CHHICHHORE: This movie is an amusing take on the hostel life of a 90’s engineering college. It is mostly a boy’s comedy with not many girls in sight which is true for most engineering colleges in India. Shraddha Kapoor is merely a prop with very little to do. Somehow prosthetic makeup is not applied on her, making her look unconvincing as the mother of a teen. The movie would definitely remind you of “3 Idiots” and “Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander”. It also has shades of “Dil Chahta Hain” where an ailing girlfriend of a protagonist triggered a reunion of old friends just like here an ailing teenager son of the hero prompts a get-together of classmates. Sushant Singh Rajput as Anni is adequate while Shraddha Kapoor as Maya falls short. She has only one expression throughout the movie. The development of romance between the two is forced and is not organic. The ensemble cast has a well-balanced script where all the characters are well-developed and support each other well. Of the supporting cast, Naveen Polishetty as ACID stands out. Somehow in their 40’s every guy has a receding hairline and a prominent forehead. Shraddha’s clothes just change with age. The comedy and the melodrama come in sprints and overall it is a well adjusted script. This movie will take the 40+ crowd on a nostalgic trip down memory lane. The screenplay is fresh and the sports scenes are well shot. To keep the movie crowd-pleasing, its a sports competition and not one of the academic kind.One sample dialogue-“Khane mein kya hain; Melody Khao Khud Jan Jao”. Music is average but the song at the end “Fikar Mat” is quite peppy.The movie would remind everyone of the rites of passage that they went through in college from ragging to lifelong friendship. The movie also has an important message that it is not important if you failed, it is more important that you tried and tried hard. I would urge all parents to view it. Highly recommended. Two thumbs up.
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