Bad Newz Review: It Won’t Be A Surprise If The Viewer Says ‘Tauba-Tauba,’ Because…

What is good about Anand Tiwari’s Bad Newz is the risk the director and the entire crew took to turn a headless and clueless story into a movie. However, that is also the film’s major flaw: why did they take the risk to make the movie?

The plot of Bad Newz is almost similar to its spiritual prequel, Good Newwz. In Good Newwz, there were four parents across two couples, while in Bad Newz, there are three parents—one mother and two fathers featuring Vicky Kaushal, Tripti Dimri and Ammy Virk. The efforts to make this idea work have not been successful, as the line between comedy and farce was thin. Apart from some initial scenes, the film remains a mere circus of three adults hanging on a trapeze, failing to impress the viewer.

The beginning of the movie was promising, with Vicky Kaushal as Akhil Chadha and Triptii Dimri as Saloni Bagga from Karol Bagh bringing extraordinary energy to the screen. However, as the story unfolds, the plot, instead of thickening and becoming more interesting, scatters in various directions.

Vicky is a treat to watch as a Punjabi munda trying to impress a chef girl who dreams of making it big in her career. He has improved as an actor, especially with his perfect comic timing in Bad Newz. The way he portrays Akhil Chadha and wins Salomi’s heart, advancing the drama, is commendable. Vicky is the only saving grace of the movie, which gained attention because of the viral “Tauba Tauba” song and his moves in it. There is one more positive thing about Vicky: He is a good dancer, he has become a good dancer.

Tripti Dimri might remind you of early Katrina Kaif in her full-fledged leading role in a mainstream movie. Tripti is memorable in romantic and pleasant scenes, but she loses steam in the serious scenes, which are plentiful in the second half of the movie. And there is Ammy Virk. He is wasted as a third wheel in the whole Tom and Jerry game being played in the second half of the movie.

There is something not to miss: the music. The movie is not just about the viral “Tauba-Tauba”; it also features some good songs and background music that are better than the story itself. Additionally, some of the casting, especially the title cast of Vicky, Tripti and Ammy, and others including Neha Dhupia, Sheeba Chadha, and Faisal Rashid, stand out.

The execution of the good thread with the multiple-father plot would have been a challenge for the writers and the director, and that is where the presentation falls flat. As the screenplay tried to expand the plot with a competition between the two father ‘claimants,’ it became a bit boring and affected the flow of the story as it developed. The scenes that were created to make the viewer happy backfired, making the movie more boring and diminishing the viewer’s interest in the plot.

Timeline Verdict: It’s a good effort gone in vain. It would have been much better if the writers and the director had a solid plan.