The story being about a conman Ricky (Ranveer Singh) who cons 30 ladies that includes Dimple (Parineeti Chopra), Raina (Dipannita Sharma) and Saira (Aditi Sharma). The 3 ladies decide to take revenge from Ricky, the plan is worked out by the intelligent Raina among them.. by setting a trap in form of Ishika (Anushka Sharma). But, will it work or fall back on them only...
The story to be frank didn't interest me much. Not anything unique or never tried formula. What makes it work are few factors : Characterisation of the film, Performances by everyone, Catchy music(though its below the band baaja baaraat mark) and Editing.
Dimple, a rich spoilt kid, very talkative and bit childish in her thoughts.. Raina, into the corporate world, a work oriented girl... Saira, too innocent.. with the small town girl backdrop. All three look like they belong to the characters. Even the screenplay is well built upto the 2nd con. Its only after the 3rd con that it begins on a one way note.
Another drawback of the film is, trying to give 2 songs to introduce both main leads i.e Ranveer and Anushka. If you ask me, I consider Anushka not a lead in this film at all. She has almost same (or maybe little less) role as the other 3 ladies have. The ideal scenario would had been, to put the opening credits with 'Jigar da tukda' song which was very well choreographed and had a slight non-realistic feel.While 'Aadat se majboor' should had been used as background showing quick 4-5 further cons of Ranveer with dialogues. And, the jazba track again used as background when Ishika leaves for Goa. This way, all the 3 songs would had served the purpose.. for now, they all appear wrongly fitted into the movie.
Ranveer Singh shines in the conman's role. He does show some resemblance to Bittu (only slightly). This film proves that, he is here to stay for long ofcourse if the success doesn't get over his head. His expressions are completely spot on, dialogue delivery will improve as he goes on.
Anushka Sharma, doesn't have a convincing role this time around, yet she makes the best out of what she is offered.
Parineeti Sharma is the star of the film among the females easily. Great start to her acting career, won't be surprised if she gets more offers after this act.
Dipannita looked cool, playing the role of a working woman and a revenge seeker very well. Aditi Sharma looked so innocent and good in her costumes, and acted good too.
Writing in 2nd half was one of major reason why the film doesn't completely live upto the expectations. The gathering of material at a cheaper rate, and selling at high rate sequences repeated twice wasn't required. The climax, one may argue is right or wrong. The director does actually succeed in giving many options happening in the end. Maybe, he went for the more expected one.. could had surprised a bit, might had worked more. Though, I have no complaints with the chosen climax, just that it comes out pretty straightforward.. little drama could had enhanced it more.
Editing by Namrata Rao is excellent. One of my fav editors, the fast cuts and unique camera angles she choses makes the viewing so much interesting. Infact, in the songs you can see super fast cuts used with so many different camera angles kept. She is very innovative...
Dialogues are less effective this time around, only a few make a mark.. rest end up average.
Someone from the team is a admirer of Shahrukh Khan it appears, like the last film, here also.. he is used in the narrative, this time even more, with the use of his dialogue from a film that has a role to play in the cons.
Overall, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl is a pretty good film, just that it falls below the 'Very Good' mark. If you go to watch this film without any expectations (which thankfully I did due to uninteresting promos), then chances are you won't be dissappointed.
Verdict : Nice
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