Sidharth takes you on risky ride

A Gentleman Direction: Ran and DK Actors: Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez, Darshan Kumar, Suniel Shetty Rating:

Three years after delivering the Saif Ali Khan-starrer dud, Happy Ending, directors Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru – now called just Raj and DK are back with another bid at the box office. Their latest venture - A Gentleman - starring Jacqueline Fernandez and Sidharth Malhotra which hit the theatres on Friday, is an exciting ride.

A Gentleman traces the story of two Sidharths - one is a traditionally good guy with a high-paid job, a grand house in Miami and a family but one who cannot even claim his own credit in an IT office. The other one is what our heroine (Jacqueline) digs for adventurous, risky and streetsmart. The mixing up of the two identities creates confusion, danger and forms the crux of the film.

The film starts on a rather understated, but flashy note - foreign locations, characters flaunting designer clothes and fake accents, cliched characterisation and very predictable sequences.

However, A Gentleman picks up the pace and the juxtaposition of the two Sidharths makes it an engaging to watch. The quintessential Raj and DK touch - quirky dialogues, funny scenes, smart one-liners on ‘modernism’ and a practical side - is sprayed all over in just the perfect quantity.

Both Sidharth and Jacqueline are quite fun to watch. That they mostly have to be flashy, cheeky and very, very Bollywood in their execution also helps.

Supriya Pilgaonkar and Rajit Kapoor have small roles as Kavya’s parents but they manage to leave a remarkable impression. Darshan Kumar, who plays the second fiddle to Suniel Shetty’s character delivers another strong performance. Suniel, however, turns out to be disappointing after a stylish entry . A Gentleman is not a flawless film, it is full of cliches and typecasts the characters .