Review: Half-baked fare

Toh Baat Pakki
Director: Kedar Shinde
Cast: Tabu, Sharman Joshi, Uvika Chaudhary, Vatsal Sheth,
Rating: **

A lot of present-day directors seem to be inspired by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee's movies. The veterans told simple stories in the most simplistic manner. Director Kedar Shinde, one presumes, has taken a cue from their master works and attempts to narrate a story that's identifiable, and at the same time, dipped in humour.

But Toh Baat Pakki is not as invigorating as one expects it to be. The film has some wonderful moments, some old-world charm, but the humour, at several points, falls flat. Especially towards the end. Final word? It's a half-baked fare!

Rajeshwari (Tabu), married to Vinay (Ayub Khan), wants her sister Nisha (Uvika Choudhary) married to the most suitable boy within the Saxena community. She finds Rahul (Joshi), who is studying engineering, and gets him to move into her house as a paying guest. She devises a plan to make the two get to fall in love. Rajeshwari is happy. Marriage fixed.

Things take a turn when Yuvraaj (Vatsal Sheth) lands up at Rajeshwari's house. This is a better prospect. Rajeshwari then tries to set Nisha up with Yuvraaj.

Shinde's direction holds your attention at a few places only, as the patchy writing lets him down. Pritam's music doesn't work. Dialogues are too flowery.

However, Tabu is a pleasure to watch.