PLOT: Bollywood superstar Vijay Kumar needs to obtain a new driving license from RTO officer, Om Prakash Agarwal, a diehard fan of Vijay. A misunderstanding escalates into a feud played out in front of the entire country.
Selfiee is a comedy-drama film directed by Raj Mehta and produced by Dharma Productions, Magic Frames, Prithviraj Productions, Cape of Good Films, and Star Studios. It is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam film Driving Licence starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Suraj Venjaramoodu. Selfiee was theatrically released on 24th February 2023.
Star Cast:
Akshay Kumar as Superstar Vijay Kumar
Emraan Hashmi as Om Prakash Aggarwal
Diana Penty as Vijay Kumar’s Wife
Nushrratt Bharuccha as Minty Aggarwal
Abhimanyu Singh as Suraj Diwan
Mahesh Thakur as Vijay’s manager
Meghna Malik as Vimla Tiwari
Adah Sharma as Meera
Kusha Kapila as Tara
Paritosh Tripathi as Rinku
Susheel Bonthiyal as Sunil Awasthi
Akashdeep Sabir as Dheeraj Jaiswal
Mrunal Thakur (special appearance in song “Kudiyee Ni Teri”)
MOVIE REVIEW: Selfiee is just another mediocre remake of a good South Indian film. The screenplay is engaging in bits & pieces and it has a few dull moments too. Director Raj Mehta reunites with Akshay Kumar after Good Newwz (2019), he handled the humour and drama of the film skillfully.
Akshay Kumar effortlessly played his part as Superstar Vijay Kumar. It was great to watch Emraan Hashmi on the big screen again, last we saw him in Mumbai Saga and Chehre in 2021. He has delivered an impressive performance. Meghna Malik’s comic timing is spot on and she got some funny dialogues in the film. Abhimanyu Singh never disappoints and he too was a comic relief and got some hilarious one-liners. The leading ladies Diana Penty and Nushrratt Bharuccha were once again neglected by the writers due to which they underplayed their part. Other supporting actors were just fine in their roles.
Some scenes were written well in the second half which makes it more arresting, the chaos at the RTO office, the face-off between two leading actors, and the license test. There was no song in the movie that can be a chartbuster. The crisp editing and some more gripping scenes could have made the film more impactful. The fate of the film will depend only on word of mouth.
Selfiee Movie Rating:
Direction 3/5
Acting 3/5
Music 2/5
Editing 2/5
Screenplay 2.5/5
Overall Hit ya Flop Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars (Average)
