Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi (2017) User Reviews

It could have been better

[faisalfaves · 5/10 · 6 October 2018]

The timing of everything is bad, editor did a very bad job. Very high annoying music and Rishi kapoor's bad and over acting ruined the whole film

hmmmm an very okish movie.

[milanleicester · 4/10 · 29 July 2019]

Low budget confusing film. although rishi and paresh hate each other they are to togeather throughout the movie to the point that paresh also calls rishi on the game show kkc, when asked do you have a friend to call for advice he in turn replies no i have an enemy to call.

Not Bad For A Time Pass Watch

[indianature · 7/10 · 15 October 2017]

When Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi was being promoted, I expected it to be a good comedy given the two stellar actors in the cast. Surprisingly all the reviews were poor and it bomb ed at the box office.

Last night I found PKPS on You Tube so I watched it as a comedy is much better than a violent or serious movie just before bedtime.

Well Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi is certainly not as bad as the critics and other reviewers make it out to be. It is stretched in parts and a bit too much propaganda of so called Gujarati 'asmita' and 'over the top' Punjabiyat but other than that it is a very watchable film with a good dose of humour. I especially liked the few political digs that were stuck in the dialogues here and there ...

PKPS does not purport to be serious cinema or anything other than fun; in this case centred around the romance between a Punjabi lad and a Gujarati lass. The Punjabi family come to live in a typical Gujarati society and the humour takes off from there. It is not a rib tickling comedy but the dialogues are witty and overall it is a humorous film.

So much for the critics and poor reviews ....

Looking for a small laughter pack. Well,I got one.

[hodernet · 8/10 · 20 October 2020]

I found this movie on Jio cinema and I watched its trailer. The concept looked something not much tried. So decided to watch it. This movie is not like Paresh Sir's comedy like Hera Pheri, Hungama or Oh My God. But still gives a good laughter riot. It is not like a theatre watch or something you should pay rupees for it. If you have Jio cinema, then it can be watched absolutely free. Pros about the Film -Not any types of only slapstick comedy or typical jokes cracked by kids -Not at all 18+ comedy. Only a few dialouges and few slangs,but not something that will make you feel awkward.Family Friendly -Even if actors look like they are overacting, they still look funny, or you can say this is there talent Cons -No need of a item song at all and that also with nonsense lyrics -Film is too long and at end loses all its comedy and looks like streched.

The film promises a Punjabi wedding for a Patel family, but it doesn't deliver the said premise till the last 5 minutes of a 2-hour runtime.

[tlrg-legend · 6/10 · 18 September 2017]

The film promises a Punjabi wedding for a Patel family, but it doesn't deliver the said premise till the last 5 minutes of a 2-hour runtime. Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi is more a squabble between Punjabis and Gujaratis, rather than a wedding featuring two contrasting cultures. A run-of-the-mill boy meets girl romance where the Punjabi lad has to work towards convincing his Gujarati's girlfriend's dad for marriage. This film would make a rather average episode in a TV comedy show. Loud and brash like its Punjabi characters, definitely not sharp and astute like Gujarati businessmen, this film is a khichdi of Indian stereotypes and clichés.

A Punjabi family, the Tandons (Rishi Kapoor, Vir Das, Prem Chopra and Divya Seth) move from Punjab to Mumbai and land up at a gated community full of Gujarati families. Their drinking, dancing and spunky habits draw the ire of their neighbour Mr Patel (Paresh Rawal). As fate would have It, Patel's daughter Pooja (Payal Ghosh) and Tandons' son Monty (Vir Das) fall in love. So the next two hours are spent sorting the rivalry between Patels and Tandons, while their children try out a romance. For a film that has such remarkable acting talent on offer (Kapoor, Rawal and Chopra) the writing makes sure the veteran actors get some cringe worthy dialogue. Great actors are limited to being frustrating characters that promote communalism even if it is unintentionally.

The chemistry between Rishi Kapoor and Paresh Rawal is effortless. The two actors feed off each other to make comic timing look like child's play. But their characters are frustratingly wooden and one dimensional. The ideas of neighbourhood rivalries, cultural differences between communities and old Punjabi WhatsApp humour lack the novelty needed to fuel a comedy. Focussing on the same elements in a Gujarati-Punjabi wedding setting would have been a far brighter idea. It would have given Vir Das and Payal Ghosh that much more to do.

Writer-director Sanjay Chhel though seems content at working age-old ideas in the most barebones fashion. 20 years ago, Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi would've fitted in. But in an age where swipe-left and swipe-right romances make the fresh cut and even family entertainment comes in the form of comedies like Bareilly Ki Barfi and Shubh Mangal Savdhan, the tried, tested and jaded offerings of this comedy feel a little out of place. Yes there are moments like Vir Das' Gujarati rap and Rishi Kapoor's OTT clothes that stand out. But Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi is one weary film about Indian communities and their closed mind-sets. Definitely not up to the times.