Chalo Dilli (2011)

This is not your usual Bollywood romantic comedy with spontaneous music numbers.  There is very little romance and only 1 or 2 music numbers which made little or no sense.  Not that any spontaneous numbers do.

There is however a good deal of wacky, offbeat, comedy.  I am often of fan of "theater of the absurd", this story go a little off the reservation.

Lara Dutta, a former Miss Universe, is stunning and convincing in this piece.  Maybe a little too convincing?  I never really warmed up to her like I'm sure the audience was intended to.  Vinay Pathak plays the John Candy to her Steve Martin in this Indian version of Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

If nothing else for us Americans, this is an interesting look into Indian culture we've not seen since Slumdog Millionaire.  The mix of Hindi and English combined with good subtitles makes it easy to keep up.

Watch this with someone who is planning a trip to or through India.