Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari
U/A; Comedy
Director: Abhishek Sharma
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Diljit Dosanjh, Fatima Sana Shaikh
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There has to be something about actors opting for tricky parts that challenge their oeuvre. A week back, we saw Akshay Kumar in the role of a ghost-buster possessed by the spirit of a transgender in the horror-comedy, Laxmii. Ever since fans saw him dressed in a red sari with bangles and bindis, they were in awe. The fact that it turned out to be a colossal mess of a film is another matter.

We now get Manoj Bajpayee as a detective-in-disguise to expose men on the verge of the marriage of their philander and debauchery in this week's Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari. But director Abhishek Sharma keeps the gaze of the narrative in the hands of Diljit Dosanjh. For the viewers, he's the victim (Suraj) and Bajpayee is the venom (Mangal). He uses his 'Aiyaary' (mastery of disguise), no pun intended, to save women from promiscuous men.