Film: Sorry Bhai!

Banner: Puja Films, Anticlock Films, Mumbai Mantra

Producer: Vashu Bhagnani, Onir

Director: Onir

Cast: Shabana Azmi, Boman Iranai, Chitrangada Singh, Sanjay Suri and Sharman Joshi

Rating: 2.5/5

Unconventional, pleasurable and quirky are three words that describe Onir’s film Sorry Bhai. It's not filled with your over-the-top, regular characters and their magic moments. Instead, it's an exploration of a scary thought that is overtly possible.

Separated from family and residing in sun-drenched Mauritius, Harshvardhan (Sanjay Suri) is all set to get married to the love of his life Aliah (Chitrangada Singh). Calling back home to give them the good news and inviting them for the wedding, he is met with resistance from his diet-conscious oddball mother (Shabana Azmi). But with a promise made by his brother Siddharth (Sharman Joshi), the family is off to Mauritius to attend the wedding. A few interactions later Aliah discovers she has found love not in Harshvardhan but Siddharth instead. With the love reciprocated, it's a matter of breaking it to the family and above all, Harshvardhan. In other words Sorry Bhai is all about the eccentric characters, forbidden love and relationships galore.

Undoubtedly the film in its concept is fantastic. It's fresh, fun and most importantly well treated; and that is a delight. There is a sense of realism in the film and without going overboard or treating it with overdramatized emotions, the film flows naturally, providing the cinema experience at the same time. The characters in the film are well chalked out and have in them the right kind of depth, enough to make them enjoyable. In particular the chemistry between Irani and Azmi would have not worked had it not been for the defined characters.

The witty dialogues with a punch of realism work seemingly well for the film. Small moments are well highlighted and those are the ones you walk out remembering. For example, watch the scene where Sharman comes back home dejected, while Azmi and Irani are at the table munching. Or watch the scene where the two are taking a walk on the promenade filled with...