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There is a overdose of masala entertainment films by Akshay Kumar in 2015 - Baby, Gabbar Is Back and Brothers. Good news is that Singh Is Bliing is better than his previous film Brothers ... bad news is that it is yet another typical action-melodrama with nothing new to offer. Singh Is Bliing was a typical bran-less , nonsensical entertainer which was certainly an improvement over Prabhudeva's debacle Action Jackson

A young girl Sara ( Amy Jackson) from Romania lands in Goa to her father's friend to search for her lost mother after her parents separated few years ago. Enters good-for-nothing but gem of a person - Raftaar Singh (Akshay Kumar) whose job is take care of Sara. Raftaar Singh becomes Sara's only hope to find her mother in Goa.

After giving of string of masala films like Wanted , Rowdy Rathore, Ramaiya Vastavaiya, R..Rajkumar and Action Jackson, Prabhudeva is back with yet another popcorn entertainment with strong first half but diluted second half. The film begins with a bang with vibrant and tuneful song "Tung Tung", comedy scenes at Goa especially from Lara Dutta and the chemistry and comic humour between Akshay and Amy will keep you engaged throughout the 1st half. However, the film goes down the rabbit hole and is completely lost in the dark in the later part. Direction is lame with minute focus on screenplay at all. Screenplay is weak. Cinematography is amazing. Art direction is good. Background score is better. Editing could have been better. Despite weak merits, it is the performances which makes the film watchable. Akshay is fantastic. He will make you laugh with his superb dialogues and funny antics. Amy will surprise you as tough chick. The gorgeous actress emotes expressively and should go a long way. Lara Dutta makes a good comeback and does well in a minuscule role.

Overall, Singh Is Bliing promises to deliver but is letdown by wafer-thin 2nd half. Watch it for Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson. Decent 2.75/5

Director Mr. Prabhu Deva has some unique sense of weird shot taking, which looks fresh and interesting some how. In this film, it is in plenty. Story is very routine. Approach in screenplay is good. Dialogues by Chintan Gandhi is very good. It is one of the major plus point of movie. Especially the dialogues of English to Hindi translation are very good but for laughter, audience must have little bit familiar with English lingo, like moron, kick a*s but surprisingly, how can one imagine that any person in India would not understand the meaning of I love you, which is exaggerated a bit. Even illiterate person understands at least, sorry, thank you, I love you. Scene like, walking in sleep is so old but good performance easily creates humor. Girl triggering the remote control bomb, while standing on that, is comic due to timing and placing. They have tried to insert some emotional angle rather than love, like searching her mother, over caring mother, angry strict father but most of the scenes fall flat. Major drawback of this film is its last half an hour, which is slow and boring. No humor, no intrigue value. Scenes in climax are badly stretched. Performance wise Akshay Kumar is very impressive. He has justified the character very well, with correct expression and emotion. Leading girl Amy Jackson is very good. She never goes overboard and shines in action scenes. Surprise factor is Lara Dutta, her comedy timing and expressions are just fantastic. She succeeds to create laughter in most of her scenes. Actor, #ArfiLamba and #AnilMange, who played lead male friends are very good. They lend apt support. Music is just foot tapping without any melody or meaning.

Just like any other Akshay Kumar movie.You see you have a couple of laugh and then you forget about it.. Silly CONCEPT silly dialogue. The Only good thing about this movie is Amy Jackson and Romanian Landscape.. Akshay Kumar aka Raftaar Singh is not good in anything and leaves everything without finishing it. His dad gives him a choice either to marry or go to Goa where he will working for his dads old friend and Amy Jackson comes there to find her mother. The leading lady Amy doesn't even have more than 15 dialogue in whole movie.. The screenplay makes you Bored and helps you to get a nice sleep Save your Time and Money Skip this one

Being a big fan of Akshay Kumar i went to watch this movie, but forget all recent performances by him, this one is to be missed. I am greatly disappointed in him and Prabhudeva. 0 script lots of songs and awful jokes(If they can be called 1) Only Colours used in songs are nice, Amy Jackson is used as an eye candy. No story at all, I anticipated a lot more from Akshay. Kay Kay Menon is a saving grace. If you have some free time to kill, instead watch his old comedy movies but skip this one. My entire score is just for Akshay's performance only. I never saw Singh is King but now i would like to just to compare if this was worst than This excuse of a movie. Skip it at all cost.

People who always try to find some kind of logic in movies please stay away from singh is bling because this movie is not for you.its a hardcore comedy where you are going to see Akshay at his best as Raftar singh from the very first scene of movie you start smiling and then that smile is going to convert in strong laughter while typing this review I am also smiling at the silliness of the movie which definitely is the idea behind making this movie.in first half there are some scene where u will not able to control your laughter for long where second half is more about action(which is not as good as first half).Akshay is main center focus of the movie but stars like Lara Dutta(surprised by this Avatar of her),Yograj Singh, Reti Agnihotri and other supporting cast did what is required for movie Amy Jackson was not good with her acting skills but she was there to look good or you can say hot and she did that perfectly.some scene was well written and actors made those scene laughable direction was good considering Prabhudeva was making a movie without logic.could have been better but still a good family entertainer.

this is the second film by prabhudeva thats Stars Akshay Kuma. They were seen in Rody Rathode that really did good at box office. this movie is about Raftaar Singh a villager who hasn't completed any work in his life. The film revolves around akshay as Raftaar and Amy Jackson (Sara). they both cant understand each others language so they hire a translator Lara Dutta (Emily).Lara duta plays important role and her efforts in this movie play a important role in comic punches. Akshay has been always all rounder entertainer whether its comedy movie or action movie he always knows how to pick up script. Akshay will be seen in avatar we have seen him before in Singh is King but this time he is more charming and cute than ever. and Lara Dutta plays a very crucial role and she is one of the reason you will not get bore because how she ruins their relationship is a major reason that will make you laugh. I would say its a full time entertainment movie you wont get bore for sure because how one can forget that Kay Kay Menon is the main Antagonist and he is just too good. its a family movie and you will definitely fall in love with Raftaar's Swag

I am not going to dignify this film with a review. So I'll sing a song instead. Thanks to Lou Bega.

A little bit of harmony in my life, a little bit of good books by my side; a little bit of good films is all I need, a little bit of bad films is what I see; A little bit of Akshay Kumar in the sun, a little bit of Amy Jackson all night long; A little bit of EXIT here I am, a little bit of therapist makes me your man

Once again!

A little bit of harmony in my life, a little bit of good books by my side; A little bit of sense is all I need, a little bit of nonsense is all I see; A little bit of Prabhudeva in the sun, a little bit of Sunny Leone all night long; A little bit of Mars here I am, a little bit of "a female Martian" makes me your man.

I know you guys (Indians) have a longer weekend this October 1st week and want to spend your money on films. But I beg you not to consider this film. Even if you are mad about the Khiladi, or want to catch a glimpse of Prabhudeva in his idiotic cameo, or want to dive into Miss Jackson's you-know-what, I beg you, I beg you not to watch this film. Try The Martian (2015) or Talvar (2015) instead.

BOTTOM LINE: Prabhudeva's Singh Is Bliing is pure balderdash, and why someone like Kumar would act and go full retard in it is beyond me.

GRADE: F

Seriously, it is a PAISA VASOOL entertainer. Akshay Kumar steals the show from the first frame as he gets into the skin of his character perfectly well. One can't image any other actor playing the role of Raftaar Singh with Akshay's style and outstanding comic timing. Walking shoulder to shoulder with him, is the surprise package (read 'revelation') of the film: Amy Jackson. Even though she hardly has any Hindi dialogue in the film, she manages to play the Bollywood lead actress with full conviction. Amy has a number of action scenes in the film, in which she excels and how. Her swift action moves while beating the bad guys are very impressive. Lara Dutta, who features mainly in the first half, surprises with her very strong comic timing. Kay Kay Menon is decent as an evil but funny villain. Anil Mange and Arfi Lamba are hilarious as Akshay's side-kicks. So, it will not going to upset u... so, just go & watch it for making weekend more entertaining. IT IS A MUST WATCH MOVIE. Thank You

As we have all come to know what to expect from this kind of a film! Expectations if kept in check, the film can be easily enjoyable. Some films are seen for their sheer story telling, casting, screenplay and of course strong characters. And, the other films are seen only for their Lovableness and their way of providing entertainment. SINGH IS BLIING falls into the latter.

TBH, you can't except a story in such a film. If you go on looking for some in such a film, then you yourself are making a mockery of you. SIB is a fun film to watch whose sole intention is to entertain its audience (read Mass). And, it rightfully succeeds in its job. It has gags coming at a good speed which can be enjoyed by all classes of audiences.The film has its share of concerns but still it never bores you. You are constantly entertained with its jokes and dialogs.

The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Akshay Kumar. Back with the Sardar getup and he never disappoints. His antics,Goofiness and Comedy-Timings are well known and he lives up-to the hype - Extremely entertaining. Amy Jackson, beautiful and keeps the audiences' engaged with her Action avatar. Lara Dutta, back after a long stint is super energetic on the screen and gives you a hearty laugh with her timing. Dialogues are really good. Cinematography is amazing!(you don't expect in a Comedy film)

Comedy is a serious business as 'making people laugh' is the toughest job and the team SIB succeeds in it. Prabhu Dheva comes back in style.

Note: It's not a sequel to Singh is Kinng but, it is so great to see Akshay back as a Sardar. Entertainment galore. Don't miss!

Don't watch this movie as its the worst movie ever made

If I am asked to evaluate Prabhudeva's credentials as a director, I would say the box office outcomes of two of his last outings - Rowdy Rathore and Action Jackson has made him smart.One was an uproarious hit and the latter was excruciatingly disastrous. Singh is Bliing which marks the second collaboration of Akshay Kumar and Prabhudeva, has the right recipe for raking the moolah with smart placement of mindless humor, silly jokes, exotic locales, NRI heroine and of course the hero, playing a Sardar, with immense crowd-pull.

And he certainly knows how to maneuver Akshay in his comfortable space.Give him a hollow script and challenge him a bit.Your job is mostly done! So Singh is Bliing sees him playing Raftaar Singh, a slacker who spends all his time either dancing to the tunes of 'Tung Tung' or performing stunts or wrestling for fun.In a sequence involving a lion in the cage , Prabhudeva brings out the disarming goofiness of the good-natured simpleton,who has such extreme reverence for his Bauji(Yograj Singh) that whenever he appears, Raftaar squats. Fed up with his good-for-nothing son, he sends him off to Goa to work for his friend, Kripal(Pradeep Rawat)who runs a casino. The plot switches to Romania where we see two dons at loggerheads,Kunal Shashi Kapoor who has a beautiful daughter Sara(Amy Jackson) and Marc(Kay Kay).Marc has a roving eye for Sara and therefore her dad sends her to Goa, Kripal's den. Upon her arrival, Raftaar is asked to provide her 24X7 security but the problem arises when he learns that Sara doesn't know Hindi and Raftaar can neither understand nor speak English.He appoints a translator,Emily(Lara Dutta)to make the job easy but on the contrary, there ensues a comedy of errors with Raftaar's bumbling buddy duo(Arfi Lamba and Anil Mange) and some hilarious situations.

The first half of the film is breezy and Prabhudeva whips up the wafer-thin plot with 'Punjabi' tadka and generous dose of humor which include some wacky pieces of comedy and sexist jokes.However, they don't appear vulgar and are not meant to be.He employs a myriad stereotypes but presents the colorful vignettes of the hinterland which captures the various flavors and fervor of the Punjabis.We see Raftar's gang of 'balle-balle' friends appearing from nowhere and dancing in revelry whenever he gets down from train, a stern father who is soft from within , and a mother sharing warmth and eye-ticks with his son.The lush greeneries,wide-angle shots of the mustard fields of Punjab, the exquisite landscape of Goa and Romania play to the film's cinematic benefits.Its the amateurish writing that plagues the second half.This is further jeopardized by some unnecessary songs acting as speed bumps.Amy's search for her long- lost mom doesn't evoke any sentiments because it is so flimsy and I was shocked with disbelief when Akshay survives Kay Kay's bullet below his chest in the climax.No logic provided!

Prabhu has utilized the star cast prudently, concealing their limitations. Example,Amy who plays Akshay's love interest, is shown as a martial-art champ decimating the goons to pulp, much more proficiently than Akshay does.Lara Dutta's comic timing is exploited judiciously. The supporting cast comprising of Yograj Singh,Rati Agnihotri and Kunal Shashi Kapoor( seen after a hiatus) does a decent job who are relatively understated among the crowd of actors who perform over-the-top.Kay Kay Menon is completely miscast in the role of the mafioso, and it's a shame to watch the actor in such a cardboard caricature uttering the seemingly cool punchlines repeatedly ,"I am too good na" or "Easy is boring!". He certainly deserves better as per his acting prowess. Yet the film is not unwatchable because of the sheer energy that Akshay Kumar projects on the screen. His tomfoolery is infectious,his antics are endearing and he is the cool Punjab-da- puttar donning the turban and the vibrant costumes.

It's agreeably a film with very low IQ, but strong EQ. Definitely , not boring.

Amazing comic timing! Akshay Kumar is improving at this in every comedy movie that he does. This year this is the fourth movie for Akshay and switching gears from Baby to 'Gabbar is back' to Brothers to 'Singh is Bliing' all four movies have different characters played to the fullest by Akshay. Singh is Bliing has an amazing opening song!! Very light hearted comedy. Amy Jackson does justice to her character too. Lara Dutta is a big surprise!! The dance moves in the movie complement the theme of 'comedy'. Almost everything about this movie makes you laugh. One thing that makes this movie believable is that Raftaar does not eventually speak in English / Sara does not eventually speak in Hindi. Overall it is a complete entertainer. We do not need to expect stories out of any movie these days!

This was ridiculous. I enjoyed the jokes but I couldn't bare to watch through this rubbish. Don't put non-indians in my Indian movies. And then you put the non-Indian in there and make them be like super power. indians are super power. and to top it off this was so fake you cant stand it. I can stand fake of Akshay flying around beating up baddies, but you put the pretty princess as the action hero? The priness beating up the goons? Oh and then the goon had a princess of his own that was action hero. What the hell? And stupid messages of promoting lewd disgusting and crude behavior from women this is ridiculous. And they tried to validate this behavior. I couldn't stand that and couldn't enjoy the Akshay style comedy. Completely ruined. Whatever "loveliness" the actresses had was ruined. Very poor movie. Lara's role wasn't so bad but still she got a bit of the same treatment.

Songs were completely littered with English, i couldn't bare it. They sounded catch but it was ridiculous how much English they put.

Ludicrous. Extremely disappointed.

Prabhu Deva's 'Singh Is Bliing' is a lighthearted entertainer, that offers some genuinely funny moments. However, the laughter & the entertainment are limited to the first-hour, as the second-hour fizzles in comparison.

'Singh Is Bliing' Synopsis: Raftaar Singh, a kindhearted, yet good-for-nothing man, is sent to Goa by his father for work proposes. While there, he falls for a Foreigner, who's being chased by a thug. Chaos Follows...

'Singh Is Bliing' works nicely in the first-hour. The humour, though non-sense, it works & some sequences leave you in splits. The Lara Dutta track, especially, is very funny. Sadly, the story stagnates in its second-hour. The pace drops & the humour stops being fun. Also, the track of the villain, lacks meat. In short, the first-hour is a hit, while the second-hour takes a hit!

Shiraz Ahmed's Screenplay is good to a point. Even the dialogue are quite enjoyable. But, the second-hour is a downer. Prabhu Deva's Direction is over-the-top. Cinematography is well-done, capturing the exotic locales, perfectly. Editing isn't tight enough. Music by Various Artists is energetic. Action-Sequences are nicely executed.

Performance-Wise: Akshay Kumar shines as Raftaar Singh. He's in good goofy mode, delivering a yet another comedic act. Amy Jackson looks gorgeous & does some serious ass-kicking. Acting wise, she's strictly okay! Lara Dutta is fun to watch. Kay Kay Menon hams as the villain. Rati Agnihotri is cute. Pradeep Rawat is passable. Anil Mange & Arfi Lamba leave a mark.

On the whole, 'Singh Is Bliing' entertains in doses.

Akshay Kumar ans Prabhudheva are back after Rowdy Rathore. When Prabhudheva started making films which have a new concept and story (Not a remake), like R Rajkumar, Action Jackson and Singh Is Bling, the storyline became weaker and weaker. Though AJ was one of the worst films of this decade, SIB is somehow better than that one, even better than some of Akki's comedy movies, but, though nothing offers new! First time, I've seen Akshay Kumar in the film, where he can't be able to fight with villains. Instead of him, Ammy Jackson fights well. This movie belongs to her only. Lara Dutta has a cute small comedy role, which she had played nicely. Sunny Leone's cameo is also in the film. Yograj Singh as Akki's father has an impact. Rati Agnihotri is good. Kay Kay Menon, the villain, nothing much to do, then also he is too good like his one liner! Cinematography in Punjab, Goa and Romania is superb. Songs have been filmed very well. We have always enjoy the songs of Prabhudheva's films, like Saree Ke Fall Sa or Gandi Baat or Chinta Ta. Here also we can see his touch in all the songs. Tung Tung is truly melodious. A colorful song. Aja Mahi is my favorite. Chu Che is a fun song. Cinema Dekhe Amma is the song where we found something interesting things in the background. Overall, music is good and enjoyable. Though the film doesn't offer something new. We have seen the common man, fights for his love in the end to the villain and all ends in well. So, you can watch this only for some of comedy scenes in Goa or for the love of Punjab and Akshay. A time-pass movie.

Offering nothing new of any sort, this is again a comedy presenting everything with an over the top Punjabi feel, blindly following a foreign source exactly like they did in SINGH IS KINNG.

• As an individual film of Akshay directed by Prabhudeva –

The initial sequences of SINGH IS BLING do occasionally make you smile, especially the scenes with a lion that are sure going to appeal the kids. A fair amount of entertainment is offered with Amy entering the scene superbly and Lara surprising one and all in her new hilarious avatar. PlusSunny Leone provides the pleasant shock along with Kay Kay having a strange get up (not suiting him at all) speaking in a wicked tone. A series of jokes portraying Akshay Kumar as a comedian (or a silly person) get evenly placed in the film's first hour engaging the viewers partially. But what eventually turns out to be a winner is the stunning action sequence featuring Amy as the beautiful killer just before it says intermission.

In the second half the film starts sinking with simply nothing to say or deliver either in its story content or execution. In fact the moment the team steps into Punjab it all becomes quite dull with the same old 'seen before' sequences reminding you of Akshay's own NAMASTE London. Amy's added plot with her mother falls flat affecting the film badly and only a few deliberately written dialogues (catering the Sikh sentiments) work marginally post interval along with the action.

To be brief, with everything looking clichéd, served with an unexciting soundtrack and many stale jokes, SINGH IS BLING becomes unbearable post interval and overall cannot be rated as something great coming from the stable of Prabhudeva who is not getting into the 'delivering mode' since his last few films. Moreover revealing it as a 'completely copied product' in the next part of the review, I seriously doubt Prabhudeva had really got anything to say of his own as a director in this particular project.

In the performance section, God knows why Akshay Kumar is so determined to present himself playing such ridiculous characters, whereas he can easily carry a fast paced crime thriller much better as per my personal opinion. Yes, the actor has certainly got a terrific comic timing proved many times before, but serving the same in a poor (repetitive) disguise of a funny Sardar purely points towards his greedy profit motive and nothing else. Thankfully this time we have both Amy Jackson and Lara Dutta making a much better impact than Akshay due to their splendid acts. At one end Amy simply wins over the viewers with her gorgeous looks as well as killing instincts and on the other Lara undoubtedly proves to be the surprise package of the film playing the witty translator. The two equally silly friends of Akshay are not able to contribute much with their forced acts and the same can be said about the supporting cast too including the supremely talented Kay Kay Menon (who remains wasted).

Shot at a lavish and colourful scale, SIB's background score is a bit loud, hugely depending upon the Punjabi theme. Yet it was indeed surprising to hear the identical notes of golden oldie 'Sau Baar Janam Lenge" playing in the backdrop in its second hour. In the soundtrack department SINGH IS BLING doesn't have a song that could lead from the front as it was there in SINGH IS KINNG. The OST heavily relies on two borrowed tracks with 'Tung Tung' being a redone version of the original track created by Sneha Khanwalkar in her MTV program of 2012 that also introduced 'Nooran Sisters' two years before they became famous with the HIGHWAY 'Jugni' track.

Besides, "Aaja Mahi" remains a reworked version of RDB group's more than 6-7 years old song that was also performed by Akshay in a Bollywood award function a few years back.

• As a blatant copy of the Korean film -

Questionably directed by Prabhudeva this is a complete scene to scene lift from the Korean film MY WIFE IS A GANGSTER 3 (2006) as if made by a loyal follower of Korean cinema. Now whether this is an official remake or not, that has not been disclosed. But it better be, since only an official remake can go on adapting the original so shamelessly as seen in SINGH IS BLING.

• Addressing the Punjabi community -

Watching films like SINGH IS BLING, I am forced to ask a question from my fellow Punjabi (Sikh) community, that often in social networks and in real life too I meet people who feel offended when someone cracks a joke on Sardars with the reference of names like Santa-Banta and more. The feeling of getting offended is not completely wrong if the matter goes beyond control projecting Sikhs as just clowns, laughing at anything and everything like some dumb characters.

But I frankly fail to understand that what happens to those people when the same kind of fun is being made by a known name so bluntly in a Bollywood film? In other words why they don't get offended watching a Hindi film star making fun of their personality on the screen just like it is done in all Santa-Banta jokes. (For reference just check the "Aa Mamma" song with proper bearded Sikhs moving their heads in an idiotic manner sitting behind the romancing Akshay.)

In all, walking on an identical path, SINGH IS BLING is nothing but a similar re-packaged (copied) product made just to earn some quick weekend bucks at the box office. However it still deserves a few extra brownie points in comparison just because of Amy & Lara alone, to give them their much deserving due.