Reviews & Ratings for
प्रेम रतन धन पायो (2015)

Plot of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (PRDP) is more predictable than India Vs Bangladesh cricket match. As you would have guessed, it is a shudh shakahaari parivarik film without any onions and garlic. Barjatyas are trapped in a black hole and refuse to budge beyond 1990s. PRDP will remind all those in 30+/40+ about their jawaani and to teens/20+ audience about their nana naani.
Paarivarik film genre is a citadel of Barjatyas. They have a secret masala recipe with pre-mixed ingredients, which has been dishing out Blockbusters ever since Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). Zero points for any direction and creativity as PRDP offers nothing new.
PRDP is 95% about Salman Khan and 5% everyone else put together. Some of the critically acclaimed actors like Sanjay Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal and Swara Bhaskar were totally wasted in this film. Sonam Kapoor played the perfect mannequin as director would have expected. Anupam Kher, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Armaan Kohli disappoints.
With all its lows, this film has a very strong point which is the charm of Salman Khan's Prem character. Something which made him heartthrob of nation and made all the girls swoon. Even if it is a cliched character, still it has that perfect blend of idealism-romance-humor-impishness with a feel good factor. Ever since Salman Khan metamorphosed into Chulbul Pandey, it left a void in Bollywood for Prem's character. I personally find Salman more emphatic, emotionally expressive and appealing in Prem than any other role.
Full marks to PRDP for its sets, costumes and cinematography. At one point, it feels like an advertisement of Taj Lake Palace (Udaipur) honeymoon suite package. My heartfelt sympathies with fellow salaried comrades who got a heartburn watching those scenes. Its OK, afterall Mount Abu, Mahabaleshwar and Yercaud aren't that bad honeymoon destinations either. Sulk Sulk..
Music of the film is pukeworthy and having Himeshji Reshamiyaji on the vocals was the last straw. Song "Aaj Unse Milna Hai" was promoted by Haldirams and the lyrics have summed up their entire menu. Title track Prem Ratan Dhan Payo has special DTS-Dolby echo effects of Kekta Kapoor.. It goes like this...Payo... Payo...Laayo... Chaayo....Aayo... Gaayo..Payo. WhyOOOO ?

The BEST thing about the money I spent on my ticket is that the theater showed both the Dilwale and Tamasha trailers WITH SUBTITLES! I was in heaven from the first moments!

But the movie was pretty darn good, too. I actually loved that I didn't know what was going on from the trailer until I saw it so I won't spoiler it at all. I compare it to Dave, a Kevin Kline movie from years ago, and that's all I'll say about the plot.

I'd give it three and a half to four stars out of five. Salman is in full on sweetness mode -- and that's how I like him. But not as dumb and stubborn as a rock like in Bajrangi Bhaijaan. There are SO many visual allusions to Mughal-e-Azam. Not necessarily plot allusions, but besides the ostrich feather song, there is a hall of mirrors that has a prominent role in the story.

The theater we saw it in doesn't usually show Hindi films (they have Telugu and Tamil), so it wasn't a full theater. I'm thinking most people will go this weekend, too, rather than a Thursday night.

I thought Sonam was very good, and their chemistry was good, but not sizzling. I mean Shahrukh Khan can turn on that Defcon III heat after he's been cute with a co-star, and I didn't get that vibe here. But that's okay. Really Sonam was trying to seduce him, and he was resisting for *reasons* and that's fun to watch as well.

This is a movie I wouldn't mind watching again. Once you know the reason for the mustache and no mustache it would be fun to watch from the beginning to see the differences in the way he carries himself.

The plot has some meat to it with family drama, and is not as lighter than air like Shaandaar was. It loses the momentum a bit in the middle section of the film, but it has an dramatic ending section.

Well where will this golden run end??? Hmm...tough to tell, though at the rate it is progressing (which surprised me to be frank!!!), I expect it to garner around 300 C. As for my friends, who havent seen the movie, there is nothing worth watching as the script is pretty mundane unless of course you are a Salman fan!!!

Again a super hit after Bajrangi by the Bhaijaan. A Suraj Badjatya movie and Rajshri Production house. The trio meeting again after 18 years. A must watch for Bhai fans. An emotional thriller.

The whole idea was to cash in on the diwali window. There are larger than life sets, a typecast family plot and Salman who makes the movie a watchable one. Overall Sooraj disapoints with his much anticipated come back. Anupam and Sonam fair well while Neil has no screen space. Music could have been better.