Selfiee Review: Akshay Kumar’s Selfiee needs to be re-clicked with a clearer lens

By Shachi Chaturvedi

Cast- Akshay Kumar, Diana Penty, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Emraan Hashmi

Director– Raj Mehta

Runtime- 143 min

Rating- 2/5

Synopsis

Vijay Kumar, the Bollywood celebrity, has to get a fresh driver’s license from an RTO official. Unfortunately, a misunderstanding causes a battle of words between the two, which finally escalates into a quarrel in front of the entire country.

Review

The film opens with the introduction of Akshay Kumar’s character as a megastar. Later in the film, the audience is introduced to Omprakash (Emraan), an RTO officer and devoted fan of superstar Vijay. The film takes a terrible turn when a miscommunication between Vijay and Om leads to a sequence of occurrences that become national news.

The film opens with a lighter tone and contains several laugh-out-loud moments. The first half of the film is a pleasant watch and makes you feel like it was a good idea to see it in a theater, but the second half of the film makes you reconsider your decisions. The scriptwriter has turned the second half of the movie into an extraneous gyaan that no one wants.

The film has several unnecessary episodes that do not contribute to the plot. For example, people imitating journalists on TV has grown tedious.

To my surprise, Akshay’s persona is not rude; instead, he is a kind star who adores his followers. The strangeness of the scenario is entirely due to misunderstanding.

When it comes to character portrayals, Diana Penty brings glamour. She portrays Akshay’s wife and has little to do with the plot. Her appearance on the screen is entirely avoidable.

When it comes to Akshay Kumar, poor script choices are taking their toll. Another flick, another bad decision. Akshay appears to need to spend some time analyzing the script before working on it.

Emraan’s character in the film is pretty well written, and seeing him on screen after such a long time is a welcome sight. Despite the slow pace of the plot, Emraan shines. Nushratt deserves special mention since she excels throughout the film. Her dialogue delivery is spot-on, and it makes you chuckle. Abhimanyu Singh adds to the hilarity and makes the viewing experience enjoyable

When it comes to background music and songs, while they aren’t very memorable, they are tolerable. In terms of technicality, the script needs tighter editing. The film’s second half is just ‘BAD.’

Conclusion

You better take a selfie with your phone and watch it instead of paying for movie tickets to see this film.