling room-mates unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster.

“They had to break some day. Those rope of morality, sanctimony and congeniality which had tied down so many of Indiau0026#39;s almost-awesome films have been cut open and the authentic urban Indian (who does hurl a few abuses here and there every day due to the misfortune happening to him) is now free thanks to Aamir Khan and Abhinay Deo. Still, Delhi Belly is fine filmmaking mostly due to the makersu0026#39; unabashed vision and the decision to let no stone unturned in making this comedy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTo start off, Ram Sampathu0026#39;s mind-blowing music in the promos is what brought the first batch of audience to this movie and it has some really wacky numbers (Bhaag DK Bose, Nakkadwale Disco and Bedardi Raja to name a few). On the actorsu0026#39; front, Vir Das portrays his pitiable character perfectly. Imran is in a dream role and this could be his best act ever if he continues to do movies like the ones before he did Delhi Belly. Kunal Roy Kapooru0026#39;s problems with gastric motions (after which the movie is named) bring down the house more than once. But itu0026#39;s Vijay Raaz to whom most of the misfortune happens and he, therefore reacts like a truly enraged gangster would and gives us a lesson or on how swear words are meant to be really pronounced. Purna Jagganath is the find of the film and could be Bollywoodu0026#39;s first really non-traditional looking heroine. But still, am I the only one who found her cute? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOnce Mr DK Bose (the story) begins to u0026#39;bhaagu0026#39; (run) in the beginning, it hardly stops even after the end. Such is the flow of the movie that even when youu0026#39;re laughing your ass off to any one of your preferred situational jokes, you hardly miss the link to the next scene because the story is simple enough to be a 96 minute movie. Great storytelling by Abhinay Deo. As a bonus weu0026#39;re treated to a never-before item number by Aamir Khan in the end, along with some food for our ingenuity-hungry mind throughout the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLike all of Aamir Khanu0026#39;s house productions, Delhi Belly is an important film in Indian cinema history because the success of this film will directly measure the immeasurable: how much have our minds really adapted to the next generation mentality. And what all comedy filmmakers should learn from Delhi Belly is that Indians have brains not just while doing math but while watching movies too.”