Cert PG
106 mins
BBFC advice: Contains mild language and comic threat.
Mrs W is a funny one.
When friends ask her what she makes of Bollywood she tends to pull a face as if to say "I'm not keen but the other half demands I go with him.''
On Monday night, we were both knackered after a weekend in Cambridge and long days at work.
But I was undaunted in my pursuit of an everyfilm tick-off.
So, I resigned myself to driving to Leicester on my own, not wishing to inflict another Bolly on Mrs W. However, she insisted that she would accompany me.
I offered her five separate chances to wriggle out of it but no, come 8.30pm, she was next to me in Screen 5 of Leicester Odeon.
In fact, she was the only other person in screen 5 watching Shashant A Shah's comedy drama.
And guess what? She not only confessed that she enjoyed it but she admitted that most of the Bolly films she had seen lately had been good.
The truth, as I have tried to explain on many occasions, is that Indian movies are the same as British, American or any other in the sense that some are good and some are bad.
Of course, there are cultural differences but, by dint of the sheer weight of films we watch, we are much more aware of Bollywood nuances than we used to be and so accept them and enjoy them.
Anyway, on to Bajatey Raho, the story of a family who have been left hugely in debt after the upstanding head of the house was conned out of hundreds of thousands of rupees.
He died because of the debt and investors, who lost their money, are demanding it back.
Thus, Sukhi (Tusshar Kapoor) and Ballu (Ranvir Shorey) go through a catalogue of elaborate schemes to squeeze the cash out of ruthless businessman Sabbarwahl (Ravi Kishan) who has stolen it.
They also enlist the help of their mum (Dolly Ahluwalia) and their friend Manpreet (Vishakha Singh).
I'm not quite sure whether Batajey Raho is trying to be a comedy or drama or a bit of both. It does strive for funny moments but its underlying theme is one of tragedy and revenge.
Kishan makes a decent villain while Ahluwalia is the pick of those trying to outfox him through various disguises.
The movie suffers a fair few plot holes but it has a charm to it that beguiled both Mrs W and me. In fact, if she is honest, she enjoyed it more.
Laughs: a few sniggers
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 6/10