Pappu Can't Dance Saala (2011)
42
out of 100
Pappu Can't Dance Saala gets FR Rating of 42 based on 5 Critic Reviews
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R Vision India Pvt. Ltd
Director
Saurabh Shukla
Cast
# Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Rajat Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah
Music
Malhar Patekar
Producer
Ravindra Singh, Sameer Nair
Story
Saurabh Shukla
Recent Critic's Reviews
Pappu Can't Dance Saala slips in its post-interval portions. The promise that it showed initially dries up in this hour. The goings-on, to put it bluntly, aren't bland, but get into the been-there-seen-that pattern.Pappu Can't Dance Saala is, at best, a regular fare. It could've been far more appealing and engaging had it not fallen prey to mediocrity in its second hour.
It's a refreshing film which keeps you involved with its sensitive portrayal of two lonely souls trying to find succour in an alien city. Interestingly, the film takes a balanced view and doesn't end up passing judgements on the polarised cultures of big and small towns. Both have their positive and negative points, states director Saurabh Shukla. And rightly so. Both Vinay and Neha pitch in interesting performances while Naseer excels in a small cameo.
One wonders why the film needlessly treads into Zoya Akhtar's Luck By Chance zone. What was the central plot after all? The murky side of movie world? Despair in city of dreams? What point did the film attempt to make after wandering off into so many offshoots, when we were always under the impression that it was a minimal tale of mismatched romance? But it's difficult to accept this partially engaging film, unconditionally! On that note this pappu doesn't pass muster. Alas pappu fail ho gaya!