Chaar Din Ki Chandni is a sort of comeback film for many. It marks the comeback of names like Anita Raj, Chandrachur Singh and Harish. And not to forget that it is the comeback film of Yamla Pagla Deewana director Samir Karnik too in familiar and familial North Indian Territory. Plus it's the close comeback of the eternal Bollywood setting of an extended joint family in a marriage backdrop.
The story falls in pretty conventional zone where Veer (Tusshar Kapoor) gets his girlfriend Chandni (Kulraj Randhawa) home during an impending family wedding. Apprehensive that his Rajasthan Royal father (Anupam Kher) won't approve of the Punjabi kudi, he introduces her as a journalist friend. Her parents (Om Puri, Farida Jalal) are forced to pose as marriage decorators. Evidently what follows is a comedy of errors.
The couple is already portrayed to be in love which eventually saves the first half of the movie from establishing the love story between the lead pair (like in Yamla Pagla Deewana). Chandni's charm takes center-stage in the first half while Puppy Singh's force takes over the second half. Thankfully the marriage setting isn't blown out of proportion and remains only as the backdrop.
The movie has an overflow of usual-suspect characters that range from from a spying mamaji, a gay wedding planner, a battalion of Sardars to three brothers of Veer who fall for Chandni. And by the time Puppy Sardar (Tusshar Kapoor again as a Sardar) comes into plot, you realize that the film is more or less a watered-down version of Yamla Pagla Deewana.
Kulraj Randhawa reminds of Preity Zinta with her dimpled smile and has a natural charm. Tusshar Kapoor lacks screen presence in first half but gains precedence in the second. But beyond the lead pair, the film clicks for its multitude of character artists. Anupam Kher and Om Puri are in their elements and induce the maximum laughs. For a change, Sushant Singh’s seen in a lighter role and plays his part well. Mukul Dev is fairly good. Chandrachur Singh doesn't have to do much as the drunkard. Harish is wasted. Johnny Lever is in his elements. Rahul Singh as the broken-ribbed spy is rib-tickling.
Chaar Din Ki Chandni is an adage that implies momentary delight. That's precisely what the film is about. Short-lived entertainment!
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