Dil Bole Hadippa (Hindi - 2009)

Dil Bole Hadippa is a 2009 Hindi movie directed by Anurag Singh under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The lead roles are played by Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukharjee. Its about the story of a Punjabi girl Veera's (Rani) desire to play for the team representing India against Pakistan and to win the Aman Cup held on the Independance Day every year. So when a team selection for the Indian team happens after the ninth consecutive defeat against Paksitan, she also went to join the team, and was sent back because she is a girl. But she didn't give up and in her next attempt, dressed up as a male (Veer), she passed the test and became a member of the team. Rahul (Shahid) is the captain of the team and in the due course of the plot, he caught Veera in the men's changing room. But she convinces him by telling that Veer is her brother. And then a love story happens between Rahul and Veera, and Veer is the intermediary. During the next match, Rahul identifies that both Veer and Veera is the same person and this made him lose his concentration in the game resulting in the Pakistan team piling up a huge score to chase. But then all the drama occurs and Veera is called back to the team as Veer. Then he gets injured, but still manages to help the team win the game. In the end, he reveals to the audience that "he is a she", and convinces them that she was right in doing this double role.





The main things around which the movie revolves around are the India Paksitan cricket rivalry, contrast between Indian culture and western culture and the situation faced by women interested in sports and games in India. All these things are conveyed beautifully without any lack of continuity in the whole flow of the movie. Its an entertainer, but we've seen such things before also. There is nothing new the movie could offer. And here and there you may spot some resemblence with "Jab We Met". Also there are some unwanted elements like the roles played by Rakhi Sawant and Sherlyn Chopra who are playing two roles that looks like made for them only on special request. From the actors' side, they have all done pretty well eventhough these are not ofcourse their best performances. Last of all, there is a comparatively high preference for songs in this movie, that too Punjabi style.


All in all, the movie will come somewhere around 2 stars and 3 stars. And I'll finalize a 3 star for it just because of the humor and entertainment it provides.

My Rating : Good (***)