Review of movie Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se

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Rating:3/5

Vaidya Puran (Sunny Deol) is a man of few words, but can rain many blows if his resilience is tested. When he is not treating the poor at his modest dawakhana, he is showing off his brute force by bringing tractors to a grinding halt with his dhai kilo ka haath. 

Puran is well respected in the city much unlike his younger brother Kaala (Bobby Deol) – a 40-year-old bachelor who dreams of a high life in Canedda (Canada). There is also their squatting tenant Jayant Parmar (Dharmendra) – a flamboyant lawyer, who flirts with imaginary fairies and rides a scooter with sidecar. While the trio are as distinct as chalk and cheese, one incident brings them together for a common cause. 

'Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se' carries the popular franchise forward with a brand new story and characters that once again highlight the Deol brand of entertainment. 

Dharmendra clearly leads this fun pack with his boisterous charm. He can floor a sitting judge in a courtroom and the audience alike with his antics. Sunny Deol comes a close second with his punches that are not comical, but lethal enough for the bad guys. Bobby Deol gets maximum screenspace, but sadly his character is riddled with repetitive humour.

The film is packed with many other characters including its leading lady Kriti Kharbanda, who looks effortlessly glamorous, but doesn’t have the spark. From Punjab to Gujarat, YPD 3 travels a long way, but misses many comic milestones. There are some LOL moments and a few hilarious punchlines. The first courtroom scene in particular between Dharmendra and Shatrughan Sinha, stands out as endearingly funny. Rest of the characters never take off beyond OTT caricatures.