![]() A strong, obstinate woman drives the narrative and poor Jimmy Sheirgill is one again, ditched at the altar. The film echoes Aanand’s Tanu Weds Manu franchise. Happy Bhag Jayegi has been co-produced by filmmaker Aanand L. ![]() Bilal, subdued and subservient must now find a way to keep Happy a secret and send her back to India. She emerges from a basket at the house of the ex-governor who is ferociously training his reluctant, cricket-loving son to be the next Jinnah. Except that she escapes in the wrong truck and lands up in Lahore. When Happy’s father insists on marrying her to the local corporator, she promptly runs away. Happy herself seems like a long-lost cousin of Geet from Jab We Met – you know the chatty, aggressive, demanding Punjabi girl who is determined to get her away. She’s gagged and bound in a warehouse but there isn’t a hint of danger. Director and writer Mudassar Aziz keeps it light and sunny – even when Happy is kidnapped by goons in Pakistan. Happy Bhag Jayegi is not the type of film in which the mood sours. By the time Happy is united with her prince charming, you are long past caring.ĭon’t accuse me of spoilers – you know going in that this story will end with a smile. ![]() The runaway bride saga starts out frothy and fun but post-interval, the energy and humor take a nosedive. Happy Bhag Jayegi is a sweet, slender story stretched to snapping.
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