Vicky Donor

My review : Vicky Donor

Rarely do the cine-goers come out of the Cinema hall informed, enlightened , entertained & heart warmed , all with the same movie. “Vicky Donor” is one such rare gem , a romantic comedy set against the backdrop of Sperm Donation which is still a proscribed topic in Indian society. That the makers of the movie have succeeded in presenting such a controversial & misunderstood yet medically & legally accepted technique in such a palatable & pleasant manner is an example of excellent film making. It reiterates the fact that conveying a message need not be preachy always.

Written by Juhi Chaturvedi & directed by Shoojit Sarkar “Vicky Donor” is one of the best movie this year thus far. Both Juhi & Shoojit deserve all the accolades due to them. It is a brilliant piece of writing & very casual & restrained direction that has made the movie so appealing. That the viewer genuinely feels blissful at the end of the movie is a testimony to the duo’s brilliance.

Even the educated of people do have misconceptions regarding this noble & scientific technique. It is brilliantly put across when not only Vicky’s not so educated mother & grandmother misunderstands him but even the highly educated Vicky’s wife also has the same level of understanding as them. In the end when she gets to witness the whole bunch of kids , the tears of joy that flows through one’s eye is inevitable.

The movie is not just education & information. It has comedy , emotions , sparkling & witty dialogues , wonderful acting , soulful music , & above all “Paani Da rang ”. The casual banter between the Bengali & Punjabi families about the stereotypes they have of each other is damn hilarious segment. That the writer is a Punjabi & director Bengali helps. There numerous such hilarious moments in the movie. One more which warrants mention is the sequence in which Vicky goes for his first donation.

It is hard think of anyone else other than Ayushmann Khurrana as Vicky. He is brilliant. The effortless manner in which he espouses varied emotions is awesome. He seems to be a natural actor & it is a worthy start. Yami Gautham is yet another stupendous actress that the movie has introduced to Bollywood. She seems to an actress with substance. Annu Kapoor as Dr Chaddha is brilliant. He has used all his experience to optimum use here. All others in supporting cast have done well.

Written , sung  & composed by Ayushmann “Paani Da rang” is an awesome song which is an instant earworm. “Meri Jayeyaan “ is another good number.

Kamaljeet Negi is the cinematographer & he has done a good job. Technically also the movie is good.

It is appreciable that the makers have done a lot of homework on the subject of sperm donation & infertility treatment. But little more research on their part would have made them realise that infertility caused by Tubal blockage ( as the heroine of this movie suffers from) is also not that a bleak one. In-vitro fertilization is a widely recommended & performed treatment for the same. Hence there is no need for adoption (though the current ending of the movie is lyrical & heart-warming) & despondence on the part of the person with tubal blockage as portrayed in this movie.

On the whole, “Vicky donor ” is a brilliant (wonder how many times this word gets repeated in this review..!) attempt which needs to be celebrated & respected.

Bottomline : Brilliant (one more time..!!!)

4/5