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Divya Khosla Kumar's Yaariyan is a your regular campus romantic drama which borrows heavily from a number of better films. It constantly tries to be funny and rarely succeeds. The story starts off with an ever-grinning Himansh Kohli and his bunch of five friends and what follows is the done-to-death tale of friendship, romance and the protagonist's desperate attempts to land his first kiss. Rakul Preet Singh plays your average girl-next-door who falls for chocolate boy Himansh, leading to predictable drama. The plot mainly concerns a college in Sikkim which was been taken over by an Australian tycoon. The new owner threatens principal Gulshan Grover that he will raze down the college and build a resort, unless Gulshan's kids manage to defeat the Australians in a sports and culture tournament. Gulshan of course has to pick our bunch of friends for the monumental task which leads to a tiresome adrenaline rush of bike races, rock concerts and mountain climbing adventures. Somewhere in the plot are mixed up emotions like love, friendship, camaraderie and loyalty but the film rushes by too fast for anything to register properly. Himansh looks sweet and seems to possess moderate acting skills but somehow doesn't fit well as the hero. The rest of the cast rarely manages to rise above the mediocre grade. Deepti Naval looks clearly lost in a film where she does little more than cry and deliver cheesy dialogues. The music is probably the only saving grace of the film with some fantastic party tracks. In a nutshell, the film has nothing new to offer. With a weak script, weaker performances, tedious on-screen chemistry and an unimpressive star cast. -- Published on January 11, 2014
