Oye Lucky! Lucky! Oye

An effort that deserves praise.

This film is an addition to the growing testament that Bollywood is certainly progressing in terms of providing diverse, unique products in a consistent basis. Probably the most criminal flaw that the film's producers and director have committed is the way the film has been marketed. The makers have resorted to marketing this film as a 'comedy' film, banking on a direct credibility of director Dibakar Banerjee, whose maiden directorial effort was the hugely successful 2006 cult comedy film 'Khosla Ka Ghosla'. It is only logical that the audiences would expect yet another comedy caper along lines of Khosla, but this is anything but.

The film is an unique satire, but certainly its not entirely a comedy movie- and in most situations the film actually respects you intelligence as an audience, which is very unlike most Indian comedies, which tend to be very slapstick-based and often leaves logic out of the door. And certainly, the film has a meaningful message attached to it.

Synopsis:

Lucky (Abhay Deol) is a crafted thief who steals posh cars, music systems, televisions, chairs, and well, even pomeranian breed dogs. The film basically chronicles how the talented Lucky tries to live life on the wrong side of the law on his own terms, causing him to get betrayed constantly, but still he tries to get things going his way. The film is a satire as to how the media exploits even the slightest of exciting stories and transform the thief Lucky into a celebrated celebrity known for his crimes.

Abhay Deol is fantastic in his role as Lucky to say the least. He is certainly an actor to watch out for, as he constantly chooses to do off-beat films and tries our different roles. But it is also high time that Abhay earns some marketability status into launch him into par popularity at least with his cousins Sunny Deol, Sunny Deol or even Esha Deol for that matter because, as honest as I can get, Abhay Deol is far more talented than any of them put together. Neetu Chandra is sweet as Sonal, Lucky's love interest. She too, like Abhay, deserves more marketability than what she is having now. Paresh Rawal is convincing as usual in his three roles. 

Dibakar Banerjee's direction is gripping through the first half and for most parts of the second half but the film lags somewhere towards the end, but the ending is definitely a vintage one. The director's knack for 'Funjabi' music and a constant presence of old Bollywood songs in the film is also an USP for the film.

A film more than worth watching. You may end up knowing more about the Delhi lifestyles and certainly get engaged with the interesting characters.

Rating: 7.5/10

Verdict: A comedy that doesn't insult logic or intelligence is always more than worth watching.