Story of Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay: A young couple marries to get away from family pressure. Her husband promises to assist the girl in every manner as she pursues her dream of becoming an IAS officer. But miscommunication leads the family to believe she’s expecting, and chaos results.
Review of Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay: Three characters play a major role in the movie. Heer Chawla (Guru Randhawa), a carefree individual full of life, Ira Mishra (Saiee Manjrekar), an aspirational and intelligent IAS officer, and his grandfather Brij Bhushan Chawla (Anupam Kher), whose sole aspiration is to become a great-grandfather. There is pressure on the young couple to get married and carry on the family name. The two devise the ideal scheme: pretending to be pregnant in order to absolve Ira of her domestic responsibilities and free her up to concentrate on her exam preparation. After that, the narrative shifts to a fictitious miscarriage following an accident, Ira’s infertility, and the implications for the family and couple.
Comedy-drama director G Ashok’s cast of large, boisterous, quirky family members, ridiculous circumstances, and exaggerated drama makes the film formulaic in both content and characters. The story, which was written by Shobhit Sinha, Niket Pandey, Vijay Pal Singh, and Raj Saluja, is laced with slapstick humor, mostly in the form of puns and amusing one-liners like “Stent lagane ki umr mein stunts kar rahe ho.” Certain scenes involving entendre, such as the family’s inebriated men mistaking an artificial baby belly for an adult diaper, come across as more ridiculous than humorous. The story isn’t convincing because so many of the tracks that provide answers to ludicrous circumstances seem forced and overly convenient.
Since the story takes place in Agra, Jayesh Sen and R M Swamy, the cinematographers, get a chance to showcase their skills. Together with some beautifully shot songs, the duo does a great job capturing the beauty of the city, from Fatehpur Sikri to the Taj Mahal at sunset. Club hits like Ishare Tere and romantic numbers like Jeena Sikhaya are featured on the eclectic soundtrack by Guru Randhawa, Sachet-Parampara, Meet Bros, Nilesh Ahuja, and Sadhu Sushil Tiwari.
Saiee Manjrekar gives a passable performance, but Guru Randhawa, as a youthful and silly man, is endearing. On-screen, the pair has a lighthearted chemistry. The Punjabi singer can pull off light comedy, but when it comes to poignant moments, he is completely unrecognizable. Both Ila Arun, as a boisterous and maternal chachi, and Anupam Kher, as a devoted and vibrant grandfather, perform their roles admirably. Paritosh Tripathi skillfully contributes to the outrageous comedy as a sardonic adopted son. Veteran South Indian performer Brahmanandam also makes an appearance in the film, playing a mafia don, and he does it with the trademark slapstick panache.
There is plenty of humor and clever one-liners in Kuchh Khatta Ho Jaay’s 125-minute running length. The main plot and strange events, however, fall short of expectations.