Exactly after a year, Ranveer Singh is returning with his second film Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl that is releasing on Friday. He plays a charmer and one hopes he charms the audiences in the same manner as he did in his debut movie Band Baaja Baaraat.
His name, though prominently makes its presence felt in the title, is revealed in the very last scene of the film. That's because he's a conman by profession who changes identity by the day. And like the title, the viewer is openly informed about Ricky Bahl's job profile though people around him take a while to figure it out.
So Ricky (Ranveer Singh) is Sunny, Dev, Iqbal for different girls who he cons in individual instances. Charm or cleverness, he uses whatever works best to his advantage to swindle the unsuspecting target. But then three of his female victims - Raina (Dipannita Sharma), Dimpy (Parineeti Chopra) and Saira (Aditi Sharma) team up to get even with him.
Dimple Chaddha (Parineeti Chopra), a Delhi girl, fals in love with fitness trainer Sunny Singh, Mumbai-based Raina Parulekar (Dipannita Sharma), a successful corporate woman, does business with an art dealer, Deven Shah, while widow Saira Rashid (Aditi Sharma) makes a new friend, the shy Iqbal Khan. What is common is that all three lose a huge sum of money to their respective friends.
They hire the services of a smart salesgirl Ishika (Anushka Sharma) who they use as a bait to trap the conman. Ishika poses as daughter of a NRI hotelier who's on a business visit to Goa to invest in property. The idea is to lure him into a business partnership and rip off his riches for revenge. But then cupid strikes and everything goes for a toss.
Apart from Anushka's presence, other common elements are that just like Band Baaja Baaraat, this romantic comedy is also from the Yash Raj Films' stable and Maneesh Sharma, who debuted with Band Baaja Baaraat, has wielded the megaphone for the film, which is said to be inspired by 2006 Hollywood hit John Tucker Must Die.
Irrespective of its minor blemishes, director Maneesh Sharma succeeds in striking a constant connect with the audience and also extracts decent performances from the entire cast. Ranveer Singh glides into his multiple con-artist characters effortlessly and radiates such charm that you don't blame the ladies while falling for him. Anushka Sharma comes across as affable but a standard smile pasted on her face sometimes seems overdone. Nevertheless she is alluring in her act and appearance.
Thankfully the other three ladies never get overshadowed. Dipannita Sharma is amazingly confident. Aditi Sharma is endearing. Debutante Parineeti Chopra as the blabbermouth gets the best lines and never overdoes her Punjabi kudi part.
Rating Reviews : 3.5 out of 5
One time Must Watch for the LADIES and Ricky Bahl
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