Movie Review: Sing Is Bliing

Movie Review: ‘Sing Is Bliing’

Rating: 2/5

Director: Prabhu Deva

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Lara Dutta, Kay Kay Menon

See the Official Movie Trailer of ‘Sing Is Bliing’

Singh is Bliing is Prabhudheva‘s first ‘original’ Hindi film, but it recycles all the cliched, lowbrow tropes he is known for.

This film is truly for Akshay Kumar fans, but both Amy Jackson and Lara Dutta to have their moments. Jackson is a pretty face but she also makes her presence felt as an actress both in the action scenes and softer romantic moments. Lara Dutta’s comic timing is exceptional, but there just isn’t enough meat in her character to allow her to rise above the runaway mediocrity.

The film also has Kay Kay Menon, one of Bollywood’s better character actors, in the role of a grotesque bad guy whose pet refrain is “easy is boring”. So, he goes looking for shrill drama in everything that he does. Even by the standards of Prabudheva films, this villain is ludicrous, neither comical nor ominous.

What works for the film are the scenes with Lara, Akshay and Amy. The whole Mind Your Language and Lost in Translation moments between these three provide ample comic relief. Lara and Akshay have an impeccable comic timing and play off each other’s energies.

Punjab, Goa, Romania – the film travels across three locations. Cinematographer Dudley frames the beauty of the landscapes and the skylines to great effect. If only the film had more substance, the contribution of the camerawork would have made a difference to the final product.

On the flip side, we have seen a few of these funny scenes and gags in previous Prabhudeva films. His unnecessary cameo moment in a men’s restroom sort of gives us a glimpse of the ‘toilet’ humour he’s come to master.  Co-produced by Akshay Kumar himself, the film is designed to give the Bollywood star a standard range of things to do on the screen. On his part, with all his mannerisms intact, he plunges headlong into the assignment.

Singh is Bliing is entertaining if you don’t go expecting evolved humour. Some really funny scenes with Lara Dutta and Akshay Kumar make this film engaging and watchable.