Mubarakan is a hilarious tale of a Punjabi family based in Chandigarh and London and their attempt to get their sons married. Charan Singh and Karan Singh are twins separated as infants after their parents die in a car accident. Their uncle Kartar Singh sends Karan to his sister residing in London and Charan Singh to his brother residing in Chandigarh. As a result, the twins grow up as cousins. Charan Singh and Karan Singh’s parents are looking for brides for them while they have girlfriends. Unable to tell this to their parents, they approach their uncle Kartar Singh for help but he messes it up all the more. What follows are a series of hilarious incidents, confusions, misunderstandings and more.
Anees Bazmee who has made a career of dishing out gags and funny one-liners, goes at this one again with gusto. And you do find yourself amused at times. Anil is the scene-stealer with his half Brit-half Punjabi act lifting the film throughout. Arjun’s double-act allows for some smiles and the girls, Ileana, Athiya and Neha are easy on the eye, though they’re just decorative set-pieces.
Ratna and Pavan add weightage with their stellar acts, though Pavan should have kept it down in the dramatic portions, where he is way too loud.