Last Friday, I was surfing TV channels and came across a movie called "Sorry Bhai". The name was vaguely familiar; I'd read a review somewhere. Don't remember much about the review except that it mentioned one scene (one of the best scenes in the movie, as I later discovered) as being very subtly done. I saw that it was directed by Onir, who has directed "My Brother Nikhil" among others, which I loved by the way. So I decided to go along and see the movie though it was pretty unheard of.
"Sorry Bhai"'s story is nothing much to write about; the usual love triangle with a guy falling in love with his
brother's fiancee and so on. However, the light yet sensitive treatment, the sterling cast, the dialogues, the witty one-liners - they all combine to make a lovely watch!
Boman Irani and Shabana Azmi are perfect as the sparring, yet loving couple. They kind of reprise their roles in "Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd". Sanjay Suri and Sharman Joshi play their adult sons and Chitrangada Singh is the love interest of both of them.
The film begins with Boman, Shabana and Sharman receiving at invitation to Mauritius, where elder son Sanjay has arranged his own wedding with Ms.Singh. After a little righteous indignation on the mother's part ("My son didn't ask us, he just informed us of the wedding!"), the father and the younger son convince her to make the trip to Mauritius. Once there, Sharman and Chitrangada and frequently thrown together and start developing feelings for each other. The repercussions of these feelings forms the rest of the movie.
While everyone has done a fabulous job as far as acting is concerned (though I feel Sanjay Suri, as usual, is under-utilised), Boman Irani shines as the large-hearted, wickedly witty husband/father who, when push comes to shove, can put his foot down real hard. The exchanges between him and Shabana, and with him and Sharman are laugh-out-loud! His roles in the Munnabhai movies and in "3 Idiot"s have been praised to the high skies but I always felt that he was getting typecast in such roles. This one, as also the one in "Khosla ka Ghosla", is one of his best roles. Too bad it didn't get noticed as much. Go Boman!
Shabana plays the mother with her customary elan, alternating between affectionate and suspicious towards her daughter-in-law to be. Nothing less was expected from her.
Sharman is appropriately restrained as the man torn by guilt and passion. Though strangely, the bumbling, 'absent-minded professor' routine is abandoned after the first few minutes.
Ms. Singh looks breathtaking and is good at acting. Her character is bold, independent and yet racked by confusion as she discovers her feelings for Sharman.
I didn't really get the ending, but even then, it made for a wonderful time! Maybe next time I'll pay more attention to the end.
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