Bhool Chuk Maaf takes an eternity to arrive at these basics. It meanders, feels scattered, and goes in a loop, unable to find its centre. Ranjan (Rajkummar Rao) and Titli (Wamiqa Gabbi) are eager to get married, but the latter’s father won’t allow it till the boy has a government job. Ranjan pays, prays, and somehow manages to bag one. It’s all hunky-dory till he finds himself stuck in his Haldi day, hearing the same wisecracks, dirtying his slippers in the same cow dung, and witnessing the same flowerpot break. It takes some time but Ranjan finally arrives at the question: Whom did he do wrong?
Although the premise had some promise, when peeled, the Maddock Production is any other run-of-the-mill, small-town comedy, once frequented by Ayushmann Khurrana. In the ensemble, you have Seema Pahwa, Raghubir Yadav, and Sanjay Mishra. I was eagerly waiting for Vijay Raaz to show up and complete the comedy quadruple. But even with such an impressive cast, the fun doesn’t flow. Scenes fall flat. Actors talk animatedly, as if cosplaying their own characters from other films. Rajkummar seems like he is stuck in an acting loop, rehashing the same performances he gave in Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video and Stree. Wamiqa has sparks and promise, but she stretches them as soon as she starts to get charming.
