Film: Sardaar Ji
Cast: Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa, Jaswinder Bhalla, Mandy Takhar
Director: Rohit Jugraj
Rating: 3/5
Everybody wants to laugh. But how many films do we really get to see that can leave us grinning uninterruptedly?
At a time when movies – made to target our funny bones – turn out to be so bad and so ridiculous, that comedy as a genre come across as a mental assault, Punjabi film industry continues to churns out romantic comedies and now with 'Sardaarji' also fantasy films.
These projects, with whip-smart quirky one-liners and amazing gags, are being watched by everybody – even those who aren’t familiar with the language. And quite honestly, it is the star Diljit Dosanjh who continues to lead the pack, making hundreds of thousands of fans throng cinema halls to watch his films, including the recently released project ‘Sardaarji’.
Directed by Rohit Jugraj, the films revolves around Jaggi (Diljit), who is quite popular in his pind (village) as a vanquisher of ghosts. Unlike other ghost busters, who are expected to look fierce, ugly and vindictive, Jaggi is overtly affectionate, and shares an unexpected bonhomie with each of the spirit he has captured in bottles. Interestingly, the Punjabi ghost buster even croons, and entertains each of his captives. Yes, this happens only in Punjabi films!
Soon, he is requested by a soon-to-be-married couple to fly down to London with the sole mission of freeing the castle (also the venue for their high-profile wedding) of the ghost. Enthused with the idea to travel abroad, Diljit sets out to achieve his purpose of catching the female spirit which also makes him fall for her, and eventually find true love in another girl!
Agreed, Diljit is fearless, and aware of the fact that catching ghosts is a tricky business, but it is the method he adopts to find out where the spirit is, confirm her presence and capture her that can leave you in splits. From paying attention to her appearance, to looking her in the eye, and paying good compliments, Jaggi does just about everything to impress the female spirit. Yes, it might sound a bit bizarre, but that’s how it is expected to be to make the film enjoyable. But the real delight lies in the performance of Diljit Dosanjh.
Much like his past performances, Diljit impresses everyone with his lively sense of humour. He has once again immersed himself in his character – this time as a ghost buster and proved that he still has plenty of humour in him.
What works in favour of the film are the powerfully executed guffaw-inducing sequences between Diljit and Jaswinder Bhalla. They are just too good to make us grin at their tragedy and cry at their spot on comic timing.
While Mandy Takhar (Jasmine) plays her part with restraint, Neeru Bajwa doesn’t get enough screen space. Neeru's role is reduced to a character who has nothing interesting to do - except break into a song and dance, wear impressive gowns, sans any interesting dialogues.
While we appreciate director Jugraj for exploring a genre - fantasy film - new to Punjabi films, we can’t ignore the fact that 'Sardaarji' could have got a better, coherent script. But those who watch films for Diljit Dosanjh wouldn’t have any issues with the loopholes. And those who do, are probably taking the film too seriously.
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