I am a fan of Anees Bazmee movies, I really enjoyed No Entry and Welcome. So my expectations from Singh is King were high. But I was really disappointed.
No need for me to tell the story as most of the people will know it by now. Before watching the movie I had read reviews that said that one should leave their brains at home while watching this movie. So I decided before the movie started not to look for logic and just enjoy the comedy. Alas there was no comedy either. Akshay Kumar tried his best to be funny but the corny dialogues didn’t really help him. Since when has calling people names like bhootni ke and kanjar again and again been funny? Katrina looked glamorous but unconvincing which is surprising since she carried a similar role in Namaste London quite well. Neha Dhupia was completely wasted (I find her a good actress otherwise). Sonu Sood deserved a better role, I think he is a fine actor...his eyes remind me of the young Amitabh Bachchan. The supporting cast (fellow gangsters) was also good and some of their scenes together were funny but not the laugh out loud type. Thankfully there was no vulgarity in the movie.
The music looked good in the promos but did not appeal in the film. The editing was BAD.
This movie was promoted as a tribute to the Sikh community but doesn’t achieve it. It just manages to make everybody look like loud bufoons. I am not a Sikh or Punjabi but I feel Jab We Met did a much better job of showing the true Punjab.
Overall I came out of the cinema hall thoroughly disappointed.