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This Vir Das film aims to be quirky, sadly quirky isn't always funny
Hindustan Times Pune
|January 17, 2026
In an industry that churns out comedies by the dozen, genuine experimentation is a rarity and bold comedy feels even scarcer.
From the makers of one such outing, Delhi Belly (2011), is Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos.
It revolves around Happy Patel (Vir Das), a man chosen to become an MI7 spy. Trained abroad, he is sent on a mission to Goa, India, where he meets dancer Rupa (Mithila Palkar) and promptly falls in love. Goa, however, is ruled by local gangster Mama (Mona Singh), who is baying for Happy's blood. What follows forms the rest of the plot.
This story is from the January 17, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
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