entertainment cine TALK LOSERS HAVE FUN IN NEW YORK

The initial sparring between Diljit Dosanjh and Sonakshi Sinha as they descend from their home town into the sophisticated bustle of NY, is steeped in an acid tongue.

Writer Dhiraj Rattan and director Chakri Toleti have a thankless job of weaving a story around the staged event. And to that extent, they do a competent job of threading the off-stage manoeuvrings at New York into the antics of the wannabe star from Punjab and the dress designer from Gujarat.

Diljit Dosanjh plays his Punjabi-bumpkin card with an infectious gusto. He is the life and breath of the proceedings, injecting every scene, no matter how mundanely written, with an effusive warmth.

Welcome To New York revels in corny contrivances. Lara Dutta looking smoking hot in her colourful businesses dresses, plays the villain with relish. Her scenes with Boman Irani, who plays the IFFA organiser, could have been more elaborately written.

Welcome To New York

STARRING: Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Johar, Boman Irani, Lara Dutta, Ritesh Deshmukh

DIRECTOR: Chakri Toleti

First things first. This is not a proper feature film but more of a promotional pitch for the IFFA awards. The main thrust of the narrative - if we may call it that - is to spotlight the awards through a fictional plot about two losers who get a chance to go on stage.

It’s Karan Johar’s double act as Karan and Arjun which brings the house down. As Karan, he plays himself. Camp and fashion conscious sneering at everyone around for their lack of familiarity with high-end snobbery. The other part of a vengeful