Farah graduated from being a choreographer to a director, so she's all about song and dance. Every mood finds a song, and every expression a dance move. Her Happy New Year', however, is her weakest dance link, or should we say the "worst" yet. It's never about the dance but about comedy of the lowest rank and over-the-top patriotism. Inexcusable when the story revolves around a "world dance championship". The soundtrack is loud and techno but low on rhythm. So, when the crowd starts pelting her "team India" with inglorious words and rotten veggies you sense their pain.
And, did anyone wonder how it was unethical to rig a dance contest so a bunch of "losers" (their word, not mine) could end up stealing a "handful of diamonds"? Oh I forgot! This is a Farah Khan movie.
Deepika Padukone, who appears an hour into the film, is left to impress with an awful accent and fairly simple dance moves.
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