Ladies vs Ricky Bahl Movie Reviews

While Ladies vs Ricky Bahl doesn’t exceed expectations (like Band Baaja Baaraat), it doesn’t con you in the name of entertainment either.

A Yash Raj film is always a cinematic treat. This is not a Band Baaja Baaraat hangover, this is Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl, and you know what, I am glad.

“Sunny had made a clever plan. Daddy, you could’ve been careful too,” explains the Punjabi pampered daughter to her disturbed old father. She says it in a way that only a rich, spoilt girl from a family, which also pretty much cons for a living, could. The girl’s Dimple. Her Papaji, pot-bellied Dilliwallah in the construction line (pun intended), has just been duped by her boyfriend Sunny. To be fair, the boy had laid a decent trap, convincing his girlfriend

A Yash Raj film is interminably special for a movie enthusiast. Right from good looking stars styled most gorgeously, a fine plot, harmonious/foot tapping music, visually dazzling locales, loads of entertainment… it has it all, packaged well to cater to the desi sensibilities. The expectations, therefore, soar upwards when the triumphant team of BAND BAAJA BAARAAT bracket together for an altogether new motion picture -- LADIES VS RICKY BAHL

Maneesh Sharma struck the marquee with the offbeat Band Baaja Baraat. Indeed, a yardstick that would be hard to measure up to. And yes, his second film doesn't really match the zing and the verve of the first one. Firstly, there is no humour, no earthy flavour (remember the vows on the bread pakora), no tingling chemistry between the lead pair -- everything which made the first film such a winner. More importantly, Anushka has a role only post-interval

Anushka Sharma doesn’t impress, Ranveer Singh doesn’t excel, the songs aren’t a rage either but yes, Uday Chopra has definitely penned a good story. The hero of the film is actually the script — well done Uday Chopra and Jugal Hansraj who perfectly executed the story into a good screenplay. Right from the first shot to the last shot, the film has stayed real without the usual loopholes that draw it away from reality. And yet, the film has stayed on top

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

This hilariously fast paced romantic comedy, is a great catch this weekend. The music is amazing in the film, coming from the YRF camps most trusted music duo Salim-Suleiman.

As Dimple Chaddha, the motor-mouthed spoilt-little-rich-brat who’s lattoo over her gym-trainer boyfriend, newcomer Parineeti Chopra steals 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl' from under the nose of its leads. Whether she’s barging into her father’s office, demanding that he help solve her boyfriend’s property dispute, or drooling over the sight of the man who duped her of her affection and her money, she’s the most charming thing about this inconsistent film

Conning women is a way of life for Ricky Bahl. He can be Sunny Singh, a smartass gym instructor in Delhi. And Iqbal Khan, a shy cloth artisan in Lucknow. Or Deven Shah, a cocky Mumbai-based art gallery owner. Ricky Bahl is a smooth talker and a smoother operator. Women fall for his sexy charm and their families for his boy-next-door attitude. Wherever he goes, Ricky Bahl walks away with crores in his bank account, leaving behind scores of disgruntled women

Sometimes a director's own film works against him. Maneesh Sharma's debut Band Baajaa Baaraat was such a delightful little surprise packet that expectations were bound to be high. But then Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl proves that it is difficult to match the standards of a fun riot like BBB, even by its own director. Ricky Bahl (Ranveer Singh) is a con man who specialises in conning gullible young women. He has one simple modus operandi. He sweet-talks, flirts, earns their trust

I started off the quick review by saying that Ranveer as Ricky Bahl would want to do a "Kola-VerU" - smash a few boundaries and bowl the maidens over. Exactly an hour into the movie, it looked like he was nearly there. As abs-flashing, smooth-talking con-man Ricky Bahl, the ladies can’t resist him. As Parineeti Chopra’s Dimple Chaddha, says, 'Yeh handsome lagna kab band karega?' Never really, because the Band Baaja Baaraat team and director Maneesh Sharma

He's a conman who fleeces in style. His victims are young girls and he uses his good looks, ready wit and inborn charm, to first lure his 'victims' to a point of surrender and then flee with the loot. Usually, he involves the 'victims' families as well to gain that trust. But he knows where to draw the line; he never mixes business with pleasure. Welcome Sunny, Diego, Malhotra... the various aliases of Ranveer Singh. He has successfully conned 30 PYTs

‘Ladies vs Ricky Bahl’ proves that old adage : newness has a habit of wearing off.

It's always tragic to see those who defy the cookie-cutter mould try and sanitise themselves in an attempt to fit in. Ranveer Singh, who was fantastic in last year's Band Baaja Baaraat, here has his rough edges blunted by the generic sheen of wannabe stardom, and the result is most unfortunate. He struts through Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl mostly in slow-motion, often shirtless and constantly posing for the camera, but a mere workout does not a Hrithik Roshan

A very predictable con-versus-con film can be made enjoyable, but it needs to be breezy and engaging. We need to want to take sides and we need to care about the twists, and by the time Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl winds down in extremely simplistic fashion, we just don’t care anymore. If this were a better-made film, we might have been justifiably outraged by the lame sexism meted out at the climax, but for now yawning seems reaction enough.

Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl review by Komal Nahta Biz rating: 3/5 stars. What’s Good: The basic plotline; some con-game...