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| Neha Dhupia and Vinay Pathak promote their upcoming rom com Pappu Can't Dance Saala in Mumbai recently. The duo is excited about their second film together after Dasvidaniya. .  . |
By: Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times, Pappu pass? Not really, Pappu Can’t Dance Saala, Director: Saurabh Shukla, Actors: Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Rating: **, Survival’s a full-time job in Mumbai. Anybody who’s struggled their way through the city’s innards, always on the move, will know this. The makers of this movie do too. Their empathy constantly shows. Be that as it may, the hero here seems to be having a rather rougher day than usual. Roadside hawker refuses to serve him lunch because he complains too much. BEST conductor instructs him to get off the bus because his currency note’s soiled, or torn. Boss yells at him in public over a missed deal. Eventually, when he reaches home, he figures, his neighbour, a tenant next-door, has moved into his place, and there’s nothing he can do about it. The last occurrence is outrageously odd, even by bizarre standards of what mucky Mumbai could throw up on your face. Possibly the best line I’ve come across to describe this city is of course a pithy couplet from Javed Akhtar, which roughly goes: “Iss sheher mein ek hi gham hai. Har ghar mein ek kamra kam hai (This city has only one stress. Each home is a room less).” Vidyadhar, our protagonist from Benares, it turns out, has not even that solitary room left anymore. The girl from opposite his apartment has planted herself on his bed, relegated him to sleep in the couch. She was an illegal tenant at a place marked for government servants. Which is currently true for Vidyadharji as well. He doesn’t know the girl from anywhere. She couldn’t care less about him, is abrasive, aggressive, pretty much blasts him every time she sees his face. Why this guy would tolerate this absurdity is beyond me. It’s still mildly endearing, entertaining thus far.Read Full: Mayank Shekhar's review: Pappu Can’t Dance Saala - Hindustan Times
