Corny, Hammy And Prejudiced

By now Ayushmann Khurrana has demonstrated he has aced playing the imperfect but endearing boy next door.

- Suhani Singh

In Dream Girl though this image comes with a spin – Karam (Khurrana) has the uncanny ability to mimic a woman’s voice. It’s a separate matter it’s so high-pitched it never seems convincing. He lands himself a job at a “friendship call centre” where he passes off as Pooja. Much like Vicky of Vicky Donor, Karam’s asset gradually becomes a liability. Soon his vocal skills make him the target of unwanted affection.

Those infatuated with him (read her) include a shayari-loving police officer (the reliable Vijay Raaz), his fiancee’s Rafi-singing brother (Abhishek Banerjee of Stree fame), a Gujjar boy with swag (Raj Bhansali), an angry misandrist (Nidhi Bisht) and another who rather not be named for spoilers sake.