ANGREZI MEDIUM:This movie is a xenophobic tale of a hapless father(Irrfan Khan) trying to make ends meet, dreams big for his daughter (Radhika Madan) and almost loses his life in the bargain. But in this East is East, West is West story all the immigrants fall for the rustic, dehati father and all the kids and the aunties come home to India to sit with their fathers. There is tons of passive patriotism. The dialogues are really humorous and witty with lots of situational comedy. Lots of cars get smashed thanks to some splendid visual effects. Kareena Kapoor Khan plays the honest policewoman who helps the immies in London and Dimple Kapadia is the upright and benevolent landlady who are bought in by the Made in India contingent. Deepak Dobriyal is the side-kick who supports Irrfan Khan’s idiosyncracies. A multi-starrer with the right amount of brains and brawn, action, comedy and wit-this movie is a pleasurable watch. It is Irrfan’s brlliant comic timing and effortless acting that pulls the movie together. This movie also exposes the international academic placement industry that is milking dry the parents of mediocre students in India.
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