• Rating:
  (2/5)
• Director:
  Abhishek Chaubey
• Cast:
  Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh
• Banner:
  Balaji Motion Pictures, Phantom Films
• Producer:
  Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap
• Music:
  Amit Trivedi
• Release Dt :
  Jun, 17 2016

Story

Udta Punjab is based on the drug abuse in Punjab which has become a serious threat to the society. Tommy Singh (Shahid Kapoor) is a rockstar who is a drug addict and he loses his passion of singing because of the addictions. Sarjat Singh (Diljit Dosanjh) is a cop, Preet Sahni (Kareena Kapoor) is a doctor and Pinky (Alia Bhatt) is a migrant labourer. Sarjit’s younger brother gets addicted to drugs and the reveals many interesting things about the drug mafia. The rest of the film is how all the lead characters are related to the drug abuse and about their contributions. Watch Udta Punjab to know about the movie.

Analysis

The first half of the film starts with lot of interest and the lead characters in the movie have been well narrated. The movie takes the much needed pace after the movie gets into the story. The drug abuse and how the youth have been getting addicted to drugs have been well narrated. The songs have been apt and they brought out the much needed pain and feel in the film. The interval episodes bring up lot of interest in the audience and on the whole the first half of Udta Punjab has been decent but not completely impressive.

The second half of the movie loses the much needed grip and interesting narration. The major plot has been side tracked and the unwanted issues have been discussed much. The complete second half has been a huge failure and it will end up as a huge disappointment. The climax of the movie has been completely clichéd and unexpected. 

Performance

Shahid Kapoor has been stupendous as Tommy Singh and he has been terrific throughout the movie. He has been crazy, wild and passionate. Kareena Kapoor has been assigned a decent role and she has been outstanding. Alia Bhatt has been fearless and the ruggish, challenging role has been done with perfection and utmost dedication by the actress. Diljit Dosanjh is a new addition to Bollywood and he is here to stay long for sure. His expressions have been top notch. All the other actors have been decent with their assignments.

The story of the film has been completely cliched and is unconvincing. The screenplay and the dialogues have been just ok and they should have been taken enough care of. The music and the background score have been apt and suitable. The cinematography has been stupendous and the production values have been good enough. Abhishek Chaubey struggles to reveal about the drug abuse with his uninteresting narration.

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