Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola

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  • Opened January 11, 2013 
  • 2 hr 30 min
  • NR
  • Set in the rustic surroundings of a village in Haryana in India, "Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola" is a comedy-drama about Harry Mandola (PANKAJ KAPUR), a wealthy industrialist who loves his drink, his daughter Bijlee (ANUSHKA SHARMA) and the unusual bond they both share with Harry’s man friday, Matru (IMRAN KHAN). Much to her father's delight, Bijlee is all set to marry Baadal (ARYA BABBAR), the son of a powerful politician Chaudhari Devi (SHABANA AZMI). This alliance which is far from just being a simple union of two young people becomes the seed for a story that brings twists and turns in the lives of Matru, Bijlee and Mandola.
    *Note: Hindi with English subtitles Full synopsis

  • Cast: Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma, Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi, Arya Babbar
  • Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
  • Genres: Romantic Comedy, Comedy Drama

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Subtle comedy which will make you laugh more after you have left the theatre

by suraaj_vyas

I read the reviews on IBNLIVE and was expecting it to be mouth paining comedy but it was different. The acting is great, songs are good and they have captured the land scam issues and the nexus...

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senseless and utterly boring

by vhonnur

I went to watch this movie after reading critics reviews. Boy, what were they thinking! Got to be one of the worst. The story telling is pathetic. It seems the director composed a couple of catchy...

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Pankaj kapoor s show all the way

by SB_Movie_Goer

The movie has pankaj kapoor written all over it. The first half is a breezer with pankaj kapoor s heroics. Loved all the scenes between matru and mandola when mandola is drunk. The humor is dark at...

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Critic Reviews

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Variety
| Joe Leydon

Agreeably amusing but unduly extended, Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola suggests what might have resulted had Rodgers and Hammerstein lived long enough to attempt a Broadway musical about the Occupy Wall Street movement. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times
| Robert Abele

For the most part "Matru" is neatly energetic, a mix of screwball whimsy and softball seriousness. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
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What Vishal Bhardwaj's Indian comedy brings in star power, it lacks in humor. Read full review

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The New York Times
| Rachel Saltz

A mix of gently outraged populism and low-powered romantic comedy, Vishal Bhardwaj's Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola might have been better with a chunk lopped off its two-and-a-half-hour runtime. Read full review

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