There is a way i imagined the world would be when i was growing up . For me it was The world of amar chitra katha , famous five , ram rahim and man mohan desai films . I lost the innocence later @Vasan_Bala i relived that world ! #MardKoDardNahiHota @RSVPMovies @RonnieScrewvala
— Suresh Triveni (@sureshtriveni) October 26, 2018
Suresh Triveni (Film Director, Tumhari Sulu)
A filmmaker becomes the film after his own heart & a dream is immortalised. Vasan Bala’s wacky imagination, bubbling love for the movies & pure, preserved innocent, memories of childhood rock every single frame of #MardKoDardNahiHota’s fizzy, funny, funky & fights-filled treat.
— Sukanya Verma (@SukanyaVerma) October 27, 2018
Sukanya Verma (Film Critic, Rediff and The Hindu)
#MardKoDardNahiHota is THE BEST FILM I have seen in 2018 yet. Have stayed away from action films as much as possible, but this one made me want to whistle. What a whacky mind @Vasan_Bala is!! #JioMAMIWithStar2018
— Priyanka Sharma (@iPriyanka_S) October 27, 2018
Priyanka Sharma (Film Correspondent, Indian Express)
#MardKoDardNahiHota by @Vasan_Bala & team is a love letter to the movies sprinkled with some insane humour, palangtod action, marvellous bgm by Karan Kulkarni. The performances by Abhimanyu, Radhika & Mahesh Manjerekar are all GOOD but the SCENE STEALER is @gulshandevaiah!!!
— Navjot Gulati (@Navjotalive) October 26, 2018
Navjot Gulati (Writer, Running Shaadi)
#MardKoDardNahiHota
Two words. SLAYED IT.@Vasan_Bala had an idea.
Vasan Bala made a film.
Vasan Bala is smart.
Vasan Bala is cool.
Be like Vasan Bala.
— Jai Mehta (@JaiHMehta) October 27, 2018
Jai Mehta (Producer, Shahid, Aligarh)
And the performance of the film comes from… Gulshan Devaiah. The actor was also a part of Bala’s 2012 film Peddlers.
#mami #MardKoDardNahiHota is insane!!! @gulshandevaiah is so bad…soooo gooood!
— Ziba Bhagwagar (@howbza) October 26, 2018
Yaar @gulshandevaiah is the best thing about #MardKoDardNahiHota and that says A LOT coz everything is really, really mindblowing about this film! Must watch! #MAMI2018
— Sainee (@CacklerRaj) October 26, 2018
Watching the incredible #MardKoDardNahiHota made me realise one thing, why the hell m I not seeing @gulshandevaiah more in the movies. You completely changed how an Bollywood villain should be, All Hail the New Badman (it’s Also Gulshan Though)
— Swapneal (@NealSmooth) October 27, 2018
#MardKoDardNahiHota Now that is what you literally call KICK ASS. And how good is @gulshandevaiah .Will definitely watch it again when it releases
— Bhupesh Bandekar (@perkybhups) October 27, 2018
I had registered for #JioMAMIWithStar only to watch #MardKoDardNahiHota and what a wonderful film it is! @Vasan_Bala your tribute to this genre is brilliant, it sparkles in it’s own way! Will watch it again for @gulshandevaiah !@Abhimannyu_D what an assured debut!
— nusratjafri (@nusratjafri) October 27, 2018
Watch the trailer here.
Also, if you like reading film reviews, here is one by our favourite film critic, Rahul Desai.
REVIEW: It says something about writer-director @Vasan_Bala‘s life that #MardKoDardNahiHota – a movie inspired by the movies – feels like the most personal Hindi film of the year. Read @ReelReptile‘s take on the @MumbaiFilmFest opening film: #FCAtMAMI2018 https://t.co/LTqMvlxhWY
— Film Companion (@FilmCompanion) October 27, 2018