Review of Khel Khel Mein: Taapsee Pannu Wins the Trophy and Akshay Kumar Makes a Great Comeback to Comedy
Do interactions between people appear precisely as they do on the outside? Are all unions joyful unions? Do all friendships have a strong basis of selflessness and trust? What happens if you uncover falsehoods about your confidants and discover they have been hiding as strangers all along? Under the guise of a humorous adventure, Mudassar Aziz’s Khel Khel Mein delves into the intricacies, subtleties, and complexity of relationships.
It is allegedly based on the 2016 Italian comedy-drama Perfect Strangers, which has been adapted 28 times. However, Mudassar deserves praise for adapting the movie with desi sensibilities in mind, acknowledging that infidelity isn’t the only reason why relationships fail. Families, wealth, and other outside variables are frequently what cause to trouble in paradise.
Rishabh, a plastic surgeon, is shown in the opening scene of Khel Khel Mein racing to catch a flight to Jaipur. He meets Kadambari, a stunning woman, at the airport. He tells a staff member a falsehood about how his dog is dying and that he wants to see him one more time when he finds out there are no seats remaining on the plane that would take him to his destination.
Overwhelmed, the staff member hands him and Kadambari the tickets. He tells her that he is actually traveling to Jaipur to attend his sister-in-law’s wedding during their talk on the plane. In addition to making you feel nostalgic (yep, the Desi Boyz theme music plays in the background during this scene with Akshay Kumar and Chitrangda Singh), it also introduces the Khel Khel Mein theme. Being a borderline pathological liar, Rishabh takes great pride in his ability to fabricate convincing lies when necessary.
Next, two more couples are introduced to us: Samar and Naina and Harpreet and Harpreet. His wife Vartika is an author. The daughter of Rishabh’s first marriage does not get along well with her stepmother, and Vartika and he have a turbulent marriage. Vartika finds this bothersome. Furthermore, Rishabh and Vartika are attempting to rekindle their marriage and are presently in the three-month reconciliation period. Samar works for Naina’s father’s company, but the depressed Naina spends much of her time living the high life and treating herself to pricey antiques.
Punjabi couple Harpreet and Harpreet were married in an arranged union. However, things aren’t good between them either. The husband is never kind to his wife and doesn’t hesitate to make fun of her in public. In contrast, the wife does everything in her power to win his approval, but her efforts are nearly always in vain. These couples travel from Delhi to Jaipur for the wedding, and Kabir, a lone cricket coach who makes up their party of seven, is thrust into the mix.
Vartika makes the decision to play a game one evening at the wedding in which participants must place their phones on the table, read aloud any incoming messages, and answer calls by putting them on speaker. While the husbands object to the game, the wives do. When they finally give in, mayhem breaks out. Enormous, sinister secrets emerge from the closet, rupturing their calculations.
There are several humorous moments in the early part of the movie, some of which work and others of which don’t. You will giggle uncontrollably at the part where female Harpreet answers a buddy’s phone (Bhumi Pednekar’s voice appears here), and the friend, not realizing the call is on speaker mode, ends up throwing potshots at everyone at the table. Another scene that will make you laugh is the one in which Harpreet and Kabir, two men, decide to switch phones in order to avoid being discovered.
It is masterfully written, played, and packed with genuine awkwardness when Harpreet’s extramarital partner calls and his sexuality is eventually questioned. The episode is made funnier by the restraint of both Fardeen Khan and Ammy Virk, who both have excellent comic timing.
Even though there are a ton of jokes, one-liners, and repartees in this section of Khel Khel Mein, the overall comedy value of the story could have been increased with sharper, tighter editing. However, we advise you to watch it through to the end since the magic happens in the second part. No, there won’t be any loose ends here, and there will be much more chaos, but rest assured that you will still have a significant stake in it.
And Taapsee Pannu deserves a lot of recognition for the same. She plays a modest, naive wife who simply steals the show. She’s the best thing in the movie. It’s amazing to see how she went from that to becoming an insane, unrepentant lady who at last stands up for herself. She looks great in her Harpreet, which is a nice departure from the strong, uncompromising characters she normally plays. The most compelling subplot is the one with her and Ammy. Their tale is nuanced and touches on a number of topics, including sexual health. You cry when she cries, and you crack up when she makes you laugh.
Mudassar, who is renowned for producing independent women, sees to it that the ladies in Khel Khel Mein perform the same strenuous labor as the men. Make no mistake. Though equally vulnerable, these women may possess empowerment. But even if their characters are strong, Vaani Kapoor (Vartika) and Pragya Jaiswal (Naina) aren’t able to fully convey their strength on film because their narratives aren’t as well-developed as those of the other characters. Samar (Aditya Seal) is comparable in this regard.
Here, Fardeen merits special attention. He gets to play about with a meaty part in Khel Khel Mein, after making a comeback with an undercooked character in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. By making him a cricket coach instead of a man with an excess of testosterone, Mudassar breaks with convention. Warning: Before his pals, Kabir eventually comes out of the closet. The conversation and confrontation that ensue after the post is as authentic as it gets. Some of his friends accept him for who he is as a gay man, but others turn out to be prejudiced homophobes.
Seeing as it’s Akshay’s comeback to humor five years after Housefull 4, you should surely give it a shot. Even though he is trapped in a miserable marriage, he is the glue that keeps everything in the setting together. Watch for the scenario in which he asks his daughter if she should become a virgin in a chat. Yes, he’s daddy cool! By the conclusion, Khel Khel Mein has transformed into a movie about acceptance and quietly asserts that there are no right or wrong answers in relationships. The movie honors the muddled, imperfect perfection of friendships and relationships.
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