<p>When the first trailer of <em>Dil </em><em>Juunglee</em> had released, the film held a lot of potential&nbsp;primarily because of its lead pair. &nbsp;Two of the most promising actors of Bollywood, Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem, pairing up for a romantic comedy with web stars playing supporting characters made the film look fresh and for the youth. But it seems writer-director Aleya Sen underestimated the intelligence of the youth as she portrays her characters as dimwitted and superfluous.&nbsp;<br />
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The only ambition that Koroli(Pannu), the heroine of director Aleya Sen&#39;s <em>Dil </em><em>Juunglee</em><em>,</em> has is to get married and have kids. On the night she decides to elope with her boyfriend and some other hangers on -read friends- she is giddy with joy as she packs brinjal sandwiches for the road, makes diary entries and mumbles the joys that await her.&nbsp;<br />
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Koro&#39;s boyfriend, Sumit(Saleem), on the other hand, is a typical Punjabi <em>munda</em><em> </em>harbouring ambitions to become the next SRK in Bollywood. While he decides to elope with Koro, he is most excited about the prospects of became it big in Bollywood.<br />
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Things start going downhill soon after the road trip begins much like the film itself as writer-director Aleya Sen takes two long hours to explain how confused her two protagonists are. They part ways soon after the disastrous road trip ends, as Koro leaves him at the altar. 7 years later, when they again meet, this time in London, Koro is engaged to a Business tycoon and is a successful entrepreneur herself while Sumit is a small-time actor.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Sparks obviously fly for the ex-lovers almost immediately even though both are now in a relationship with different people. While we get why Sumit is attracted to Koro- she is now far less clingy, successful and has gotten rid of that hideous hairdo from her college days- we don&#39;t quite get why she falls for him. In fact, she goes back to her diary and bemuses that how he is the same.&nbsp;<br />
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I don&#39;t need to tell you how the story unfolds later and how it ends but it takes Sen two hours to make the viewer understand her warped storyline. From caricature characters to sticking to all kinds of stereotypes to making her actors ham in multiple scenes, <em>Dil </em><em>Juunglee</em> becomes a&nbsp;tedious film to watch.<br />
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It is also surprising to see Taapsee and Saqib- both who have shown much promise in some of their previous films- agreeing to ham and overact&nbsp;their parts. In the first half, Taapsee is almost like a child-woman, who has issues with her authoritarian father, cries at the drop of a hat and is nervous about everything and everyone. Then there is Saqib who overdoes the Delhi-Lajpat Nagar-Punjabi boy character and keeps saying &#39;Oye&#39; at regular intervals just to prove he is a typical North Indian male. They do try to rise above the script in certain scenes, but those are less. They share a good chemistry on screen, they are good actors, and they deserve a better-written film together.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The supporting cast includes web stars like Srishti Srivastava, Nidhi Singh along with Abhilash Thapliyal and Santosh Barmola. While Srishti Srivastava hams to the core, Nidhi Singh channelizes her Delhi girl act to the hilt. The two men, Barmola and Thapliyal show some promise&nbsp;but are let down by poor writing.&nbsp;<br />
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In fact, the poor script lets down the film to a great extent. Each of the characters is&nbsp;written badly, the screenplay is poor and most of the so-called twists are predictable. You just don&#39;t feel sympathetic for any of them and the amount of time that is&nbsp;spent in establishing why Koro and Sumit are weird seem quite futile in the long run.<br />
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While the film is badly written and horribly executed, it does boast of good music by Shaarib-Toshi. The film&#39;s sets, the overall look is quite pleasing to the eyes as well.</p>

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But these factors alone cannot save the film. And much like the scene where the car nose dives into a pond, the film too&nbsp;nose dives into an illogical pool. Watch only if you have nothing worthwhile to do this weekend.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Rating: 1/5</strong></p>


An illogical film about two confused people falling in love, Dil Juunglee is a tedious watch.

When the first trailer of Dil Juunglee had released, the film held a lot of potential primarily because of its lead pair. Two of the most promising actors of Bollywood, Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem, pairing up for a romantic comedy with web stars playing supporting characters made the film look fresh and for the youth. But it seems writer-director Aleya Sen underestimated the intelligence of the youth as she portrays her characters as dimwitted and superfluous. The only ambition that Koroli(Pannu), the heroine of director Aleya Sen's Dil Juunglee, has is to get married and have kids. On the night she decides to elope with her boyfriend and some other hangers on -read friends- she is giddy with joy as she packs brinjal sandwiches for the road, makes diary entries and mumbles the joys that await her. Koro's boyfriend, Sumit(Saleem), on the other hand, is a typical Punjabi munda harbouring ambitions to become the next SRK in Bollywood. While he decides to elope with Koro, he is most excited about the prospects of became it big in Bollywood. Things start going downhill soon after the road trip begins much like the film itself as writer-director Aleya Sen takes two long hours to explain how confused her two protagonists are. They part ways soon after the disastrous road trip ends, as Koro leaves him at the altar. 7 years later, when they again meet, this time in London, Koro is engaged to a Business tycoon and is a successful entrepreneur herself while Sumit is a small-time actor. A poster of Dil Juunglee. (Others) × Sparks obviously fly for the ex-lovers almost immediately even though both are now in a relationship with different people. While we get why Sumit is attracted to Koro- she is now far less clingy, successful and has gotten rid of that hideous hairdo from her college days- we don't quite get why she falls for him. In fact, she goes back to her diary and bemuses that how he is the same. I don't need to tell you how the story unfolds later and how it ends but it takes Sen two hours to make the viewer understand her warped storyline. From caricature characters to sticking to all kinds of stereotypes to making her actors ham in multiple scenes, Dil Juunglee becomes a tedious film to watch. It is also surprising to see Taapsee and Saqib- both who have shown much promise in some of their previous films- agreeing to ham and overact their parts. In the first half, Taapsee is almost like a child-woman, who has issues with her authoritarian father, cries at the drop of a hat and is nervous about everything and everyone. Then there is Saqib who overdoes the Delhi-Lajpat Nagar-Punjabi boy character and keeps saying 'Oye' at regular intervals just to prove he is a typical North Indian male. They do try to rise above the script in certain scenes, but those are less. They share a good chemistry on screen, they are good actors, and they deserve a better-written film together. Taapsee Pannu in a still from Dil Juunglee. (Others) × The supporting cast includes web stars like Srishti Srivastava, Nidhi Singh along with Abhilash Thapliyal and Santosh Barmola. While Srishti Srivastava hams to the core, Nidhi Singh channelizes her Delhi girl act to the hilt. The two men, Barmola and Thapliyal show some promise but are let down by poor writing. In fact, the poor script lets down the film to a great extent. Each of the characters is written badly, the screenplay is poor and most of the so-called twists are predictable. You just don't feel sympathetic for any of them and the amount of time that is spent in establishing why Koro and Sumit are weird seem quite futile in the long run. While the film is badly written and horribly executed, it does boast of good music by Shaarib-Toshi. The film's sets, the overall look is quite pleasing to the eyes as well. But these factors alone cannot save the film. And much like the scene where the car nose dives into a pond, the film too nose dives into an illogical pool. Watch only if you have nothing worthwhile to do this weekend. Rating: 1/5

Dil Juunglee movie review: Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem deserve a better film than this one

<p>Music lovers are in for a new romantic dose of Arijit Singh in the form of a newly released song on Thursday titled <em>Bandeya</em> from the movie <em>Dil </em><em>Juunglee</em><em>.&nbsp;</em></p>

<p>The track has been composed by&nbsp;Sharib-Toshi, penned by Dr Devendra Kafir and is sung by Arijit Singh.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Starring&nbsp;Saqib Saleem and Taapsee Pannu in lead roles, the lyrics of the song&nbsp;follow a tale of love, friendship, romance.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-watch-teaser-poster-of-dil-juunglee-as-director-asks-twitter-to-guess-star-cast-29600" target="_blank"><em>Also Watch:&nbsp;teaser poster of &#39;Dil </em></a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-watch-teaser-poster-of-dil-juunglee-as-director-asks-twitter-to-guess-star-cast-29600" target="_blank"><em>Juunglee</em></a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-watch-teaser-poster-of-dil-juunglee-as-director-asks-twitter-to-guess-star-cast-29600" target="_blank"><em>&#39;</em></a></p>

<p>The movie is directed by Aleya Sen and is scheduled for a release on March 9 after being postponed from February 16.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>Listen to the song here:&nbsp;</em></p>

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The film is slated for release on March 9

Music lovers are in for a new romantic dose of Arijit Singh in the form of a newly released song on Thursday titled Bandeya from the movie Dil Juunglee. The track has been composed by Sharib-Toshi, penned by Dr Devendra Kafir and is sung by Arijit Singh. Starring Saqib Saleem and Taapsee Pannu in lead roles, the lyrics of the song follow a tale of love, friendship, romance. Also Watch: teaser poster of 'Dil Juunglee' The movie is directed by Aleya Sen and is scheduled for a release on March 9 after being postponed from February 16. Listen to the song here:

Watch: Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem's new song Bandeya from 'Dil Juunglee'

<p>As movie makers innovate announcement of their latest flick in the new year, writer-director Aleya Sen shared a teaser poster of her upcoming movie.&nbsp;</p>

<p>What looks like presumably the lead actor and actress reading a magazine or book covering their faces, Sen threw a challenge at Twitteratis to guess their names.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Presenting the teaser poster of my first !! Guess who are these junglees <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DilJuunglee?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DilJuunglee</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/poojafilms?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@poojafilms</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jackkybhagnani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jackkybhagnani</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/honeybhagnani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@honeybhagnani</a> ❤❤ <a href="https://t.co/nO7I1DqPvx">pic.twitter.com/nO7I1DqPvx</a></p>
&mdash; @AleyaSen (@Sen_Aleya) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sen_Aleya/status/952860194404491264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>Soon after, film critic and trade analyst also shared the same poster on his Twitter profile.</p>

<p>Some users participated in the guessing challenge and took names of prospective star cast:&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Exited to see new faces are going to be launched with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DilJuunglee?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DilJuunglee</a><br />
- I think it&#39;s Jhanvi Kapoor! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DilJuunglee?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DilJuunglee</a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/poojafilms?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@poojafilms</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/vashubhagnani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vashubhagnani</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/honeybhagnani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@honeybhagnani</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jackkybhagnani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jackkybhagnani</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Sen_Aleya?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sen_Aleya</a> <a href="https://t.co/CeHeU0UdX4">pic.twitter.com/CeHeU0UdX4</a></p>
&mdash; Sasha ???? (@IamSmirza) <a href="https://twitter.com/IamSmirza/status/952863741070131201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I think it&#39;s Richa CHADDA. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DilJuunglee?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DilJuunglee</a> <a href="https://t.co/cCIVE8gS9v">pic.twitter.com/cCIVE8gS9v</a></p>
&mdash; RoAdSiDe BaBa (@Roadside_Monk) <a href="https://twitter.com/Roadside_Monk/status/952866046595256320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I guess the new hero is Ishaan Khatter in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DilJuunglee?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DilJuunglee</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jackkybhagnani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jackkybhagnani</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Sen_Aleya?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sen_Aleya</a> <a href="https://t.co/W72FGLX4s1">pic.twitter.com/W72FGLX4s1</a></p>
&mdash; Anmol Katiyar ???????? (@Anmol_77) <a href="https://twitter.com/Anmol_77/status/952873801749970945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>The film is latest from the kitty of&nbsp;Pooja Entertainment and is slated for a release on February 16.&nbsp;</p>

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The film is written and directed by Aleya Sen

As movie makers innovate announcement of their latest flick in the new year, writer-director Aleya Sen shared a teaser poster of her upcoming movie. What looks like presumably the lead actor and actress reading a magazine or book covering their faces, Sen threw a challenge at Twitteratis to guess their names. Presenting the teaser poster of my first !! Guess who are these junglees #DilJuunglee @poojafilms @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani ❤❤ pic.twitter.com/nO7I1DqPvx — @AleyaSen (@Sen_Aleya) January 15, 2018 × Soon after, film critic and trade analyst also shared the same poster on his Twitter profile. Some users participated in the guessing challenge and took names of prospective star cast: Exited to see new faces are going to be launched with #DilJuunglee - I think it's Jhanvi Kapoor! #DilJuunglee @poojafilms @vashubhagnani @honeybhagnani @jackkybhagnani @Sen_Aleya pic.twitter.com/CeHeU0UdX4 — Sasha ???? (@IamSmirza) January 15, 2018 × I think it's Richa CHADDA. #DilJuunglee pic.twitter.com/cCIVE8gS9v — RoAdSiDe BaBa (@Roadside_Monk) January 15, 2018 × I guess the new hero is Ishaan Khatter in #DilJuunglee @jackkybhagnani @Sen_Aleya pic.twitter.com/W72FGLX4s1 — Anmol Katiyar ???????? (@Anmol_77) January 15, 2018 × The film is latest from the kitty of Pooja Entertainment and is slated for a release on February 16.

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Dil Juunglee movie review: Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem deserve a better film than this one

Watch: Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem's new song Bandeya from 'Dil Juunglee'

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