Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos Review: Emmy-winning comic Vir Das’s directorial debut has officially hit the silver screen. Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos, an effortlessly chaotic spy-comedy, features Vir Das, Mithila Palkar, Mona Singh, and marks the comeback of Imran Khan. The cast of Delhi Belly reunites as Aamir Khan makes a quick cameo while the protagonists feature in their unapologetic curly-haired wigs.

Laced with punchlines, comedy, and satirical action, Vir Das has gone all out with Happy Patel. With reviews from premiere screenings describing the spy-comedy as ‘mad’ and ‘crazy’, positive reviews flooded X (formerly Twitter), but it was labelled ‘acquired taste’ by a few viewers.

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Vir Das plays a British spy called ‘Happy’ who finds himself troubled when he finds out about his Indian origins. With Goa at the helm of an attack, he goes through a series of unfortunate events, of course, with a British-Hindi accent. As netizens called him the ‘NRI version’ of socialite and Bollywood ally ‘Orry’, users called Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos a “tumultuously unfunny comedy.”

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Getting an average rating of 2 stars and above, Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos also “delivered a handful of crazy funny moments” throughout the screenplay. Some users described the Vir Das-Mithila Palkar starrer a “brilliant meta-tribute to Bollywood that’s a sharp on stereotypes as it is silly on slapstick.”

With its A certification, some netizens even advised viewers to ‘leave their brains and parents’ at home. Getting an approval from brain-rot-loving audience, Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos won the hearts of the Internet.

Vir Das, the protagonist, was also called the ‘soul of the film’ and the second half received an ‘extraordinary’ remark. As the Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos sent the audience into splits, the movie hit even harder.

Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos is directed by Vir Das and Kavi Shashtri. It stars Vir Das, Sharib Hashmi, Mithila Palkar, Mona Singh, Srushti Tawade, Sumukhi Suresh, Imran Khan, and Aamir Khan.