There are some movies we watch because the directors are big or because our favorite actors start in them. But they turn out to be big disappointment. And then, there are movies we watch just because, we find their titles peculiar or promos inviting. Their directors are either debutants or virtually unknown but the films are pleasing and paisa vasool. Aloo Chat falls in the later category.

Robby’s Aloo Chat is as palatable as its title. The story is simple. One guy trying to convince his parents to accept a girl he loves and wants to marry. Now what’s so different about that? This is a plot that has been beaten to death in countless Hindi films across all the genres. What makes Aloo Chat different is not the story but the execution.

Robby scores a home run with the perfectly timed humor. The humor in this film fits within the scene, flows within the content and never comes across as forced. It’s just perfect. While, Nikhil (Aftab Shivdasani) and Aamna (Aamna Shariff) execute Hakeem Tarachand’s (Manoj Pahwa) plan to get them together, Kulbhusan Kharbanda (Nikhil’s father) and Sanjay Mishra (Nikhil’s neglected uncle) keep the movie going with their light- hearted humor.

Forget those big titles, big directors and big cast, this is a movie that tickles your funny bone, doesn’t disappoint you and leaves you with a feeling- that was a good one, I am glad it was not such a waste of time.

Watch it.  Don’t miss it.

Robby Gerwal has previously directed MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar, and Samary; When Time Strikes.