They say "Dont judge a book by its cover", well... this perfectly suits the movie Gulabo Sitabo. The promo was not very appealing, it confused me a bit, but the movie on the other hand was quite good actually. So what made my mind change, lets have a look
Story & Direction - The plot of the movie is very simple. It focuses on how a person can go to an extreme level of greed by picturising it in a humourous way. The story is interesting, it intrigues you to know what will happen in the end. The twist in the story was not predicatable at all. Nicely written and directed, though i felt dialogues could have been much more better and humorous as were the actors, coz they are the masters in this genre. The script was a little weak in the middle, as if they didn't know how to get to the end. But never the less it was good, they got their pace back in the end.
Cast - I don't need to say anything about the cast. Actors will always make the best of what they have, and yes they did. Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushman Khurana, Vijay Raaz, Brijendra Kala all such profound actors. Shristi Shrivastava did really good as "Guddo" coz it is difficult to be noticed in a movie with such great actors.
At first, i wanted to watch this movie only because of Amitabh Bachchan as i was kind of bored now watching Ayushman doing the same "UP wala middle class ladka" role, but as the movie moved on i found it interesting. There is nothing different or new about the movie but if you like to watch a movie just to enjoy the acting skills then you will definitely like the movie. Its a one time watch movie.
Hope you find my review helpful.