Mubarakan Hindi Movie Review

Replaced twins are misplaced siblings. Forget the paradigm and with it the replaced by accident, contrasting guys who take the gals by surprise and confusion but ensure the right one is launched at the right place.. Instead ride the new ‘Patiala Peg’ horse. The separated by accident but growing up within the family the twins are caught up in a comedy of errors. To make matters worse and to add to the confusion is a well-intentioned blundering Uncle who ensures that a normal problem becomes a huge challenge.
Look alike twins Karan and Charan (Arjun Kapoor) lose their parents in a road accident. The twins are placed with the siblings of the bereaved by Uncle Kartar (Anil Kapoor). While Karan grows up in England with his paternal aunt (Ratna Pathak Shah), Charan grows up in Punjab with uncle (Pavan Malhotra). All members in the family are feisty and the boys have to live up with this. Making the rounds in the young girl Binkle (Athiya Shetty) who is the eligible spinster up for the picking. However, while Bro Karan is in love with Sweety (Illeana), the local lad is in love with Nafisa (Neha). Obviously the lads cannot inform the family of the love tales. One because his fiancé has bungled up the intro with ma-in-law in waiting and in the other, the proud Punjabi Dad is not going to get the Muslim lady into the family. Uncle Kartar (Anil Kapoor) strictly follows Murphy and goes one step forward: when thing have to go wrong, they have to go terribly wrong. His floundering ideas only mess up the Punjabi verve and make it difficult to ensure smooth trip to the altar. To worsen things the fiancé of one is engaged to the other. The brothers for once are neither fighting one another nor giving heavy duty bhai bhai dialogues. In contrast, they are trying to get the best of the bargain and are willing to join forces in common interest.
This Aneez Azmi laugh riot is unpretentious and makes for interesting viewing. Anil Kapoor takes cue from where Akshay Kumar has left the sets. He is full of energy and knows exactly how to match his craft with the script. While the girls have not much to do, Illeana and Athiya show grace and Neha who plays the non-Punjabi is full of verve and energy. The film however surely belongs to Arjun Kapoor who keeps his poker-faced expression and carries the light-hearted movie with aplomb. He has a fine sense of timing and is among those who does not mistake six packs for good performance.
The film is tedious because it is too long and the film’s editor fails to use a crisp scissor. That notwithstanding the film is worth watching, for its honest and simple take on humour. No double meaning dialogues, no slap stick except when Ratna goes on a slapping spree. Watch it. It is fun and to that the film maker deserves congrats and Mubarakan.

L. Ravichander