Vicky Donor (2012)

Simply A Masterpiece

Excellent adaptation.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Though this movie had been on top of the charts, I had refrained from watching this for quite some time. I attributed the subject to a Hollywood style movie and wasn't sure if it could be watched with family. Now, wasn't I in for a startling revelation? The movie not only proved to be a decent watch but also put forward a social message on the subject of childless parents.A jovial feel throughout, with a good number of laughs describes this movie experience. Annu Kapoor plays the role of Dr. Baldev Chadda, an infertility specialist, in search of the perfect sperm donor. I guess Indian cinema has already touched on the subject of surrogate mothers, but this type of infertility treatment hasn't been addressed yet (to my knowledge, maybe I'm wrong). Vicky Arora, (Ayushman Khurrana) a typical happy - go - lucky Punjabi, jobless and full of youth is the perfect candidate for Dr Chadda's requirement. Highly reluctant at first, Vicky acquiesces, enticed with the prospect of easy money. Yami Gautam looks sweet as the poised Bengali independent working Ashima Roy. How these two get married and what happens when confronted with the topic of having a child forms the rest of the story.The movie flows easily, with perfect editing and screenplay. Music has a couple of peppy Punjabi numbers and the song "Paani da" is a soothing melody. I was surprised to learn Ayushman had sung the male version. It's been a long time since a touching climax brought tears to my eyes, but there's no melancholic strains, and the movie ends on a happy note.

"Vicky Donor" highlights a relevant subject concerning modern society. Due to the stressful and career oriented modern life, many couples are having problems to conceive and have babies. For the problem, sperm donation has been shown as an alternative in this witty romantic comedy. Still our society isn't ready for sperm donation which is seen as a taboo. There is no harm in such practice and is a boon to the couples who are unable to conceive.The protagonist of the film is a jobless youth, who pressurized by a doctor in the infertility clinic, starts to secretly donate his sperm for raising money. The revelation of the truth brings turmoil in his family and love life which is resolved by the doctor of the infertility clinic himself. Undoubtedly, the subject of the film is novel and deserves a big applaud which suggests a solution for a social problem. However, the light treatment of the subject, slack narrative, and glibness with which things are resolved don't leave much of the impact.Rating: 2 stars out of 4

Shoojit Sircar's Vicky Donor is a definite entertainer.The acting is nice, music is genuine, dialogs are witty and direction promising. Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam play their roles convincingly. They make such a good pair too in the film. It is difficult to believe that they are débutantes.Dolly Ahluwalia as Vicky's mother and Annu kapoor as an eccentric Dr.Chaddha too steal the show. Kamlesh Gill,who plays the role of Vicky's grandmother requires a special mention.The film never never lags or crawls.The plot unwinds in its natural pace..with beautiful songs and plenty of memorable sequences.. Ayushmann's voice and music complement each other and fit perfectly into the mis en scene..especially the Punjabi song 'Pani Da Rang'.There is little masala and the film succeeds to an extent in popularizing the concept of sperm-donation .From a critical angle, the film makes certain brow-raising remarks about fertility and history. Dr. Chaddha's remarks about the high fertility/ potency rates of Aryans are questionable. History doesn't provide any evidence regarding the high potency rates of a particular race/tribe. Rather,it is more dependent on psychological reasons. Also the film seems to blindly support the Aryan invasion Theory, which is a highly debated topic even among historians.Anyways, Vicky Donor is not a historical/political film. It is a wholesome entertainer with a clear message. Even though it might have inspired by the Hollywood flick 'Starbuck', it doesn't depreciate the merit. Its just artistic license.Afterall, what is original but 'undetected Plagiarism??'8 stars..Kudos to the team!!

He does a 'Houseful' and makes a 'Vicky Donor', John Abraham shows how deft he is when choosing scripts. And on that, especially for the one's he decides to make than to act in. Two comedies, both of them would make you laugh, smile and giggle but one would do that with a sound purpose and very tightly written and performed script- Vicky Donor.The film is not just a film. Though an out an out entertainer, it had a soul; a soul that touches the audience over and over. It had scenes that connect and surge up your eyes but with a smile on your face. The scene with Vicky's mother sleeping on his bed and murmuring is one such. Not missing on what houseful lauded of, the film is high on the quality of the 'Sense of Humour'. What adds to it all is the splendidly done characterization of Vicky's mother and grandmother.The spontaneity of the Punjabi munda and the elegant beauty of the Bong bala not just reminded me of Chetan Bhagat's '2 States' but made me smile to a lot more. The beauty of the Indian-ness of the relations was beautifully portrayed through the wedding and the 'coming together' of the two families. Indians are against everything, 'love marriages' for one, but just that they love their kids too much to agree to all and then 'All goes(is) well'.The script is so nicely paced and with surprisingly natural performances by the cast, Ayushmann and Annu in particular, the film never gives you a dull moment. With the melodies blended so very nicely with the storyline, you initially forget to appreciate the music and then you hear 'Paani da' in Aayushmaan's voice and hence discover your icing on the cake.Finally a film that educated the country which has seen a 50% rise in the number of 'infertile couple' in the last decade in the manner that it did, it definitely deserves a bow. Very well done Juhi Chaturvedi, John Abraham and Shoojit Sircar and off course not to forget Ayushmann Khurana or Vicky Donor.~Vaibhav Shrivastava Much more than a question of stars, still for me nothing less than 4.5 on a scale of 5.