Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola review- A political satire which is not everyones cup of tea

***1/2

As a word of caution-please read the title that it is not everyones cup of tea. The language is part Haryanvi and part Sharanpuri and Yamunanagri and I could understand every dialogue.Moviegoers not familiar with these dialects may not get every joke and a few dialogues could be gibberish.

The title may suggest that the story chronicles around three charecters Matru(Imran Khan), Bijlee(Anushka Sharma) and Mandola(Pankaj Kapur) but Vishal Bharadwaj has made a political satire about land grabbing scam in the village Mandola. Factor in a greedy CM( Shabana Azmi) and a greedier son (Arya Babbar) and his minions of greedy and corrupt bereaucrats. Also Factor in a marraige between Anushka and Arya, we get an amalgamation of a film with rustic tones and catchy music and a well made but a wee bit long film.

I would not go into the details of the story but would want to comment on that Pankaj Kapoor plays a borderline schizophrenic and a chronic alsoholic charecter who has a dual personality:- one of  a despicable land grabber Harry and a one down to earth Hariya. His favorite brand is Gulabi Bhains. Once he decides to refrain from alcohol he gets hallucination of a pink buffalo or Gulabi bhains (got it!!!). Ther is also a misunderstanding that i would not spoil, but it is a LOL movement

Another LOL sequence is when a news reporter interviews a blind child donning blue aviator shades as an eyewitness.

Technically the CGI bhains is good and a treat to the eyes and the script drags a bit in the pre-climax portion

Coming to acting department- the films belong to Pankaj Kapur and Anushka Sharma. Imran Khan is good and Shabana Azmi hams her way most of her screen time.

I would recommend watching it if you like political satires and have 155 minutes of spare time, else you can wait for DVD.