Review of Lafangey Parindey

The movie is good, something you could watch it with the entire family and get complete dose of entertainment. Sadly the title plays the spoilt-sport (wonder why the production house did not raise an objection). Niel's character has various shades to it and he attempts hard to bring out the guilt and redemption to the best of his abilities. He is good in his own right as an actor (ref. Johnny Gaddar) but here we wanted Shahid Kapoor who can elevate the character to a different level.

Deepika gives her best shot to the character. Had the movie worked it would have done what "Black" did for Rani. However the portrayal of her disability lacks screen time owing to which it the character fails to evoke compassion from the audience. Deepika's performance covers up the short-coming of her male counterpart. And the friends provide good relief moments with their authentic one-liners and goofs. More screen time was warranted from Kay Kay. Piyush Mishra has a strong screen presence. Kishor Ballal's role I guess got chopped on the editing table.

Songs hardly make any impact. The cinematography is good. Fight sequences are well shot and so are the skating sequences.

Not a bad watch when aired on telly, but certainly not a product you would expect from Yash Raj & Parineeta director.