Selfiee Movie Review: SELFIEE works because of the plot, good direction, better dialogues and face off between the actors.
SELFIEE is the story of an actor’s fight with his fan. Om Prakash Agarwal (Emraan Hashmi) is an RTO inspector who lives in Bhopal. He lives with his wife Minti (Nushrratt Bharuccha) and son Gabbu (Neev Ahuja). He’s a die-hard fan of Bollywood superstar Vijay Kumar (Akshay Kumar) and always makes sure to watch the star’s film, first day first show. Om’s joy knows no bounds when he learns that Vijay Kumar will be shooting his film ‘Falak Tak’ in Bhopal. He and Gabbu go to see him, hoping to click a selfie. But he doesn’t get a chance as thousands of fans have also arrived to welcome Vijay Kumar. But he gets another chance when the corporator Vimla Tiwari (Meghna Malik) requests Om to help Vijay Kumar get the driving license, which the actor has lost. Om readily agrees and expresses the desire to click a picture with Vijay. Hence, he asks Vijay to arrive at the RTO office. Vijay agrees. When he reaches the RTO office, Vijay is shocked to see that the media has already arrived. A narrative is spread that Vijay never had a driving licence and that all these years, he was illegally driving a car. Assuming that Om called the media, Vijay blasts him and leaves. An angry Om stops him from driving the car, citing that he doesn’t possess a driving license. The moment is captured by the media. In no time, Om Prakash Agarwal becomes a celebrity and is praised for taking on a mighty, arrogant star. TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE MOVIE, VISIT THE MOVIE THEATRES NEAR YOU.
Coming to the other factors, SELFIEE is the official remake of the 2019 Malayalam film DRIVING LICENSE. Interestingly, the dialogues here are funnier than in the original version and it adds to the madness.
Raj Mehta’s direction is first-rate, just like in his previous two films – GOOD NEWWZ (2019) and JUGJUGG JEEYO (2022). He has treated the story in a very commercial manner and this gives the film a mainstream appeal. Also, he has smartly incorporated real-life happenings like boycott trends, media trial etc. and it further adds to the impact.
The songs fail to entice and the film ideally should have had a chartbuster. ‘Main Khiladi’ is played in the end credits and is well-tuned and shot. The same applies to ‘Kudiyee Ni Teri’. The title song and ‘Sher’ don’t impress.
