It wasn’t very surprising to see a bunch of college kids outside the theater bubbling with excitement for the teen-flick Yaariyan. Debutante director Divya Khosla Kumar’s, Yaariyan which releases today is all about first love, first kiss, first winning moment and a lot of hormonal imbalances. College days… does it ring a bell? When it comes to Bollywood, college life is all flamboyant. No one is attending classes, teachers are mostly ignored for their mostly unacceptable ways of functioning, and all the girls are dressed for a clubbing night showcasing ample amount of cleavage and legs. Unlike the college you may have attended, of course!
Yaariyan is no different. The plot revolves around five close friends. And when there is a college with students running wild, something sinister is always lurking around. Here it comes in the form of an evil Australian business tycoon. His motive is to seize the land between the girls hostel and the football ground to build a luxurious hotel with a casino. Yes, it is a very out-of-the-blue situation. So what does the principal decide? A competition of course! Isn’t it very obvious after all the college-related movies that we have watched since the days of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander.
Five students are selected to compete against the Australian team. Newcomer Himansh Kohli as Lakshya does a pretty good job as a bad boy-turned-good. Rakul Preet Singh as Saloni was almost invisible in the whole movie. Besides smiling and prancing around Lakshya, her winning moment was when she got a kiss from Lakshya infront of the whole college in her swayamvar, ‘Saloni Ka Kiss‘. Deepti Naval and Smita Jaykar are the over-sentimental Indian mothers who can shed tears at every possible moment. Gulshan Grover as the stern principal, Jim Martin does an impressive job even though he doesn’t have much to do. The rest of the cast is as good as ignored.
The music composed by Pritam with a special track ABCD by Honey Singh sets on the party mood. The title track, Baarish is as syrupy as the movie.
With some comic puns and the same old square plot, Yaariyan is a movie which delivers nothing new. When going for this movie don’t expect anything, just sit back and enjoy the pure melodrama.
Pratheep
January 10, 2014 at 5:12 pm
good review. too much advertisements made more expectations. your review gives a clean bold for this film.
Shiv Chanana
January 10, 2014 at 7:45 pm
good performance from new comers and nice songs…
Prashant Shetty
January 10, 2014 at 8:24 pm
lovd the film.. will probably go and watch it again! feeling nostalgic n missing college again!
kg kala
January 11, 2014 at 9:44 am
waste..nothing is there is this movie.full money waste.please do not watch this movie.
Anshu
January 11, 2014 at 11:53 am
Not exactly! I went with my friends and we all enjoyed it, In fact in love with the music. I can say its a musical entertainer.
Anshu
January 11, 2014 at 12:25 pm
Not exactly! I went with my friends and we all enjoyed it, In fact in love with the music. I can say its a musical entertainer.
abhishek
January 12, 2014 at 1:33 am
Must watch movie if you are feeling happy it ll turn off u . never seen such a depressed college life movie, director must check where she went wrong….i feel it is a total waste of time and money…..only honey singh saved this movie ….honey singh and some other tracks saved this movie,one more thing this type of college should get highest rating and toughest entrance exam.
pnp
January 12, 2014 at 2:48 pm
One time watchable. Gd performance by new comers.I love the music
sahil
January 12, 2014 at 4:26 pm
enjoyed the movie…totally agree on the review over actors himansh u justified ur character properly
aamrpali
January 13, 2014 at 5:25 pm
i like this movie very much see atleast one time this movie
rituj gaur
January 18, 2014 at 1:14 pm
soooo hot girls in this movei