Review of Vicky Donor

The film starts off at a slow pace. Dr Chaddha (Annu Kapoor) plays an infertility specialist. The typical emotions of childless couples are treated with a lot of thought yet not heavy on the heart. In the midst of his chaos to find a perfect sperm donor, he bumps into Vicky Arora (Ayushmann Khurrana). A typical aviator shades sporting cool Punjabi dude. He has portrayed the role of Vicky with a lot of conviction. His acting is just effortless. He just breezes through the movie and sweeps you off your feet with his cute boyish charm. His antics are just adorable. Vicky puttar needs a job to earn respect because he has no interest in his family business. The whole Punjabi family scenes are hilarious. His widowed mother (Dolly Ahluwalia) and his Grandmother (Kamlesh Gill) are the surprise package in the movie which I will keep mum about. Go figure it out yourself!!!!

Dr Chaddha does his best to convince Vicky to be a sperm donor. He eventually agrees because he has a heart and needs money. The bonding between Dr Chaddha and Vicky develops with time. Vicky is earning well and his family has no idea how. The childless couples are blessed with babies so the noble deed has paid off.

He falls for Ashima Roy (Yami Gautham) a divorcee, working in a bank. She plays an independent and practical Bengali girl. She has essayed the character almost perfectly. For her first movie, she has an amazing mellowness in her acting. Their chemistry is appealing. She has no idea what Vicky Arora’s "handicrafts" business actually is. Pani da rang sung by Ayushmann will be stuck in your mind for a while. They decide to get married and the family drama begins. The family chaos is kept short and amusing which entertains you to the core. The wedding scenes are insanely hilarious. The blend of Bengali subtlety and Punjabi spirit is beautiful. The Bong transition to the Punjabiyon di masti with the song Rum Whisky, will have you in splits. After the happy wedding, comes a bad news which changes everything for the couple.

This movie gets a little slow & predictable towards the end, but it’s definitely not boring. Shoojit Sircar has ensured it doesn’t. The subject is treated in a sensitive yet entertaining way. It will not make you cringe or uncomfortable even once.

In an era of films where even a looking at someone can be made vulgar (enter akshay kumar’s shitty aiieeh aiieeh in houseful 2), this film is clean and good. Go watch it now if you haven’t seen it yet. Go now!!!!!

Rating-3/5