XoWizIama
Excellent adaptation.
Kidskycom
It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.
Deanna
There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
Rpuyasi Sam
I have watched so many con movies. Honestly I don't think conning and love goes together unless both are cons. That is why this film crashes after the first half. Until the intermission the film is awesome, superb and extremely interesting. But there after it losses tracks completely. But it could have been saved if Ricky left with the money form his last con and even better with his new found love who also is a con and it is revealed only in the end. Other than that there are some serious flows in the plot as well. As for an example the girl was fooling Ricky to spend almost 50 lacks with no effort at all. A con in his level wouldn't have fallen into such a loose trap but a dumb fool.
GaneshKSalian
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl directed by Maneesh Sharma is a boring movie.It has good start but a monotonous middle and a weak climax makes it boring.Story: Delhi-based Dimple Chaddha (Parineeti Chopra) lives a wealthy lifestyle with her parents, and has a steady boyfriend in Sunny Singh (Ranveer Singh). On the pretext of attending a Sangeet, she goes on a date with him, consumes alcohol, passes out, and is brought home in his arms. He impresses her parents and they not only approve of him but Mr. Chaddha (Shireesh Sharma) uses goon-power to evict tenants from a Bungalow on Barakhamba Road which belongs to Sunny's grandfather. He then offers to purchase it for Rs.2 Crores and advances Rs.20 Lakhs to Sunny, who takes the cash and disappears - leaving Mr. Chaddha to face the real owners as well as being arrested by the police. Sunny strikes again, this time as Deven Shah (Ranveer Singh) in Mumbai, and his target is business executive, Raina Parulekar (Dippanita Sharma), who he cons for Rs.90 Lakhs by selling her a fake painting. The media gets involved. Dimple, together with a Lucknow-based widow, Saira Rashid (Aditi Sharma), who has lost Rs.10 Lakhs to a man called Iqbal Khan (Ranveer Singh), contact her. They soon discover that Sunny, Deven and Iqbal are one and the same, and get together in Mumbai, hire a fast-talking sales-girl, Ishika Desai (Anushka Sharma), to con Sunny. They then manage to trace him to Goa where he is going by the name of Vikram Thapar. Watch as events unfold when the trio put forth their plan to get even with this con-man.The direction is bland.The screenplay is erratic.The music is jarring.Performances:- Ranveer Singh is okay.Anushka Sharma is pretty good.Newcomer Parineeti Chopra is excellent.Dippanita Sharma is fine.Aditi Sharma is fine.Shireesh Sharma is funny.All in all,Ladies vs Ricky Bahl is a boring movie,that does not be deserved watching even once.I am going to give a two on ten for Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl.Watch at your own risk!
Achyuta Ghosh
When i first heard of Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, i assumed it was a Bollywood remake of John Tucker Must Die- a moderately funny romantic comedy in which three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their common former lover to fall for the new girl in town. The Chopras vehemently denied so, but today they are a far cry from their originality filled 70s and 80s productions, and this one takes complete inspiration from the aforementioned English movie, adding the "con" angle for some Bollywoodish twist.Ranveer Singh plays Ricky Bahl, who uses his wit, charm and looks to con women. And to be fair, the way he struts his stuff and plays his part gives credence to his self admitted 30 women count. The first half of the movie sets high standards. Quickly the background stories of the three conned women are done away with, setting the stage for Anushka Sharma's Ishika to enter as the table-turner on Ricky. And in the background stories, they profile some stereotypes- whether it be the obnoxious Delhi businessman (note how the Delhi property dealer knowingly loots his prospective son-in-law, and apparent wealth makes Ricky a "good" boy) or simple, honourable small town guy (In Lucknow, we have a trusty clothes merchant handing over money to Ricky just to see their daughter happy).Ranveer and Anushka try to pick up from where they left off in Band Baaja Baraat and therein lies the problem- people who have watched that movie will find that Ranveer and Anushka try to do nothing different here, and the films meanders along to a very predictable end. Ranveer looks good in the energetic dance sequences and light hearted sequences but looks like a fish out of water in the emotion filled scenes, something goes wrong peculiarly in his dialogue delivery when asked to emote. Anushka is a wispy beauty, has lost oodles of weight and looks great, but there is only so much she can achieve with her smile, her eyes remain impassive throughout. I personally liked the songs when they played on radio, but in the movie, they all seem to be like the Bangladeshi bowling attack, ie. no variety. The real stars of the movie were in fact the three conned women- Dimple played by Parineeti Chopra (debut), Raina played Dipannita Sharma and Saira, played Aditi Sharma. These three women work wonders to get under the skin of their characters. Dimple is the star as the naive, petulant and brash Delhi-wali who gets the best dialogues, puts up the best expressions and plays her part with a lot of spunk- watch out for her. Dipannita Sharma plays the modern day smart, savy and resourceful businesswoman to the hilt while Aditi Sharma is the demure Muslim from Lucknow, yet she displays a sound head more often than the others.Maneesh Sharma is probably one of the most promising new bloods in the Yash Raj camp, but the audience connect he generated in BBB is just not here. In BBB, he made us believe in the ordinariness of the main protagonists, and the feeling of success and love that they achieve. This one remains flimsy throughout, you actually don't believe in the journey of falling in love for Ricky and Ishika. And if Maneesh Sharma is proud of his cons and considers them elaborate, he should just check out BBC's Hustle- a series devoted to cons of the highest order. Any episode of Hustle probably provides more entertaining scams than this flick. Having said that I found this movie to be better time pass than most of the crap Bollywood has been churning out lately, such as Desi Boyz. Best enjoyed with popcorn in hand, and low expectations in general.
SonalSudeep
Again a Yash Raj movie,again a Maneesh Sharma film,again Anushka-Ranveer pairing that worked wonders in Band Baaja Baraat,but on the contrary Ladies vs Ricky Bahl never has that element of magic that BBB had.Of course u can blame Anushka coming to the fore in the second half,but the movie actually subsides in the second half itself not only because of some boring sequences but the predictability the movie creates as we rush through second half.First half is fun-filled specially because of the presence of Parineeti Chopra (Priyanka's cousin) and it never ever seems its her first movie.Ranveer as always is impressive not only in conning girls but flaunting his body with those 8 pack abs.Dipannita and Aditi have done commendable jobs.Anushka(especially in the black bikini)looks hot.Songs are OK.Overall the movie could have been better in the second half.Go for it only if you are an ardent fan of Ranveer.I go with 6/10
