Here we go to 2014's first well-promoted movie, Yaariyan, it may be a commercially successful low-budget film but the movie has nothing to offer to the viewers. There is this College which is one of the most prestigious colleges in the country but due to a land claim, Some Australian businessman plans to demolish some parts of the college and build a casino and a hotel right beside the college. So the selected 5-member Indian team has to compete in a 5-round game vs. Australian team to save the college girl hostel. On selecting the team members the college principal has no reason to select Lakshya (the main lead actor) but selects him only because his father was an Indian shaheed (martyr), really Mrs. D. K. Kumar? The movie is full of unconvinced scenes. The big joke of the movie is the final and 5th round of the game when the main lead actor is competing with an Australian mountain climber, and right when he is miles behind his rival the makers create a big water fall from peak of the mountain and he jumps right close to his college. The maker may have tried to create a teen, romantic, comedic and patriotic movie which she fails in all. The main lead actor who is a new guy in Bollywood is shown as a naughty and funny guy which is a very common quality for the Bollywood new guys. He is nobody and he is everybody. As an actor he has a lot to learn to work in a lead role. He doesn't have the impression of an actor. The same could be said about the lead actress. Those who enjoyed the songs on YouTube may give it a try, as I did. You may watch it at your own risk of your precious time, but I want my 2 hours back!!!
47 Reviews
A very very poor and unconvincing teen,patriotic... movie by a rookie director
WadoodS17 January 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Clichéd, Stupid, Immature and just Plain Awful.
andre_rox9918 January 2014
YAARIYAN is a coming-of-age film directed by Divya Khosla Kumar, starring Himansh Kohli and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead roles. The rest of the star cast includes Serah Singh, Dev Sharma, Evelyn Sharma, Deepti Naval and Gulshan Grover.
The film revolves around "college life" and how a group of 5 Indian college-goers must battle against Australia in a range of activities to save their college while undergoing life-altering situations.
I'll just get straight to it: this film is just plain awful. Now I know that my summary of the review above is extremely harsh, I apologize, but its nothing but the truth, and believe me, if you're still reading, there's gonna be a lot more of it.
Now, first thing's first: the promos and hype. That's all great, I mean, they used the music and the fact that its 'from the makers of Aashiqui 2' to distract you from the ACTUAL story, in fact, the trailer itself doesn't even give you a real insight to what you're getting into. Normally, that's a good thing... but for a film so bad, its a downright con, and its totally like having a guy's pocket money stolen.
If you skipped on reading the story synopsis and if you're planning to watch the movie, I STRONGLY suggest you read it IMMEDIATELY. It makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER, in fact, it looks like a cheap rip off of Student of the Year (which wasn't that good either) but in comparison to Yaariyan, the former looks like we're comparing the latter with 3 Idiots. There's no better way to put it; its obnoxious and I don't know what the staff of the film saw in the script. I don't even understand what it has to do with college life. In the case of SOTY, we understand that the competition takes place every year, so it's completely justified... but in the case of Yaariyan, it isn't like we have the name of the film talking about a competition, its about friendship, and I'm sorry to say that the film failed in portraying that as well.
The acting was just alright; most of the stars were new-comers, therefore mostly immature. The only good ones were those who have been in Bollywood for years; Gulshan Grover, who had less screenplay, and Deepti Naval, who was my favorite of the two; she portrayed her emotions and character with such accuracy (which everyone else failed to do) that you actually wished the story could be better to support her acting. Himansh Kohli had potential, and you could see he had the charisma, being he's like I said earlier: immaturity was at its finest in all the youngsters (including him).
AND I shall leave the only best thing (and saving grace) of the film for last: THE MUSIC. BRAVO TO ALL THE MUSIC DIRECTORS. The music was so good that it was the ONLY reason I was sitting in the cinema till the end. I haven't heard a better album since Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, and the film delivers such great hits like "ABCD", "Sunny Sunny", "Baarish", "Allah Waariyan"... even the not so popular ones were great, especially "Love Me Thoda Aur". By the end of the film, I sat wondering whether the film was just directed for the songs, and a cheap plot was added just to have a background to the songs. Whatever it was, it worked to an extent because when I left the cinema I felt that my ticket money was justified only because the music kept me hooked. Its a shame though, that such a song like "Sunny Sunny" that gained global recognition belongs to such a poor film.
In conclusion, I'd tell you to watch YAARIYAN only if you were only interested in the music. If you can't wait to watch the way the movie blended with the music, I'd suggest you watch it in a single screen, because it's not worth the full price. And if I could lead you with one last message, it's that YAARIYAN is not completely rubbish, because I'd rather enter the cinema and watch the music and some of the extremely ridiculous situations it has rather than sitting and staring at a wall for 2 hours.
YAARIYAN- 2/10
The film revolves around "college life" and how a group of 5 Indian college-goers must battle against Australia in a range of activities to save their college while undergoing life-altering situations.
I'll just get straight to it: this film is just plain awful. Now I know that my summary of the review above is extremely harsh, I apologize, but its nothing but the truth, and believe me, if you're still reading, there's gonna be a lot more of it.
Now, first thing's first: the promos and hype. That's all great, I mean, they used the music and the fact that its 'from the makers of Aashiqui 2' to distract you from the ACTUAL story, in fact, the trailer itself doesn't even give you a real insight to what you're getting into. Normally, that's a good thing... but for a film so bad, its a downright con, and its totally like having a guy's pocket money stolen.
If you skipped on reading the story synopsis and if you're planning to watch the movie, I STRONGLY suggest you read it IMMEDIATELY. It makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER, in fact, it looks like a cheap rip off of Student of the Year (which wasn't that good either) but in comparison to Yaariyan, the former looks like we're comparing the latter with 3 Idiots. There's no better way to put it; its obnoxious and I don't know what the staff of the film saw in the script. I don't even understand what it has to do with college life. In the case of SOTY, we understand that the competition takes place every year, so it's completely justified... but in the case of Yaariyan, it isn't like we have the name of the film talking about a competition, its about friendship, and I'm sorry to say that the film failed in portraying that as well.
The acting was just alright; most of the stars were new-comers, therefore mostly immature. The only good ones were those who have been in Bollywood for years; Gulshan Grover, who had less screenplay, and Deepti Naval, who was my favorite of the two; she portrayed her emotions and character with such accuracy (which everyone else failed to do) that you actually wished the story could be better to support her acting. Himansh Kohli had potential, and you could see he had the charisma, being he's like I said earlier: immaturity was at its finest in all the youngsters (including him).
AND I shall leave the only best thing (and saving grace) of the film for last: THE MUSIC. BRAVO TO ALL THE MUSIC DIRECTORS. The music was so good that it was the ONLY reason I was sitting in the cinema till the end. I haven't heard a better album since Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, and the film delivers such great hits like "ABCD", "Sunny Sunny", "Baarish", "Allah Waariyan"... even the not so popular ones were great, especially "Love Me Thoda Aur". By the end of the film, I sat wondering whether the film was just directed for the songs, and a cheap plot was added just to have a background to the songs. Whatever it was, it worked to an extent because when I left the cinema I felt that my ticket money was justified only because the music kept me hooked. Its a shame though, that such a song like "Sunny Sunny" that gained global recognition belongs to such a poor film.
In conclusion, I'd tell you to watch YAARIYAN only if you were only interested in the music. If you can't wait to watch the way the movie blended with the music, I'd suggest you watch it in a single screen, because it's not worth the full price. And if I could lead you with one last message, it's that YAARIYAN is not completely rubbish, because I'd rather enter the cinema and watch the music and some of the extremely ridiculous situations it has rather than sitting and staring at a wall for 2 hours.
YAARIYAN- 2/10
It makes "Student Of The Year" look like a World Classic.
bobbysing31 January 2014
Though the heading of the review says it all, still I would like to share few interesting points about this latest young film made on the lines of some recent successes particularly targeting the (college going) youth & the multiplex audience.
Taking on the bright points first, it's the debut film of Divya Khosla Kumar (wife of Bhushan Kumar, the young mastermind behind T-Series), who had earlier acted in a big budget film AB TUMHARE HAWALE WATAN SATHIYO (2004) and then also directed few major music videos before taking on to film direction. So looking at the background, she could have easily gone for a safe film featuring a known sellable star without making any big effort. But the fact that she bravely decided to make a project with a completely fresh cast, spending all that time to train them before coming on to the screen, surely deserves some praises in these cunning commercial times, mostly concerned with the initials and the first weekend earnings. So all the youngsters featuring in it must have had a good time shooting with a lot of fun as it seems, but I only wish the team had also worked on its script too with the same devotion and spirit.
Now as backed up by one of top names in the entertainment industry, YAARIAN has a mega budget, a bigger canvas, an eye-catching competitive cinematography and a Hit musical score to do the trick. But unfortunately it relies too much on its catchy music and other technical aspects only and doesn't care about the most important part of a film i.e. its content or the script. As a result we have a pretty childish mix & match product taking its clear inspirations from earlier hits in this genre like JO JEETA WOHI SIKANDER made way back in 1992, the repeatedly adapted UGLY BETTY T.V. serial concept (2006) and STUDENT OF THE YEAR released just a few years back in 2012.
The film begins on a very routine note and then goes on to offer many seen before, mediocre and even bizarre sequences which should have been deleted right from its first draft only by the debutant director. For instance, here we have a foreign investor who wishes to buy a major part of the school and turn it into a Casino, as if it was being opened like an amusement park for the students. To decide whether the Casino can be made or not a competition is organized between the students in Australia & India, bringing in the 'Nationality Card' as a completely weird thought put in by the writers. Further the absurdity reaches its height when in order to win the competition the foreign investor calls in a complete professional sports person to compete with the Indian student contestant, and the Indian School team calmly accepts that like a group of morons having no objection of any sort.
However what disturbed me the most was that despite being a film made by a woman director, it has all the girls and ladies used in it like the objects of lust, a lonely mother is handed over the ashes of his only son just like that, there is a highly insulting scene disgracing our own concept of 'Bharat Mata' and then we also have a totally insane smooch between the lead pair which clearly looks like 'Eating' and not 'Kissing' from any angle.
The film desperately tries to impress you with its well shot cycling and rock climbing scenes coming towards the end, but by then the damage has already been done and the viewer is simply interested in getting away with it as soon as possible. On the acting front, all the young performers become the innocent victim of some extremely poor writing which actually doesn't let them leave any kind of impression on the end user. Plus the director wastes both Gulshan Grover and Deepti Naval in their small roles and they don't have much to contribute in the film as per their known caliber. Yes, Divya Khosla Kumar shows some good sparks in the competition sequences of the second half executed well, but in order to make a good film she has to understand the importance of a good script and content before taking on her next project.
In all, YAARIAN does have some good musical tracks to bring in the initial crowd but as a film its simply like a poor amateur version of Karan Johar's STUDENT OF THE YEAR, which in fact makes SOTY look like a World Classic in comparison.
Taking on the bright points first, it's the debut film of Divya Khosla Kumar (wife of Bhushan Kumar, the young mastermind behind T-Series), who had earlier acted in a big budget film AB TUMHARE HAWALE WATAN SATHIYO (2004) and then also directed few major music videos before taking on to film direction. So looking at the background, she could have easily gone for a safe film featuring a known sellable star without making any big effort. But the fact that she bravely decided to make a project with a completely fresh cast, spending all that time to train them before coming on to the screen, surely deserves some praises in these cunning commercial times, mostly concerned with the initials and the first weekend earnings. So all the youngsters featuring in it must have had a good time shooting with a lot of fun as it seems, but I only wish the team had also worked on its script too with the same devotion and spirit.
Now as backed up by one of top names in the entertainment industry, YAARIAN has a mega budget, a bigger canvas, an eye-catching competitive cinematography and a Hit musical score to do the trick. But unfortunately it relies too much on its catchy music and other technical aspects only and doesn't care about the most important part of a film i.e. its content or the script. As a result we have a pretty childish mix & match product taking its clear inspirations from earlier hits in this genre like JO JEETA WOHI SIKANDER made way back in 1992, the repeatedly adapted UGLY BETTY T.V. serial concept (2006) and STUDENT OF THE YEAR released just a few years back in 2012.
The film begins on a very routine note and then goes on to offer many seen before, mediocre and even bizarre sequences which should have been deleted right from its first draft only by the debutant director. For instance, here we have a foreign investor who wishes to buy a major part of the school and turn it into a Casino, as if it was being opened like an amusement park for the students. To decide whether the Casino can be made or not a competition is organized between the students in Australia & India, bringing in the 'Nationality Card' as a completely weird thought put in by the writers. Further the absurdity reaches its height when in order to win the competition the foreign investor calls in a complete professional sports person to compete with the Indian student contestant, and the Indian School team calmly accepts that like a group of morons having no objection of any sort.
However what disturbed me the most was that despite being a film made by a woman director, it has all the girls and ladies used in it like the objects of lust, a lonely mother is handed over the ashes of his only son just like that, there is a highly insulting scene disgracing our own concept of 'Bharat Mata' and then we also have a totally insane smooch between the lead pair which clearly looks like 'Eating' and not 'Kissing' from any angle.
The film desperately tries to impress you with its well shot cycling and rock climbing scenes coming towards the end, but by then the damage has already been done and the viewer is simply interested in getting away with it as soon as possible. On the acting front, all the young performers become the innocent victim of some extremely poor writing which actually doesn't let them leave any kind of impression on the end user. Plus the director wastes both Gulshan Grover and Deepti Naval in their small roles and they don't have much to contribute in the film as per their known caliber. Yes, Divya Khosla Kumar shows some good sparks in the competition sequences of the second half executed well, but in order to make a good film she has to understand the importance of a good script and content before taking on her next project.
In all, YAARIAN does have some good musical tracks to bring in the initial crowd but as a film its simply like a poor amateur version of Karan Johar's STUDENT OF THE YEAR, which in fact makes SOTY look like a World Classic in comparison.
0/10 - Spoilers inside. In short, just avoid this and burn the money instead
chetanthaker11 January 2014
Warning: Spoilers
This is BY FAR the worst movie I've EVER watched. There was not ONE scene which made me even chuckle a bit, let alone die of laughter.
The cast was absolutely ridiculous. 3 guys, of which one is a spoilt brat of a martyr, second had no back story, except that he had long hair and liked playing drums. The third one was completely lost and was like a tag-along in the movie. Of the two girls, one was a tall bimbo with a permanent duck face and the other was a 'gharelu ladki' with jasmine oil in her hair and pigtails. They are all entered in a college knock-out by Gulshan Grover who was the principal of this massive college, against the Aussies who planned on building a casino and a hotel in their campus. First round was a rock band faceoff. Aussies win that one by 'cheating'. One guy gets beaten up and by the time India (these 5 retards) win the chess round, that dude dies despite getting defibrillated (shock treatment once a person dies), revives, cries a little and dies anyway.
That was where the movie broke into an interval and we made a break for it.
I am surprised that no one, i mean NO ONE took 2 steps back and thought that this was: 1. Not well directed, 2. Not well cast, 3. Had a ridiculous story, 4. The ABCD song should've been right at the end. 5. The dialogues could very well give someone a seizure. 6. The editor should have been shot.
I WANT MY MONEY BACK.
The cast was absolutely ridiculous. 3 guys, of which one is a spoilt brat of a martyr, second had no back story, except that he had long hair and liked playing drums. The third one was completely lost and was like a tag-along in the movie. Of the two girls, one was a tall bimbo with a permanent duck face and the other was a 'gharelu ladki' with jasmine oil in her hair and pigtails. They are all entered in a college knock-out by Gulshan Grover who was the principal of this massive college, against the Aussies who planned on building a casino and a hotel in their campus. First round was a rock band faceoff. Aussies win that one by 'cheating'. One guy gets beaten up and by the time India (these 5 retards) win the chess round, that dude dies despite getting defibrillated (shock treatment once a person dies), revives, cries a little and dies anyway.
That was where the movie broke into an interval and we made a break for it.
I am surprised that no one, i mean NO ONE took 2 steps back and thought that this was: 1. Not well directed, 2. Not well cast, 3. Had a ridiculous story, 4. The ABCD song should've been right at the end. 5. The dialogues could very well give someone a seizure. 6. The editor should have been shot.
I WANT MY MONEY BACK.
worst movie ever
priyam-guptau19 January 2014
please burn your money, put it under a rock and forget it, buy dog poop but never ever ever go for this movie. after watching this movie I would want Ram Gopal Verma's Phoonk or Rani Mukherjee's Aiyyaa to win an Oscar at least.
This movie is so amazingly pathetic that right from the first minute me and my friends wanted to scratch ourselves to death. they even said that watching construction outside would have been more interesting than this. I am sure my dog would have a better sense of direction. it would have made better sense to invest my 200 rupees to buy dog poop or buy blood sucking leeches and keep them as pets than to watch this movie. Be it the cast, plot, drama, comedy, editing, direction, screenplay, etc everything is horribly pathetic with no relation or support to each other.
Go and watch this movie only if you like Intervals !!!
This movie is so amazingly pathetic that right from the first minute me and my friends wanted to scratch ourselves to death. they even said that watching construction outside would have been more interesting than this. I am sure my dog would have a better sense of direction. it would have made better sense to invest my 200 rupees to buy dog poop or buy blood sucking leeches and keep them as pets than to watch this movie. Be it the cast, plot, drama, comedy, editing, direction, screenplay, etc everything is horribly pathetic with no relation or support to each other.
Go and watch this movie only if you like Intervals !!!
All I can say is UGHHHHHH!!!!!!!
varmaraghuvir11 January 2014
Those 145 minutes were a total waste!! I horribly regret the 68 bucks I paid for nonsense.
The story was clichéd, phony and nonsensical.
The new actors are pretty annoying -- even Jimmy Shergil seems Oscar-worthy in front of them.
Deepti Naval was the plus point.
Cinematography + Direction + Choreography + Script = belch!! My neighbor walked away halfway out of annoyance. I too wanted to do that but I had a tasty tub of cheese popcorn to hog up. It kinda kept me engrossed.
AVOID is the conclusion!
The story was clichéd, phony and nonsensical.
The new actors are pretty annoying -- even Jimmy Shergil seems Oscar-worthy in front of them.
Deepti Naval was the plus point.
Cinematography + Direction + Choreography + Script = belch!! My neighbor walked away halfway out of annoyance. I too wanted to do that but I had a tasty tub of cheese popcorn to hog up. It kinda kept me engrossed.
AVOID is the conclusion!
Garbage !!
ketgup8312 January 2014
Sometimes I wonder whether Bollywood prepares any script before directing any film. Spending so much on location, songs and dance would not give inception of a good film unless script is thoroughly worked upon.
Yaariyan tells the story of 5 friends who has been assigned task by their principal to compete with Australian team to save their college from being sold off by a powerful business man.
First time director Divya Khosla Kumar does not do justice to the area of direction. As the movie begins, you are greeted by glossy and candy floss environment of college( reminds of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ) with unnecessary insertion of songs. The main drama unfolds in the later reel which again is intolerable with screenplay written by a school kid. Art direction and Cinematography is excellent especially the ones shot in Australia. Songs are tuneful. Dialogues are less-impacting. Performances are over-top. Aditya Raj Kapoor does not have conventional hero looks nor has given good performance.
Overall, a pathetic film in every sense. Poor- 1/5
Yaariyan tells the story of 5 friends who has been assigned task by their principal to compete with Australian team to save their college from being sold off by a powerful business man.
First time director Divya Khosla Kumar does not do justice to the area of direction. As the movie begins, you are greeted by glossy and candy floss environment of college( reminds of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ) with unnecessary insertion of songs. The main drama unfolds in the later reel which again is intolerable with screenplay written by a school kid. Art direction and Cinematography is excellent especially the ones shot in Australia. Songs are tuneful. Dialogues are less-impacting. Performances are over-top. Aditya Raj Kapoor does not have conventional hero looks nor has given good performance.
Overall, a pathetic film in every sense. Poor- 1/5
Emotional, financial and psychological waste
chitquizzer17 January 2014
I spent a total of 30 bucks, (INR) and still I regret it.the only silver lining was to see Himansh Kohli, who is a patient of Cerebral Palsy but was able to perform almost normally. The White actors or whatever they were in movie were picked from Paharganj in Delhi for 10 bucks an hour, so you don't expect much. The movie was never shot in Australia and they used low resolution stock footages to show glimpses of Australia.The lead actress suffers from Creepomania and she has the creepiest eyes I have ever seen. The Director was half busy feeding her child, hence the story line goes everywhere but runs out of Logic. Thankfully I was very tired that day and I don't remember watching second half. Although when my friends woke me up after credits finished they were swearing about who's idea it was to watch Yaariyan.
Everything is haphazard
dineshprakash16 January 2014
Director Mrs. Divya Khosla Kumar work is full of confusion. She has stuffed every possible formula of a hit in this movie, like suspense, fight, romance, love triangle, patriotism , bike race even bicycle race, mount climbing, long lip lock, exposing body and lots of others stupid stuffs but she had drastically failed to make them convincing or even at the level to make it understandable. There is no story, very weak and confusing screenplay, not a single memorable dialogue. If an Australian purchases half of college land then why should he give the stupid music, chase, race and other lots of competition, and that is also in different rounds? Only because director wanted to stuff that type of scenes!!? Main male lead knows everything mount climbing, bicycle stunt, does stupid stunts like an idiot Spiderman. He prefers to slide down keeping his head down on a very dangerous wall rather than climbing or coming down keeping his legs down. He does not know such type of basic things but he can do unbelievable things. Hero team knows that the person being projected as a college student from opposition, to compete in climax is not a student but a professional stunt performer but rather then challenging his credential they prefer to compete. Performance wise most of the actors are below average mark. Music is very repetitive too.
worst,humiliating and pathetic
anishbachchan979 June 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Goddamn it. I hate this movie but I dunno why my brother like their songs which is now irritating me. I always want get rid of this movie but my brother always listen to the songs.I hate Aashiqui so much But I hate yarriyaan more . This is just a waste of time and money.The movie has a bad cast,awful jokes , misusing patriotism and so on . You know what . I rather watch Joker than this movie. This is why I hate Bollywood . I think Bollywood should be banned . So GROW UP SCUMS. And do not do your dance , singing because you are no match of Hollywood . THE MOVIE ALSO MISUSE THE SOLDIER SACRIFICE OF THE COUNTRY AND IT MUST DEALT WITH.
YAARIYAN: Tale of a guy who had a Guitar but didn't really know how to play it
raja-mishra721 February 2014
-1/10 in all generosity that I could generate
Overacting+Underacting and clueless direction and no story, ha! Things people do when they have a lot of money to spend.
The leading actress the Miss India girl Rakul Preet was hot and not and hot and finally invisible. She has a future, can do better. The guy was pathetic to the power n. The camera man has an eye for beauty, the locations were captured pretty well! In no point of time, despite all the overflowing scopes could the director even forge a catharsis, she could be a good assistant, but definitely not a director again There was a little of everything from every hit Hindi film in the history. was there a story, if there was that was narrated poorly. Confusion over details and time-lines, and continuity were apparent.
the girls in the film were beautiful, but then that's all the takeaway from this film, cause this is certainly not for children!
Overacting+Underacting and clueless direction and no story, ha! Things people do when they have a lot of money to spend.
The leading actress the Miss India girl Rakul Preet was hot and not and hot and finally invisible. She has a future, can do better. The guy was pathetic to the power n. The camera man has an eye for beauty, the locations were captured pretty well! In no point of time, despite all the overflowing scopes could the director even forge a catharsis, she could be a good assistant, but definitely not a director again There was a little of everything from every hit Hindi film in the history. was there a story, if there was that was narrated poorly. Confusion over details and time-lines, and continuity were apparent.
the girls in the film were beautiful, but then that's all the takeaway from this film, cause this is certainly not for children!
Best way to start 2014 with "Yaariyan"
Hilebhj9005 April 2014
"Yaariyan" hits the floor on a very special month "Its New Year". I feel its a great movie to watch with your buddies and have fun. You will definitely remember your college days, all the fun you had, Little fight, love, affection. Its a promising movie of 2014.Its very Entertaining movie, A cocktail of entertainment, emotions, competition,patriotism and while coming out of the theaters you will be lost in your college memories. Lets appreciate the hard work of the team "A Team of Debutants" (I would say) has shown a true/tremendous work, much appreciated. Its not for those who will carry the baggage of Big Banners/Directors story line. Music of the movie is really blasting, can't stop your feet tapping, Yo Yo Honey Singh sizzles. Songs of the movie is everywhere.
Guilty fun?
jmoneyjohal12 January 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Set on the backdrop of a college, its principal (gulshan grover) calls in five students and assigns them a task. They have to save the college from an Australian who is keen to remove the college and make a resort. For that, the five youngsters need to beat the Australian team in a series of events and competitions. Whether they are successful in their attempt or not forms the rest of the story.
The director has come up with a youthful and romantic storyline and while the presentation was good, the narrative was engaging in parts. The dialogues were good. The script was familiar and the screenplay added some value. The background score was melodious and three songs were worth watching. Cinematography was impressive. Editing was required at few places. Costumes were trendy and suited the backdrop while the art department was appealing. Himansh Kohli was confident, Serah Singh was sexy, Rakul Preet was expressive and seductive, Nicole was hot, Dev Sharma was good, Evelyn Sharma was elegant, Deepti Naval was matured, Gulshan Grover was different.
The film comprises its lead cast of debutantes and despite so many faces each made their own impact. The first half goes around with elements of fun, entertainment, romance and comedy but the second half gets into some seriousness and also the element of friendship. Overall, this is a film which is meant for the youth audience and they might like the flavor of it. Final word Yaariyan is a very clichéd, formulaic, corny, unrealistic college film.... But its a highly enjoyable and entertaining film nonetheless!!!
The director has come up with a youthful and romantic storyline and while the presentation was good, the narrative was engaging in parts. The dialogues were good. The script was familiar and the screenplay added some value. The background score was melodious and three songs were worth watching. Cinematography was impressive. Editing was required at few places. Costumes were trendy and suited the backdrop while the art department was appealing. Himansh Kohli was confident, Serah Singh was sexy, Rakul Preet was expressive and seductive, Nicole was hot, Dev Sharma was good, Evelyn Sharma was elegant, Deepti Naval was matured, Gulshan Grover was different.
The film comprises its lead cast of debutantes and despite so many faces each made their own impact. The first half goes around with elements of fun, entertainment, romance and comedy but the second half gets into some seriousness and also the element of friendship. Overall, this is a film which is meant for the youth audience and they might like the flavor of it. Final word Yaariyan is a very clichéd, formulaic, corny, unrealistic college film.... But its a highly enjoyable and entertaining film nonetheless!!!
This movie is just a Garbage like the Director Divya Khosla Kumar is having in her head
arjuncshekartheofficial13 February 2019
Absolutely the worst movie ever I had seen in my life. The director of this movie Divya Khosla Kumar, is having garbage in her head it seems. Except title track this movie isn't even worth watch for single minute also actually I would have been given 0 out of 10 for this movie but according to IMDb standards I given just one out of 10.
Too Generous of me to even give it one star. Rated 1/10
suri101110 January 2014
Warning: Spoilers
As the year 2013 ended with a DHOOM, the year 2014 starts with a DOOM. I still can't believe that I actually went to watch it.. Me, my friend and just four other people were present at a 1pm show. Guess no one else had the courage to go through this crap. okay.. Lets start with the review... Acting- Everyone except Deepti Naval did a PATHETIC job. 0.25/10 Story- Ehmmm... No plot at all. 0/10 Music- Bleh!!! 1/10 Direction- Can be one's worst nightmare!!! I don't know why did he (director; i don't know his name) had to begin direction.. 0/10 You all might be wondering why did I 'donate' one star.. Well, its simple.. Its because the movie ended.. These would be the worst 140 minutes (although they seem like 14000 minutes) Never be Yaar (friends) with Yaariyan
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narulagaurav13 March 2014
Hindi movies are, after all, Hindi movies - there are some, and then there are some. Yaariyan is neither. Its a mix of something here and something there, and then its a mix of everything. There's the coming of age theme, love, villains, action, rock music settings, family, psycho bullshit, Chetan Bhagat- esque hate for the father, patriotic fervour, naughty pranks, hot bods, not so hot bods, ribald attempts at humour (please note - not 'attempts at ribald humour'), middle age love themes, trauma, tear jerking, Mother India, the college culture fest setting, etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc.
All of the above are accompanied by poor acting, poor looking cast, multiple weak story lines.
Redeemers? Excellent music, some sets, Evelyn Sharma, Serah Sharma's sucker actions (till she reached the lollipop stage - go look up the difference). Those are about it.
Divya Khosla Kumar wanted to get a movie under the belt for her kitty party discussions. She should leave it here. The term 'regression' only looks good when coupled with analysis. Bollywood has moved a little ahead.
All of the above are accompanied by poor acting, poor looking cast, multiple weak story lines.
Redeemers? Excellent music, some sets, Evelyn Sharma, Serah Sharma's sucker actions (till she reached the lollipop stage - go look up the difference). Those are about it.
Divya Khosla Kumar wanted to get a movie under the belt for her kitty party discussions. She should leave it here. The term 'regression' only looks good when coupled with analysis. Bollywood has moved a little ahead.
Thank God im still alive ova here.
alekhyadas17 February 2014
Movie Review: Yaariyan [2014]
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WTF was that? Thank God i'm still alive ova here.
Those 145 minutes were a total waste!! I horribly regret the 68 bucks I paid for nonsense.
The story was clichéd, phony and nonsensical.
The new actors are pretty annoying -- even Uday Chopra seems Oscar- worthy in front of them.
Deepti Naval was the plus point.
Cinematography + Direction + Choreography + Script = belch!! My neighbor walked away halfway out of annoyance. I too wanted to do that but I had a tasty tub of cheese popcorn to hog up. It kinda kept me engrossed.
The only good thing about the movie is the soundtrack!
One of the worst movie I ever seen in my life. A total wastage of time n 700 mb data
Don't dare to go to cinemas.
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WTF was that? Thank God i'm still alive ova here.
Those 145 minutes were a total waste!! I horribly regret the 68 bucks I paid for nonsense.
The story was clichéd, phony and nonsensical.
The new actors are pretty annoying -- even Uday Chopra seems Oscar- worthy in front of them.
Deepti Naval was the plus point.
Cinematography + Direction + Choreography + Script = belch!! My neighbor walked away halfway out of annoyance. I too wanted to do that but I had a tasty tub of cheese popcorn to hog up. It kinda kept me engrossed.
The only good thing about the movie is the soundtrack!
One of the worst movie I ever seen in my life. A total wastage of time n 700 mb data
Don't dare to go to cinemas.
I have seen porn movies with better actors and storyline....
pradeepsukumaran25 February 2014
Divya kumar....is beautiful..now Rich...cause of a rich husband..apart from that nothing is in for that female..even a nut job blonde could have done a better job directing this movie...Its so unfair that such ppl have money to play around when creative and meaningful scripts are thrown and does not see light...The movie is not worth discussing let alone watching..its like photographing a flower shop...cause its flowers every where for the director...and so much of color pink...she could have made a home video of herself wearing all those skimpy clothes and got better reviews...and to end the movie she has quoted that Direction was the toughest job in the world..clearly the female doesn't even know what ppl outside her palace do for a living...I think U r better being a mother and a wife..pls b a friend to the audience and stop directing..
really awful
anuragyadav506122 April 2014
This movie is just a waste of time, or that's what i think. I rarely watch Hindi movies but i had to watch it with my friends and it disappointed me greatly. Bollywood has great potential to make good movies too e.g. Hera Pheri, Kahaani and other good movies but they are wasting it. There is nothing interesting about this movie, not good acting, not a strong story. The jokes are old school and forced. The actors are really awful. They are "overacting". It doesn't even pass your time inside the theater. The whole time, I was praying it to end fast and go out and get rid of the suffocation due to the movie. I want to tell you guys to not waste your time watching this movie. You will be disappointed greatly and your time and money will be wasted.
It's about time IMDb should consider a "0" rating option!
A_Voice27 January 2014
Warning: Spoilers
I rarely rate a film 1. Even the worse of worse I rate 2 or 3. There is just handful of the 2300 ratings I have given. I only consider a 1 rating when a film is absolutely horrible and intolerable, which this is.
A few youngsters try to save their college's land to be auctioned to some Australian Billionaire. Meanwhile they discover love.
It was totally a let down of a film for Gulshan Kumar Productions. A supposed tribute to the college life ends up being a haphazard frustrating nonsensical intolerable mess, with pathetic acting and a lot of bikini clad girls of-course.
The film is so absurd, it specially introduce a completely unnecessary character to kill him off, that to out of nowhere. The scenes seem so abrupt and forced at certain points that it literally drives you mad. And the stunt artists probably weren't looking when Himansh was just sticking upside down on a wall with only his stomach to support him. (And they thought they'd pull a Mein Hoon Naa). I wonder why talented actors like Gulshan Grover sign for these kind of films.
At the end credits, Divya is seen with her cuter son on the sets, with him saying "pack up" and "action". I have a strong feeling that it was he all along who directed and wrote the film, and it was Divya's way of letting us know. *jk*.
The only good thing of the film is its songs, especially "Baarish" (though I hated the Honey Singh ones). I wonder when Bollywood will understand that good songs and good hilly locations don't make a good reasonable film.
Direction: Pathetic.
Script/Screenplay: Even RGV ki Aag and Himmatwala were better written.
Acting: Rakul is cute, but her acting isn't convincing, rest are pathetic.
Music: The score is average. Songs are good.
Overall a film to be avoided. 0/10, since the option doesn't exist, I'll have to settle with a generous 1.
A few youngsters try to save their college's land to be auctioned to some Australian Billionaire. Meanwhile they discover love.
It was totally a let down of a film for Gulshan Kumar Productions. A supposed tribute to the college life ends up being a haphazard frustrating nonsensical intolerable mess, with pathetic acting and a lot of bikini clad girls of-course.
The film is so absurd, it specially introduce a completely unnecessary character to kill him off, that to out of nowhere. The scenes seem so abrupt and forced at certain points that it literally drives you mad. And the stunt artists probably weren't looking when Himansh was just sticking upside down on a wall with only his stomach to support him. (And they thought they'd pull a Mein Hoon Naa). I wonder why talented actors like Gulshan Grover sign for these kind of films.
At the end credits, Divya is seen with her cuter son on the sets, with him saying "pack up" and "action". I have a strong feeling that it was he all along who directed and wrote the film, and it was Divya's way of letting us know. *jk*.
The only good thing of the film is its songs, especially "Baarish" (though I hated the Honey Singh ones). I wonder when Bollywood will understand that good songs and good hilly locations don't make a good reasonable film.
Direction: Pathetic.
Script/Screenplay: Even RGV ki Aag and Himmatwala were better written.
Acting: Rakul is cute, but her acting isn't convincing, rest are pathetic.
Music: The score is average. Songs are good.
Overall a film to be avoided. 0/10, since the option doesn't exist, I'll have to settle with a generous 1.
Just About Okay!
namashi_17 April 2014
Divya Khosla Kumar's 'Yaariyan' boasts stunning visuals, awesome songs & even decent performances, but what it lacks is - A Solid Script. Though it has its share of inspiring moments, the final outcome, is strictly okay!
'Yaariyan' Synopsis: A college student must win an inter college competition to save his college from being demolished by property builders.
'Yaariyan' has a fairly entertaining first-hour, but slips considerably post-interval. The drama slackens, the sub-plots are under-developed & even the culmination, is plain ordinary. Also, there are too many songs in this hour. Though melodious, the songs only add to the film's length, which anyhow is over 135-minutes.
Sanjeev Dutta's Screenplay has its share of highs, but the lows are undeniable either. A shorter, crispier second-hour was needed. Divya Khosla Kumar's Direction is well-done. Cinematography by Sameer Arya is top-class. The visuals are excellent! Editing lacks sharpness. Music by Various Artists, is awesome.
Performance-Wise: Himansh Kohli makes a confident debut. He's at ease, especially in the romantic portions. Rakul Preet Singh passes muster. Nicole Faria looks sexy & delivers decently. Evelyn Sharma shines in her part. Veterans Gulshan Grover, Deepti Naval & Smita Jaykar, are adequate.
On the whole, 'Yaariyan' isn't bad, but it could've been much better nevertheless.
'Yaariyan' Synopsis: A college student must win an inter college competition to save his college from being demolished by property builders.
'Yaariyan' has a fairly entertaining first-hour, but slips considerably post-interval. The drama slackens, the sub-plots are under-developed & even the culmination, is plain ordinary. Also, there are too many songs in this hour. Though melodious, the songs only add to the film's length, which anyhow is over 135-minutes.
Sanjeev Dutta's Screenplay has its share of highs, but the lows are undeniable either. A shorter, crispier second-hour was needed. Divya Khosla Kumar's Direction is well-done. Cinematography by Sameer Arya is top-class. The visuals are excellent! Editing lacks sharpness. Music by Various Artists, is awesome.
Performance-Wise: Himansh Kohli makes a confident debut. He's at ease, especially in the romantic portions. Rakul Preet Singh passes muster. Nicole Faria looks sexy & delivers decently. Evelyn Sharma shines in her part. Veterans Gulshan Grover, Deepti Naval & Smita Jaykar, are adequate.
On the whole, 'Yaariyan' isn't bad, but it could've been much better nevertheless.
flop of the century, please don't support himanshu to act in any more movies
arunrathee41126 July 2014
you want to watch comedy ? here it is, start this movie, go to its climax, and there you go, the race scene, its full of comedy, although it is supposed to be very serious scene according to the movie, but hats off to worst acting and story writing of the century, it becomes a comedy scene, now with the review, not sure if the writer was a kid, or was sleeping while he wrote this story, but THIS IS THE WORST MOVIE EVER TO GRACE BOLLYWOOD. and the lady directer, how she told proudly that she directed this movie with her new born, well i guess her newborn wrote that story and directed it.
i rate it "-10/10"
i rate it "-10/10"
njoy n have Fun !!!
Ismailkb3669 April 2014
Its a good start for Divya Khosla Kumar as a director. She has a good sense of direction and a kind of precision which makes her go a long way. Direction is the USP of the movie.
Music of the movie is out of this world as expected by "T-series." Blue hai pani pani is a party song in voice of Yo Yo Honey Singh that turns you to the party mood, "Baarish" song essence and very much needed song which fits into the situation to show the outburst of emotions.
First half of the movie is full of fun, partying, feet tapping songs, showcasing fun side of the actors.
Second half of the movie is much intense and griping that explains the meaning of the word Yaariyan. In this portion of the movie they understands the values of life and came across a challenge where they have to win the competition and get back there college land from an Australian businessman who wants to build a casino.
"Yaariyan"
Music of the movie is out of this world as expected by "T-series." Blue hai pani pani is a party song in voice of Yo Yo Honey Singh that turns you to the party mood, "Baarish" song essence and very much needed song which fits into the situation to show the outburst of emotions.
First half of the movie is full of fun, partying, feet tapping songs, showcasing fun side of the actors.
Second half of the movie is much intense and griping that explains the meaning of the word Yaariyan. In this portion of the movie they understands the values of life and came across a challenge where they have to win the competition and get back there college land from an Australian businessman who wants to build a casino.
"Yaariyan"
It's A Type Of Youth Movie
Sohamds27 February 2014
It's A Type Of Youth Movie. Because It Is Said About Youth. And The Film Is Good. The Acting Was Good. The Story Plot Was Good. Everything Was Good But It Should Not Be Watched By Senior People Then They Will Never See Movie. All Things Are Watchable. And The Songs In The Movie Was Awesome. It's Waste Of Money To See In Hall. So, It Should Be Watched In Home. So I Recommend Watch It. And Don't Waste Your Money By Watching It In Hall, Just Watch It In Home By Downloading It In Your Pc Or Laptop. I Think How Did T-Series Released This Movie In Their Production And Direction Such A Lousy Movie To See In Hall You Will Sleep.
They think viewers are IDIOT.
TheNonSmoker9 July 2020
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