It took me a few days to “get” the double meaning of the song D K Bose, and that too, when my maid looked at Kid#2 humming it to himself and said, “Bhaiyya gaali kyun de rahe ho?”
Damn! Khair I went and changed the hitherto fused bulb in the brain and started pestering famiglia to take me to see the movie.
Saw it on Sunday. What an experience.
As a country we have evolved, at least in the urban set up. We don’t turn a hair on instances of pre marital sex, we don’t get shocked at sexual dialogue. I sincerely hope that moral posturing is on its way out. I hate the holier than thou type of movies.
Well, if you want to see the filthiest bachelor pad ever – Delhi Belly shows you one. It even has a balcony which gives you an amazing view of a pole with more electric wire than you’d ever want to see. And the bathroom – ewww! The chronic water shortage in Delhi also gives opportunity for good laughs. Take a severe case of diarrhea, no water, 4 cartons of orange juice in the fridge and fill in the blanks.
This bachelor pad is shared by Taashi, a journalist (Imran), a photo journalist cum blackmailer Nitin (Kunal Roy Kapoor) and Aroop (Vir Das) a cartoonist who is in love with a girl who dumps him for a NRI groom and hates working for a creative director who is totally unimaginative.
Taashi has a bimbette as his girl friend (Shenaz Treasury) who lands the three in a situation where they are fleeing criminals for three days. It gives ample opportunity for the film makers to show us the city in all its character.
If expletives, potty humor and sexual innuendos don’t freak you out, Delhi Belly is right up your alley. Needless to say, I had a ball. The dialogues are a winner, the acting is good and so is the situational humor.
Honestly, I found Imran’s acting okay but not too hot. Kunal Roy Kapoor as the photojournalist, Nitin, who suffers the most violent case of indigestion ever (all three days of it) as they flee was awesome. Vijay Raaz as the crime boss with a Haryanavi accent was impressive.
But the winner as per me is scriptwriter Akshat Verma, the man who wrote the story of Delhi Belly – and the one liners that stay with you for a long time after the movie.
My sons were impressed, they thought it was a Indian Guy Ritchie movie. Come to think of it, I am impressed too. Never knew that Indian movies could evolve so much, from the staple fare of family dramas to an edgy and whacky movie like this one
ooh! I am the first one.. I saw the hindi version.. and hated it.. and hated the fact that the songs were not shown
Will see the english version which is being widely appreciated.. or may be I am too old for all this.. as I have crossed all these stages in life
Oh I loved it. I don’t mind gross and earthy humor. I guess I am not lady like at all
I am glad they are evolving. I am fed up to here with all the holier than thou ones! Definitely in the watch list
I enjoyed it, including the potty humor (with sound effects)
LOL@ the sound effects
I saw the English version and was wondering how all the dialogues would have sounded in Hindi…
Oh pretty much standard – with all the gaalis. Living in Haryana and UP has me pretty much immune to the standard MC and BC and Chu ….. variety. So I did not turn a hair, in fact quite enjoyed the realistic language
The hindi version is more colorful.. In fact in one of the starting scenes when taashi tries to wake aroop, and aroop abuses him, I found his reply so hilarious that a bit of me reeled back
I saw the Hindi version and I seeti bajaod at the jhumke bana doonga line. Yes, I am the seeti bajao types
Ohhh I really really really want to see this movie
Can someone baby-sit my brat for a couple of hours pleaseeeeeeee!!!!
It is shorter than two hours – no interval, no song breaks. So you could tell hubby dear to mind the brat and run off for a couple of hours. I love the movie halls in malls. One can see a movie alone without feeling awkward
Pal, you shud have told me I was there in london for 4 d ays I even wrote on my blog .. I could have baby sit him …
I also watched the movie then in feltham
now if you wish to know how conservative someone is,
just ask: ” whatar your views on delibeli ?”.
their reaction will surmise.
Bang on! That is the litmus test
I too watched the movie yesterday and agree with you about our movies having evolved tremendously. I don’t like potty humour and was mentally ewwing through the movie, but I appreciate the fact that we can make and show such movies. I know a lot of people who will rofl at that humour (well I was rofling too…)
And yes it’s good to see the censor board understanding that adult Indian audience should be able to decide what they can watch or not watch.
Oh I did not like watching that sample of diarrhea, almost puked. But the rest I enjoyed. I am very earthy I guess
THe orange juice bit was brilliant
ROFL What about the “B…chodon Baraat par aaye ho?”
another brilliant character.
Absolutely
I LOVED that dialogue….:)…infact i found Vijay Raj’s acting the best in the movie..he had some hilarious lines….
PS: i visit ur space quite often…it took me this dialogue to comment..:)
Thanks for delurking. Hmmm I need to thank the dialogue writer for this too
I was not much impressed with the language , i know ewe have evolved but they used it too often , I mean i saw it in london with about 10 other guys and I can tell you we dont use such language .. The language could have toned DOWN jsut a notch it would have been much better
the rest as you said is cool, everything esle was great the story the dialogues and the whole drama .. the first shock i got was to see it was in english
i did not expect that .. as a few with us who did not know english ..
Bikram’s
I live in Haryana and visit Noida often. I can tell you that the language is pretty real
Pretty real, Quite a bit how me and my rooom mates talk
I know
The other movie in this genre that i loved was Yeh Sali Zindagi. I woke up fairly late to that, but Loved it. With a capital L. Irrfan Khan is simply amazing.
And Delhi Belly, well you already know what I feel.
Am soon going to have a readathalon on your blog.
Wow! The great Mampi comments
I thought you had taken a rather long sabbatical from blogging. Yes, please do a readathalon. I shall be so chuffed about it
My husband came back with the exact same dialogue, its a hindi version of any guy richie movie
he liked it but thought that they took the grossness overboard at a few places
I am a huge fan of Guy Ritchie. His caper comedy Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is one of my favorites.
You didn’t knew the DK Bose joke????…. You didn’t knew the DK Bose joke???????
Where are you from 1960s?
Oh cmon, you don’t have to rub it in “sulk”
Just kidding
You know high time you maintain a diary of double innuendo jokes
Yeah, i shall
Totally Entertaining… But don’t watch with family.
I watched it with my younger son. We had a ball, and were repeating the dialogues while driving home
ok..i posted a coment and it vanished…i loved the ..b** baaraat mein aaye ho dialogues…i mean i simply loved it…..Vijay rAaj was too good…:)
Yes, he was simply too good. Crime boss ho to aisa!
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Back after a break! I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, crude language and all. I also thought that my sons’ rooms are positively immaculate:)