As a viewer, you expect the movie to be a laughing riot when you have onboard two great
actors who have successfully embraced the comic genre.
But that, unfortunately, is not the
case with Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari of Abhishek Sharma.
Sharma's film starring Diljit Dosanjh and
Manoj Bajpayee in the lead alongside a brilliant supporting star-cast is set in the 1990s and
beautifully captures Mumbai.
The story revolves around Madhu Mangal Rane (Bajpayee), a
wedding detective, who does background checks of prospective grooms.
Suraj Dhillon (Diljit)
owns a dairy company and is looking for a good girl to settle down with.
When Madhu ruins a
successful marriage proposal for Suraj, the latter is irked and tries to take revenge.
He
ends up fall in love with Tulsi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh), the sister of Madhu.
But is Madhu
going to let them get married?
Story-wise, Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari has nothing extraordinarily new
to offer.
But the film loses the quotient of laughter and does not tickle your funny bone as
much as you'd like.
Because it's a situational comedy, now and then the plot has to flow with
comedic punches seamlessly so that you don't lose interest.
Sadly, it won't happen.
Yeah,
you do make Diljit and Manoj laugh, but not regularly, and that's the biggest
disappointment.
Both actors are very good at their performances, but the writing tends to let
them down.
With his comedic timing, Diljit is fabulous, especially when he attempts to speak
Marathi.
The character of Manoj has hints of grey and correctly pulls it off with a smirk
throughout.
Fatima Sana Sheikh looks lovely and offers firm support.
Supriya Pilgaonkar, Annu
Kapoor, Seema Pahwa, Manoj Pahwa, Vijay Raaz, and Neha Pendse's supporting cast are also
acceptable.
The ensemble cast is what makes Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari worth watching.
It's not
often that you get to see a bunch of good actors come together in a movie, so it's difficult to
believe that by coming up with a story that never hits the high points, the makers missed this
chance.
But kudos to Diljit and Manoj for seriously playing their parts and taking a lot more to
the table.
All in all, due to the performances, Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is an acceptable
affair.
It is a joy to see Diljit and Manoj on screen together.