Spanning a little under 2 hours, Sorry Bhai! is yet another story about two brothers falling in love with the same girl. Haven't we seen it innumerable times already? But what this one also gives you is a picture of how we Indians, and maybe even Indian cinema, have probably come of age.
Siddharth (Sharman Joshi) is shown as a young scientist, hell-bent on proving the "Everything Alive" theory - which, as the name suggests, theorises that everything has life in it. His elder brother, Harsh (Sanjay Suri), is getting married in Mauritius and wants the family to be there. However, the mother, Gayatri (Shabana Azmi), is very reluctant on flying to Mauritius because Harsh did not consult his parents before deciding to get married, in stead, just informed them. Harsh, however, 'Maa kasam's Siddharth to get their mother to Mauritius. Siddharth, then, with the help of his father, Navin (Boman Irani), convinces his mother to fly.
While in Mauritius, Harsh's fiancee, Aaliyah (Chitrangada Singh), tries to get close to the family by spending time with them. The business-minded Harsh keeps busy with his business deals and Aaliyah, more often than not, ends up spending time with Siddharth. The inevitable had to happen. They already had a few common tastes and had also started developing the taste for each other's tastes. Initially, both Siddharth and Aaliyah, try to resist the attraction they'd developed for each other. But they fail. Miserably!
A big plus for the movie was that Onir, the Director, was successful in keeping the movie well within the boundaries of a light-hearted, romantic-comedy. The "melodrama", which one usually comes across in movies with such story lines, was missing. And that, with a doubt, was what made the movie enjoyable. Boman Irani was at his carefree best with his witty jokes every now and then - mostly to take suffocating situations in the movie under control or throw them out of the picture completely. Chitrangada Singh, though needs more lessons in acting, looked pretty stunning throughout. Considering the amount of time she's spent in Bollywood, she was good in not overdoing at any moment.
Shabana Azmi did her bit effortlessly. Delivering what was required of her character - the sometimes itchy, sometimes angelic mother. Sharman Joshi was not his usual comic self in this one. He plays the sophisticated, reserved, mumma's boy. He did attract a few laughs though and played the character that enjoyed the majority time on-screen, other than Aaliyah.
The plusses outweigh the minuses of this movie. With limited music limiting the movie to under 2 hours, you can watch it in between your meetings too. And you'll feel fresh.
And what about Sorry Bhai!, reportedly, being linked to the english movie Dan In Real Life?
Well, let's just watch the movie!
(6.5/10)
