Phata Poster Nikhla Hero (2013) Reviews

• Great fun ride!!

  SamraMuslim2013-09-23

  Was pleasantly surprised as to how enjoyable the movie really was!! Total paisa vasool, fun and wholesome Bollywood flick after a long time. It is not sleazy like Grand Masti or mindless like Chenni Express!! Raj Kumar Santoshi has given us another timeless classic comedy after my favorite 'Andaz Apna Apna!! Leads are good - I mean Shahid annoys and Ilena looks pretty! Songs are fun, especially the Atif Aslam track and the 'aghal bhaghal' number. Dialogues and scenes LOL - without being cheap! Perfect night out movie without your thinking hats on!!

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• If Rajkumar Santoshi Doesn't Make a Great Film He at Least Makes a Decent Film

  DareDevilKid2013-10-06

  Reviewed by: Dare Devil Kid (DDK) Rating: 3.1/5 stars Partly funny, somewhat emotional, intermittent witty dialogues, a couple of peppy songs, and sporadically wonderful scenes. Therein lies the inherent problem of "Phata Poster Nikla Hero" - it might entertain you throughout, but it never comes together as a wholly cohesive unit. Though it is better than most other mediocre Bollywood films this year, it never comes close to scaling the heights of Mr. Santoshi's erstwhile laugh riots - "Andaz Apna Apna" and "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani". Lastly a word must be put in about Shahid Kapoor's, who surely surprises many with his performance. He's in full flow and in complete control of his act, displaying his entire range from comedy, to emotions, to conventional Bollywood hero. After ages, he successfully carries an entire film on his shoulders, albeit with some help from Padmini Kolhapure (great to see her talent on display after so long), Darshan Zariwala, Sanjay Mishra, Saurabh Shukla, and Zakir Hussain. Ileana D'cruz is a total let-down.

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• Full-On Time-Pass!

  namashi_12013-09-20

  Rajkumar Santoshi's 'Phata Poster Nikla Hero' is an entertaining, funny & action-packed film, that also offers energetic music & a terrific performance by its leading man Shahid Kapoor. 'Phata Poster Nikla Hero' Synopsis: An aspiring actor is mistaken for a super cop. Chaos follows. 'Phata Poster Nikla Hero' has an action-packed & hilarious first-hour, the humor is perfect, the action is superb & Shahid's performance keeps you glued on the screen. The Second-Hour gets a bit dragging, especially in the penultimate portions & even the suspense of the main villain, is not effective enough. The finale is over-the-top, but entertaining nonetheless. Santoshi's Screenplay, laced with humor & action works big time in the first-hour, but a shorter & crisper second-hour was needed. Though never boring, the pace does dip in the second-hour, which acts as its only deterrent. A special mention for the funny dialogue, again written by Santoshi himself. Santoshi's Direction is well-done. Cinematography, Editing & Art Design are good. Action-Sequences are superb. Music by Pritam is energetic. Performance-Wise: Shahid is terrific from start to end. He enacts the comic, emotional as well as the action-sequences faultlessly. This is his best performance since Kaminey. Ileana D'Cruz does a decent job. Its great to see veteran actress Padmini Kolhapure after a hiatus. She's excellent. Darshan Jariwala scores. Sanjay Mishra's impeccable comic timing continues to mesmerize. Saurabh Shukla & Zakhir Hussain are extremely funny as the baddies. Mukesh Tiwari does well, as always. Tinnu Anand is fair. Nargis Fakhri sizzles in an item number, while Salman Khan has a scene-stealing cameo. On the whole, 'Phata Poster Nikla Hero' emerges a Winner, despite its minuses. Go, have fun!

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• Enjoyable

  n_dhruv2013-10-02

  Phata Poster Nikala Hero is you can say comeback movie for Shahid Kapoor.It has everything dance comedy romance emotions but the pace of the movie is slow and became boring for some kind of audience.Shahid has done brilliant job as action hero and as romantic charming boy.Ileana's performance was good.In some point she has over reacted.Songs were fabulous especially DHATING NAACH,MAIN RANG SARBATON KA & TU MERE AGAL BAGAL HAIN.1st half is totally comedy time pass but there are so many twists in 2nd half.Movie's length is long and pace is little slow.Because this is Rajkumar Santoshi's film definitely there will be more drama and emotions.Shahid Kapoor is the only reason to watch this movie.He is looking stunning and charming in every song.Salman Khan's cameo is highlight of the movie.You will enjoy this scene very much just like in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.Overall,watch this movie to enjoy your 2:30 hrs.

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• Family Entertainer

  ashishgautam872013-09-22

  In an era when Bollywood movies are becoming bolder with new treatment and storyline and are getting plethora of kudos for it ,it is actually quite a risky business to follow the old school way of movie making.Yes you do get all the clichéd characters,songs out of sequence,over the top acting and intermixing of a few Bollywood plots but what stands out for the movie at least for the first part is that it has got its soul in the right place.In contemporary times the plot of a movie gets praised just for showing a couple of intimate scenes (and promoted as pathbreaking) and live in relationships this movie tries what others have forgotten,that is a movie which you could watch with your entire family without being embarrassed .Talking about the movie the first half is better than the second which looses what already was a thin plot.Still the movie will make you laugh(the guffaws of audience in the cinema hall at least proves so).Overall the movie stands on the thin line of passable vs watchable,personally born in late 80's having grown up watching films with my family throughout I found the movie a nice refresher.If you have free time go out with your family and enjoy this movie. 6+1 ..extra one for being a clean family entertainer (pathbreaking for contemporary times i guess!!!)

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