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Starring: Imran Khan,
Kunaal Roy Kapur, Vir Das, Shehnaz Treasurywala, Vijay
Raaz
Direction: Abhinay Deo
Tashi, Arup and Nitin are flat-mates, buddies and
partners in crime.
Tashi (Imran Khan) is to get married in a month but
still doesn’t know if his fiancé is THE ONE!
Arup (Vir Das) can’t make up his mind who he wants to
kill first – his girlfriend who has just dumped him or
his stupid, annoying boss whose idea of creativity is
sketching a smiling banana!
And Nitin (Kunaal Roy Kapur) is about to discover that
eating delicious tandoori chicken... off a street vendor
is going to give him the worst case of Delhi Belly he’s
ever known!
Three young professionals inadvertently get entangled in
a diamond smuggling racket carried on by a a Russian gangster. The diamonds
which had to be delivered to the local gangster, Vijay Raaz gets into the
possession of these three friends who are unaware of it.
So there is a strange mix-up which leads to a
weird package to be delivered to the local goon.
So begins the troubles of these happy-go-lucky three friends who obviously
have no experience in tackling Delhi's crazy underworld. Delhi Belly – the
meanest comedy you’re ever likely to see.
Is it to the director Abhinay Deo’s credit that he has come up with such an
unusual film which has bizarre incidents which appear realistic. Especially
the part about Vir Das and his burqa and Kunaal Roy Kapur and his exploits
with orange juice.
Cast:
Imran Khan - Tashi Dorjee
Vir Das - Arup
Kunaal Roy Kapur - Nitin
Shenaz Treasurywala - Sonia
Poorna Jagannathan - Menaka
Kim Bodnia - Vladimir Dragunsky
Paresh Ganatra - Manish Chand Jain
Vijay Raaz - Cowboy
Ashraf-Ul-Haque - Titoo
Bugs Bhargava - Arup's boss
Nikita Bhatt - Leena
Neville Dadachanji - Keval Maharaj
Anusha Dhandekar - VJ Sophaya
Nayani Dixit - Ambika
Aamir Khan - Disco Fighter
Ravi Khanvilkar - DIG Mohan Shrivistava
Shilpa Mehta - Tashi's Mother
Shinjini Raval - Devika
Dharmendar Singh - Bunty
Rahul Singh - Rajiv
Sanjay Taneja - IG Pool Chand Jain
Rahul Pendkalkar
Raju Kher
Pradeep Kabra
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Three regular blokes, living the regular life EXCEPT for
one small detail – they are on the hit list of one of the
world’s deadliest crime syndicates. Will they be able to
get away before the shit hits the roof and it comes
crashing down?
It so happens that Tashi's girlfriend Sonia (Shenaz
Treasurywala) has to deliver a package which she asks
Tashi to deliver the package. Tashi, in turn, asks his
room mate Nitin to do so.
Nitin has developed 'Delhi Belly' which is a form of
stomach trouble, so he gives to his third roommate Arup to
deliver it to its destination. Arup also has to deliver a
package which contains Nitin’s stool sample, and so there
is a mix up and the wrong packages are delivered to their
respective destinations
Imran Khan is at his best as the journalist trapped
between fleeing from death and struggling with his
romance, Kunaal Roy Kapur’s gripes and groans seem a
classic and realistic portrayal of Delhi belly. Vir Das is
his usual competent self shown as a struggling cartoonist
working for a boss who doesn’t respect his work, while
Nitin (Kunal Roy Kapoor) is the photographer working with
Tashi.
Vijay Raaz has finally got his worth of a role and could
be nominated for the best actor in a negative role this
year in Bollywood.
It is nice to see such a film to be cleared by the Censor
Board which appears to mature with time. Characters
actually speaking the language, actually spoke by the
young people, with cuss and swear words, which themselves
add to the fun factor of the film. Ram Sampath too has
been with the times of the youth with his Swetty, DK Bose
and Chudail.
Delhi Belly has an unpredictable sequence of events. This
is what makes it different from the usual stuff in
Bollywood. It is a bright, refreshing and a bold film
which is a genuine comic thriller.
- Amarjeet
Credits & Crew:
Studio Aamir Khan Productions,
UTV Motion Pictures & Ferocious Attack Cow
Directed By Abhinay Deo
Written By Akshat Verma
Produced By Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Ronnie Screwvala & Jim
Furgele
Original Music by Ram Sampath
Assistant Director - Nikhil Deshpande, Akram Hassan
Art Department - Mihir Shah, Sudhir Trivedi
Sound Designer – Dwarak Warrier
Special Effects - Devendra Bhave
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