PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO: is a 2015 Indian Bollywood romantic drama film,written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya starring Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Armaan Kohli, Anupam Kher, Deepak Dobriyal, Swara Bhaskar.It is loosely based on The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894 from which bengali movie "Jhinder Bandi" was made.

PLOT: In Pritampur, an estate in North India, Yuvraj Vijay Singh (Salman Khan) a prince of Pritampur, is soon to be crowned as king and is engaged to princess Maithili (Sonam Kapoor), but due to his stubborn nature Vijay faces many problems with Maithali as well as his brother and sisters. His step sisters Rajkumari Chandrika (Swara Bhaskar) and Rajkumari Radhika (Aashika Bhatia) lives in a separate house outside royal fort, while his step brother Yuvraj Ajay Singh (Neil Nitin Mukesh) wants to kill him and take the Crown with the help of his manager Chirag Singh (Armaan Kohli), who is misguiding Ajay at every step. They plan an attack on Yuvraj Vijay, which Vijay survives but gets badly injured just days before his coronation While the prince recuperates in a secret chamber within the royal fort, his lookalike Prem reaches Pritampur to meet her along with his friend Kanhaiya (Deepak Dobriyal). At the bus stop, The Security head of Pritampur Palace,Sanjay(Deepraj Rana) notices him by chance, and takes him to Diwan sahib (Anupam Kher) a small-time entertainer from a nearby town, is discreetly recruited to take his place so the formalities can go off without a hitch.Can Prem crack the code and infuse happiness all around? Does he succeed in keeping the fort’s age-old traditions alive? Can he find real culprit?

PERFROMANCES: Salman Khan is good in his double role,gives this weightless film an occasional push and a shove in the right direction, but Sonam drags it back with an unconvincing performance.Deepak Dobriyal is also good and contributes to the laugh-out-loud moments None of the other actors in the cast is allowed to be anything more than a glorified extra.

MUSIC: composed by Himesh Reshammiya.There r 10 songs in the film :( .Among them the song "Prem leela","prem ratan dhan payo","Jab tum chaho","Jalte diye" & ünse kehna hai" are good to listen.

It is a predictable, old fashioned,full of emotionally engaging,lenghty film.Usage of unnecessary songs drags the film a lot which makes u feel tired.The director repeats his 80's same formula like men versus women sporting contests, midnight kitchen rendezvous.

The cinematography helps gloss over a lot of flaws in the film. The shot where there's an attack on Vijay's life is captured exceptionally well. V Manikandan's camera deserves much praise for the same.

Overall,Prem Ratan Dhan Payo might not be that bad but recommended for home viewing only for Salman.