Selfiee
- Director
- Raj Mehta
- Studio
- Dharma ProductionsCape of Good FilmsPrithviraj ProductionsMagic Frames
- Release Date
- 23 February 2023
- Running Time
- 148 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- India
- Budget
- ₹100.00 Cr
- Box Office
- ₹23.63 Cr
Review
Selfiee arrives as a breezy, lightweight comedy that manages to entertain without demanding much from your brain cells. Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi's on-screen chemistry forms the backbone of this remake, and their performances carry the film through its predictable moments. The dialogues hit more often than they miss, and the direction keeps things moving at a pace that prevents you from checking your watch too frequently. For what it's worth, there are genuine laughs here, and if you're hunting for a no-frills weekend watch, the film delivers on that modest promise.
However, Selfiee never transcends its formulaic blueprint. It's a competent entertainer that plays it safe, banking entirely on the star power and comic timing of its leads rather than offering anything remotely fresh or inventive. The screenplay doesn't push boundaries, and while the central premise of two superstars' face-off generates some amusement, it feels like a missed opportunity to say something sharper about Bollywood's obsession with ego and image. The film works as a time-pass vehicle but leaves no lasting impression whatsoever.
Rating: 3/10
Storyline
So this Bollywood film follows this big movie star who's in a massive rush to get a driver's license before heading to America for his newborn baby. He's got a shoot happening in Bhopal that's already over budget, so he tries to take some shortcuts with the local traffic inspector. The inspector, who's apparently obsessed with him, agrees to help but wants a selfie in return. Seems like a simple deal, right? Wrong.
Everything blows up when paparazzi catch him driving without a valid license, and suddenly it becomes this huge national controversy. His wife gets fed up with the drama and leaves for the US without him, while he's stuck dealing with this mess. The inspector actually calls him out publicly and challenges him to get the license the legitimate way. So Vijay decides to turn the whole thing into a televised event to prove he's not getting special treatment—basically damage control on steroids.
What follows is this entertaining back-and-forth where Vijay has to actually pass all the driving tests on live television in front of the whole country. It's awkward, it's dramatic, and you can feel the pressure mounting as he goes through the theoretical exam and then moves on to the actual driving portions. The film keeps you guessing about whether this celebrity with an ego can actually pull this off without cheating his way through.
