Judwaa 2': Varun shines in an unimaginative rehash (IANS Review, Rating: **1/2)

Film: "Judwaa 2"; Director: David Dhawan; Cast: Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Tapsee Pannu, Vivan Bhatena, Sachin Khedekar, Zakir Husain, Rajpal Yadav, Anupam Kher and Upasana Singh; Rating: **1/2

Coming from the stable of the gifted director David Dhawan, known for his comic entertainers, his latest film "Judwaa 2 Reviews" seems like a rehash of other films and his earlier gags and funnies.

In this edition, the tale of the identical twins continues. It shares the same premise as the 1997 Salman Khan blockbuster, but unlike its previous edition, this one is shallow and lacklustre.

David Dhawan soft-pedals the main theme of the film with a revenge drama, where Rajiv Malhotra the father of the twins, gets Charles a smuggler arrested. He is imprisoned for 22 years, but before going to jail, Charles swears to return and take revenge.

Comedy usually twists the norm and sprinkles it with irony, but here, there is no irony; just twisting. The twins, Prem and Raja are separated at birth, initiated by Charles of course. But just before their separation, we are told that the duo share unique dynamics; "If one is hurt, the other can feel the pain. If one finds something funny, the other too will start laughing. Theirs is a one in an eight million case."

With this as the base, one expects to have a roller-coaster ride in "Judwaa 2". But unfortunately, the film tries hard to play off the rules of comedy.

Prem, the timid one, is inclined towards music and is brought up by his parents in London. And, Raja the boisterous one with no real agenda in life, is brought up by a foster mother Kashibai -- a fisherwoman from Versova, Mumbai.

The narrative takes a leap, 22 years after the separation. The twins' paths merge when Raja moves to London along with his bestie Nandu, after hitting Alex - a dreaded goon. How they unite in the end forms the crux of the tale.

The plot, more often than not, focuses on Prem and Raja's relationship with Samara (Tapsee Pannu) and Alisha (Jacqueline Fernandez) and not between the two brothers who have contrasting personalities.

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