Saunkan Saunkanay 2 movie review: Ammy Virk faces triple trouble in this laugh-out-loud film

Indian Express

3 days ago

Saunkan Saunkanay 2 movie review: Punjabi cinema and comedy are a match made in blockbuster heaven and Ammy Virk's latest film, Saunkan Saunkanay 2, directed by Smeep Kang seems to be headed that way. The blockbuster success of Saunkan Saunkne (2022) precipitated this sequel, featuring the returning star cast of Nimrat Khaira, Sargun Mehta (in a double role) and Nirmal Rishi.
Written by Amberdeep Singh, the film features the marital life of Nirmal Singh (Ammy Virk), which is complicated even further, as completely fed up with his existing two wives, he starts thinking of the possibility of a third!
Saunkan Saunkanay 2 begins with a quick recap of events that unfolded in the previous film. Narrated by Nirmal Singh, as the hapless husband caught between two overbearing wives, the poor man tells of his plight as one driven to the brink of madness. Although both wives, Naseeb Kaur (Sargun Mehta) and Kiranjit Kaur (Nimrat Khaira) are sisters, they are at each other's throats all the time.
They even drive their mother-in-law (Nirmal Rishi) up the wall, who is the mastermind behind getting a third wife for her son, in the hopes that he will finally find happiness. As she says, 'What's in a number?'
But when Nirmal finds an Italian woman, Monica Belluci (Sargun Mehta in a double role) and brings her home, the two wives join forces to solve the 'international crisis'! The two try to lure their husband back and create hilarious situations to be nice to their husband for a change but all attempts sadly fall flat as Nirmal Singh will have none of it. Meanwhile, the entire village is comically wrapped up in this spectacle, especially as there is immense curiosity about the white woman in their midst.
The comedy is pegged on several stereotypes, many of which are offensive and tone deaf but are employed within the realm of humour, all for the sake of a good laugh. The henfights between women, the obsession with land, the connivance between a mother who cannot see beyond her son's happiness, the desirability of thin women, devious women trying to take the impressionable husband for a merry ride, and so many more. These do become a bit tedious after a while, along with the high-pitch at which the comedy unfolds throughout.
In Saunkan Saunkanay 2, women bicker, fight, curse, kick up a storm, manipulate, deceive but they just refuse to go down quietly. In fact, one of the most hilarious scenes is the one where Nirmal's mother narrates her falling in love with Nirmal's father and following her own heart, even unwittingly being the one responsible for the father's subsequent, untimely death.
With crackling dialogues that mostly keep the momentum of the film chugging away at a good pace, the film starts dragging its feet in the second half and moves towards a predictable resolution. It also ends on a baffling note, perhaps in a hastily put together attempt to keep avenues open for another sequel.
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Overall though, Saunkan Saunkanay 2 is a laugh riot cemented by strong performances by the cast members. Ammy Virk, Sargun Mehta and Nimrat Khaira deliver noteworthy performances, while Khaira's dialogue delivery and comic timing is absolutely spot-on and deserve special mention.
It's also nice to see the first ladies of Punjabi cinema— Gurpreet Bhangu, Seema Kaushal, Rupinder Rupi, being featured in a foot-tapping number, 'Gore Gore Mem'. The music compliments the entertainer with the songs 'Dieting', 'Mia Bella' and 'Main Nachdi'.
This feel-good, crowd-pleaser is bound to become another box-office hit.
Saunkan Saunkanay 2 movie cast: Sargun Mehta, Ammy Virk, Nimrat Khaira, Nirmal Rishi
Saunkan Saunkanay 2 movie director: Smeep Kang
Saunkan Saunkanay 2 movie rating: 4