Chal Jivi Laiye – Joi Laiye

Jignesh Vasavada

3.75/5 (.25 extra for the bubbly heroine)

Boring son, Happy father meets bubbly girl in God’s land giving us a good time, philosophies and fun.

So, life is full of stress, work and commitments. And we forget to live. Well, Bollywood and Dhollywood are hell bent on driving you to make a life out of living, though am not sure how much of a life do the makers have left after this hard work!

Well, few observations:

1. All Ahmedabad needs now is a coast. We seem to have a host of Coconut corporates.
2. This must have been the most ideally marketed movie in recent times. Even the premiere was magnificent.
3. Is Tushar Sadhu wanting to be Gujarati’s next Heart-throb? Watch to movie to realize.
4. The servant must be the first one in the world singing Angrezi mein kehte hai…while making juice.
5. Guess rich people are like this only. The servants are more plumpier than their sons. Wow, I want to be rich.
6. The Spelling of Rafting was Raftting (not the maker’s fault, but what the hell!)
7. India is really prospering in the villages, even village kids are wearing Ray Bans.
8. Gujaratis are magnets. They seem to attract Gujaratis everywhere.
9. For a full-fledged role, Arunaji just got a Special appearance mention. She rocks.
10. So, your pop is kidnapped and taken in a car, you search for him on a bike shouting papa papa all the way, why? Wait till you spot the car.

But sincerely, the movie is a good weekend watch. The effort is very visible. The experience is very pleasant. All in all Vipul Mehta scores again after two good ventures. Guess, here is one more 100% director.

The story revolves around a workaholic son and happy go lucky retired father. The first five minutes of the movie is so fast paced it’s as if the crew just wants to rush to Uttarakhand. Fine by us. We too are ok with the free tour.

The dramebaaz father has a medical and part of his bucket list he wants to do a road trip with his always-on-the-phone son. Welcome to Uttarakhand and its winding roads and Alakhnanda streams and beautiful people. So amidst loads and loads of dialogues and emotions and PJs and meeting with a bubbly girl the story takes us to unexplored areas of the Devbhumi culminating at Kedarnath. This is where Vipulbhai gives a pleasant twist. And the movie paces towards a beautiful end. All through the movie there are few emotions you will experience. Laughter, Tears, Frustration,  Aww Cho Cute & Wow are some of them.

Pratik Parmar’s  cinematography is just top class. Next in line is the effortless, lively, bubbly and oh so pure Aarohi Patel. There is a collective haaaaaash every time she comes on the screen. She alternates easily between all emotions. Music by Sachin-Jigar and lyrics by Niren Bhatt and song sung by Jigardan has given Gujarati its anthem for 2019, Chand ne Kaho. Other songs too are very good. 

Story is the third winner coupled with dialogues.

Siddharthbhai is his natural best. Thankfully he has humour here though his Gujjubhai antics don’t seem to dim. Yash Soni has three expressions that takes him through the entire movie. Background music is loud, screenplay doesn’t keep us hooked. It’s as if now you laugh, now you choke, now you laugh again, now you cry. Nope doesn’t work.

All in all, a good movie very well packaged and good for the weekend especially against all there is to offer. You can safely say, Chal Joi Laiye.

Pictures Courtesy: CMP