Ananya Panday makes you fall in love with her in this predictable however binge-worthy drama, Call Me Bae.
Director: Colin D’Cunha
Cast: Ananya Panday, Vihaan Samat, Varun Sood, Vir Das, Gurfateh Pirzada, Niharika Dutt, Lisa Mishra, Mini Mathur and Muskkaan Jaferi
Where to Watch: Prime Video
Ratings: 3 stars
Dharma and drama at all times go hand in hand and what’s a drama movie with out the protagonist going via a hell lot of struggles simply to win on the finish? Well, with none motion or a necessary dance quantity, Call Me Bae entertains you however solely to a sure extent.
Touted as a riches-to-rags story, Call Me Bae is the story of Bae (Ananya Panday) who will get Bae-ghar from each her wealthy households, sasural and maika, and lands in Mumbai, the place she decides to make her personal dwelling and carve her personal id. In the method how she finds a help system in her buddies and makes thousands and thousands of individuals her followers whereas dwelling her life to the fullest is what kinds the crux of the story.
Now should you suppose that it’s a typical riches-to-rags story then you might be utterly flawed. It is a glamourised model of the identical contemplating it’s a Dharma Productions. Ananya Panday’s Bae would not sleep on footpaths or hustle in native trains after getting ousted from her husband’s and household home, somewhat, she very simply finds a place to reside and a job so simply in a metropolis like Mumbai that it makes you recall Siddhanth Chaturvedi’s assertion (Jahan humare sapne pure hote hai vahan humare struggles shuru hote hai).
Even although the character sketch of Ananya Panday’s bae is just too fictional, the actress leaves no stone unturned to make it relatable, enjoyable, and tremendous entertaining. Though it seems to be like she is a ‘papa ki pari (daddy’s princess)’ truly Bae seems to be a assured, passionate, her personal princess. Ananya aced the emotional scenes making you consider her struggles and shed a teardrop or two and makes you chuckle often with her comedian timing. What makes Bae a little foolish however a superhero all of us need to be is her having accomplished a course for each talent she comes throughout, her highly effective dialogues, and her sensible choices which make you’re feeling envious of her. Even if Ananya performs herself within the collection, you’ll fall in love with her from the second you give all of your consideration to it.
The first 4 episodes take a lot of time to ascertain all of the characters and even the spoofs look very lazy and will have be executed higher to really add some comedy. But the plot turns PHAT (Pretty Hot and Tempting!) from the fourth episode when Bae locks horns with Satyajit Sen (Vir Das), once more a spoof of Arnab Goswami on the TV information channel, who frowns upon her after she exposes him to real-time and will get well-known for it too. Their rivalry is when the collection begins to choose up the tempo.
While a few of the twists and turns are too predictable, at instances the collection does shock you with an surprising transfer and hooks you again to the screens. However, I do really feel that the arcs of a few of the characters just like the man who handles sports activities beat within the staff, Varun Sood’s Prince, may have been written higher in order that they didn’t look ineffective or shabby. The director does a implausible job bringing out the very best in all of the characters.
Apart from Ananya Panday’s elegant act, Vir Das because the oversmart, unethical, and boastful journalist matches the position finest. His efficiency seems to be so actual that it makes you detest him. Muskkaan Jaferi is one other show-stealer. Her one-liners landed completely including the much-needed pinch of comedy to the present, and making you need a buddy like her in your life. Lisa Mishra makes a gorgeous debut as Harleen and impresses with her delicate and emotional act. What else works for the collection is the brand new time period ‘behan-code’ which created the hype and tells the world that not solely males however even girls could be nice buddies. Gurfateh Pirzada and Ananya Panday’s chemistry within the present takes time to develop and offers viewers a cute love story on the finish making it a main spotlight of the collection.
Call Me Bae is a thus package deal of comedy-drama, which seems to be extra like a spoof drama packed with gorgeous performances, sassy dialogues, and a few heroic moments. It is binge-worthy and even entertains you after the fourth episode and simply whenever you begin liking it, it bids you goodbye. If you might be a fan of senseless leisure, considerably predictable however entertaining twists and turns, then Call Me Bae is a good weekend watch.
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