No one likes a three hour film, not anymore. In fact, at times it gets so deliberate that the pace of the film gets downright sluggish. The holiday is the perfect setting for situational humour. Then you have the quintessential setting of the cruise.

Not every day that you get brother and sister as the hero and heroine in a Hindi film. Brother and sister, played by Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra are the actual protagonists of the film. The only rapport that works is between the siblings. The father’s emotionally distant and clued in to just business, the mother is a social misfit with no handle on her relationships, the daughter resents her marriage and distance from the family and the son is severely disinterested in being the sole heir. Barring the canine, all other members’ interpersonal relations are abysmally fractured. The family comprises of father, mother, daughter, son and a dog. They’re the Mehras from High Society Delhi. With DDD, you have the not-so-original tale of a rich family and their dysfunctions. A functional one, almost always, is good enough. Most importantly, it’s got its heart in the right place.Ĭomedies don’t always need an exceptional story. But it is an extremely entertaining and funny movie. It’s not the most brilliant film of all time. Dil Dhadakne Do (DDD), a comedy about a dysfunctional family, takes that concession. No reason then, why a film based on relationships should adhere to concrete reasoning. Regardless of the nature of the bond – fathers, mothers, siblings, lovers, friends, relatives and just about everybody else, will vouch for the fact that feelings and emotions are a lot more crucial to a relationship than rationality. Cast: Anil Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Shefali Shah and Rahul Bose

Dil dhadakne do 2015 rating