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MOVIE REVIEW: Mubarakan

“You are chasing a Punjabi,” reads Kartar Singh’s (Anil Kapoor) red four wheeler, zipping across London. The whole film has him chasing a suitable match for his twin nephews Charan and Karan (Arjun Kapoor) across India and London. What could have been a super clichéd film becomes entertaining purely because of the performances. The actor that merits first mention is Pawan Malhotra who plays the domineering father of Charan. He lives the role of the insulted dad who must get his son married in a month’s time to prove a point to his sister played by Ratna Pathak Shah. Anil Kapoor plays his single brother with ease and makes for some funny one-liners including “Mai hoon baraf” (watch the film to know why and how). Playing a naradesque character, he is the turning point in all the confusion and drama. In his interviews, he has mentioned that this is his “Jawaani ki first film” with Anees Bazmee – his dialogues in the film reflect a similar sense of humour. He identifies more with