After a brief break, Tabu is back with Kedar Shinde's 'Toh Baat Pakki!'. The premise of the story, is that of a young family woman, Rajeshwari, who thinks she's found the wealthiest suitor for her sister in the form of Rahul, a civil engineer student. A romance develops between Rahul and Rajeshwari's sister Nisha and they agree to get married. The wedding date is fixed, just when the cards are ready to be distributed, Rajeshwari meets the wealthy Yuvraj who has a stable job and great income. Rajeshwari immediately cooks up a plan to get rid of Rahul and marry her sister off to Yuvraj.
The concept sounds fun and the first half is completely enjoyable. Things drag a little in the second half, when Rahul tries to sabotage Nisha and Yuvraj's wedding plans. This latter portion is unnecessarily dragged and the songs (which are forgettable) really interfere with the pace.
I liked Yuvika Chaudhry in her previous film 'Summer 2007'. Here she has a good screen presence but isn't given much to work with where acting is concerned. Sharman Joshi is adequate as the boy next door and Vatsal Seth holds his own.
But, 'Toh Baat Pakki!' easily belongs to Tabu. She owns each and every one of her scenes. Playing a negative role (a la Sridevi in 'Judaai') once again but this time something different from what she has done earlier only contributes to her versatility.
With a refreshing premise, 'Toh Baat Pakki!' could have been a solid entertainer had it not been for the dragged out latter portion. Yet, it's still very much a watchable movie. If not for anything else, 'Toh Baat Pakki!' is worth the watch for Tabu's terrific performance alone.