Sholay director, Ramesh Sippy returns to what he does best with Shimla Mirchi. This flick features not only good looking but also promising actors like Rajkummar Rao, Rakul Preet Singh and Hema Malini. The filmmaker was away from the celluloid from quite a long time and his last directed film was Zamanaa Deewana. Coming back to his latest directorial, the trailer of the film looked promising as it was not like a regular tale. Reportedly, the movie was made in 2014-15, but due to lack of buyers, it could not make it to the silverscreen. And finally, the film is all set to release in 2020 on January 3. Rajkummar is busy shooting for a movie with global star Priyanka Chopra. 

So, if you are the one who is planning to go and watch Shimla Mirchi in the theatres near you, but are confused with the thought? Fret not, as we are here at your rescue. Below we have compiled reviews from some major entertainment portals which will surely give you an idea on whether you should or should not go for this entertainment dose. Read on.

Fress Press Journal: Set in Shimla, as the title suggests, the film looks beautiful, and in parts reminds you of the Ramesh Sippy magic of yesteryears. However, unfortunately in its entirety the film looks more disjointed and the story fails to entertain or keep you involved.

Times Of India: The premise of the film is quite good and the film doesn't seem as dated as should've despite being delayed by 5 years. It's only the appearance and looks of its lead stars Rajkummar Rao and Rakul Preet Singh that remind you every now and then. But despite ignoring that fact about the film, it fails to entertain or make you laugh.

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Scroll.in : The plot fits snugly in romcom territory, providing an update to the hill-station romances that were the staple of Hindi cinema in the 1960s and ’70s. Malini has previously appeared in Sippy’s films, including his best-known, Sholay (1975), and their reunion produces some of Shimla Mirchi’s sweetest scenes. The movie needed much more of Rukmini’s blissful ignorance, but we instead get too many servings of the main item on offer: Avinash’s attempts to get close to Naina.

Filmfare: Ramesh Sippy made films in an era where the narrative took its own time unspooling. Though the length of the film is two hours and 15 minutes, this unhurried style of filmmaking makes it appear longer than the actual length. The basic conceit of the film -- that of an elderly woman mistakenly falling in love with a younger man isn't developed to the extent it should have been. There should have been more scenes between Hema Malini and Rajkummar Rao to spell it all out properly. Instead of exploring that and teasing out a situational comedy out if it, Sippy has made the one-sided romance between Rakul Preet and Rajkummar as the centrepiece, thereby distancing the narrative from a unique idea. There's nothing in Rajkummar's and Rakul Preet's love story that we haven't seen before. They make for an interesting pair alright but are following a tried and tested path.

Well, after going through the reviews above seems like Shimla Mirchi is an old-fashioned Ramesh Sippy movie released in the wrong era. Not to miss, the sad part is that majorly all the critics have tagged the movie as a flat affair. For more such meta-review, stay tuned to LatestLY!

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