Dream Girl review: Ayushmann Khurrana shines again!

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This is the third film released within a span of a week that owes its strength to its screenwriting. Chhichhore, Section 375 and now Dream Girl, this week has been good for writer-directors. Dream Girl relies heavily on its dialogue and capable shoulders of Ayushmann Khurrana. And both help the film sail through easy-breezy. Ayushmann Khurrana plays Karam Singh, a youth from Gokul, Mathura struggling to find a job. He has been portraying roles of Seeta, Draupadi, Radha in the mythological plays since he was a child. He can imitate a woman’s voice to perfection.

Struggling to find a job even after completing his M.A. he eventually takes up a job at a ‘friendship call centre’. He speaks in a woman’s voice, pretending to be a girl named Pooja. He aces the job, starts making big bucks, falls in love with a girl, gets the girl, pays off the loan of his father and everything is going hunky dory.

In a film, things can’t go well for too long. Without conflict, there’s no fun. The conflict in Karam aka Pooja’s life does occur before the intermission when he realizes who he has been talking to as Pooja’s customers. Writer-director Raaj Shaandilyaa keeps things witty and free-flowing. Nothing looks force-fit. The situational comedy comes out naturally. The characters don’t look caricatures. And there are no villains for the heck of it.

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However, Dream Girl has its loose ends. For instance, it’s a little difficult to digest how a girl doesn’t know what her fiancé does for a living. Karam aka Pooja manages to overcome any hurdle without much trouble. People around him/her may seem troublesome but not much. Maybe, sometimes, that’s how real life turns out that easy; albeit for a brief phase. Life is all about perspective and so are films. The loose ends of the films don’t hurt too much as humor makes up for it.

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Writer-director Shaandilyaa keeps it popcorn entertainment and thankfully doesn’t become preachy towards the business end. His direction doesn’t look like that of a first-time director either. Annu Kapoor, Vijay Raaz, Manjot Singh and Abhishek Banerjee do great justice to their supporting roles. Nushrat Bharucha has little to do as the film is mounted on Mr. Dependable Ayushmann Khurrana’s shoulders.

In his last three releases Andhadhun, Article 15 and now Dream Girl Ayushmann has portrayed polar opposite characters. In all his films he has managed to get into the skin of the character and managed to make it look effortless. Ayushmann Khurrana aka Pooja’s story in and as Dream Girl is a laugh-riot. So, if you’re looking out for fun-filled two hours in a movie theatre then there’s no harm in watching Dream Girl.