‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2’ lacks the witty and hilarious take of its prequel on modern day relationships. It appears to be forced, unlike the original and the situations and humour are somewhat same. The film is a satire on love and relationships and is not a typical conventional rom-com. The characters resonate with the youth of today. Of course, like the first one, this one also offers a stronger male perspective, i.e. men being victims of love.Karthik is once again the star of the movie. His monologue, similar to the one in the first movie is pitch-perfect and deserves applause. The songs are average, however the background music does keep you hooked to the film. On the whole, the film can be enjoyed for some good laughs.

Much like the first film, Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 traces the love life of three men who are foolish enough to fall prey to three women (who may not be manipulative or scheming per se, but simply take advantage of them) and their whims and fancies. But the sequel is even more hilarious than the previous one - so much so that you are most likely to ignore the ‘anti-women’ part of it all together. All the actors fit perfectly into their characters: The boys effortlessly depict what men often discuss during boys’ talk and the girls play dumb as and when the character demands. Made on a small budget of about Rs 9 crore, the film might well be a hit and it won’t be surprising at all. Our verdict? Go for the film, have some fun and have a happy weekend. 

The heroes are frustrated, bullied and unhappy fools in love. The heroines are unsympathetic, unreasonable, temperamental, deceptive and intrusive. It takes over two hours for the men to figure out the mess they are in, which doesn't say a lot about their own mental competency. Amidst this litany of men's complaints against womankind, there are brief moments of genuine humour such as Anshul's striptease act, the rare moment when the makers objectify a male character and let women audiences have some fun. The parody of the 'Smoking Kills' ad is the kind of witty humour which Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 could do more of. When Siddharth worries about the day he may be asked to bring Harpic in Supriya's household or says, 'Yaar Main Shaadi Karna Chahta Hoon. Yeh Kab Se Kharaab Intention Ho gayi', you do laugh at his plight. But the constant nice-guys-hard-done-by the evil gals narrative is more an annoying series of rants than an entertaining film.

The 2011 sleeper hit of which Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 is an ill-advised repeat act was a passable, if seriously dodgy, romantic comedy in which women were blamed for all the troubles of mankind. Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 does pretty much the same, but the novelty has worn off and it is saddled with an insufferably inept screenplay. The result: this tawdry boys-meet-girls rigmarole is a whole lot of unbearable blather. If Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 is suggesting that boys in love are like helpless domesticated canines, what better can one expect from a film that is gone to the dogs from the word go. It actually does much worse in pouring scorn on the distaff side of humanity. But not all the pyaar in the world can compensate for the pea-brained piffle the film dumps on the audience. Does Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 have any redeeming features? Go look for a needle in a haystack. It might be easier to find.

Watching Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 is like watching an online Indian comedy sketch. It contains some genuine belly laughs, significant stereotyping and much generalisation, and some original insightful zingers. This would all be perfectly great were it not for its feature-length running time. This is not a bad film per se, but a genuinely misguided one.The first film had three grown men reduced to snivelling, sobbing losers by the end, but it did show some crackling camaraderie between its leads.This time the men don’t cry but emerge even more pathetic, chained to a trio of witches who seem to have enchanted them while never giving them an ounce of happiness.  And forget about hurting our sentiments, this juvenile single-minded immaturity hurts the comedy. It hurts the writing. It hurts the characters. It hurts the film. As for Mr Ranjan, I’m hoping the film’s climax was merely a feeble joke and not an indicator that he idolises Norman Bates.

In the sequel all we get is more of the same, minus the freshness and the age-appropriate smart lines.  The same old ‘bechara bhai-dom’ laced with the sort of casual ‘gaalis’ which were naturally used in the original appear forced this time around. And anyway they are blipped out, so we can see their mouths going ‘ooo’ which makes us supply the ‘ch’ sound all through the film: it’s not just the boys, even our presumed tolerance for cheerful invective has regressed. As for the guys-who-are-forever-mamma’s boys, they are the victims of these devious females, who use their wiles, reel them in, and then string them along. Not one of them climbs out with any perspective or insight at all. What’s that? The first ​had some punch and​ was okay for a bunch of laughs. The sequel is flat and unfunny. 

The makers of Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 (PKP2) should sue the CBFC for beeping out portions of punchy dialogues because the lines happened to be prefixed or suffixed with cuss words. Five minutes into the film, there are some six be...eps that act as irritants. Come on Censors, the film is certified 'A', then why moral police things further? That apart, there is not much difference between Luv Ranjan's PKP2 and its prequel. The same philosophy -- women nag, which is why men prefer to sh*g -- is flogged. In all fairness, this film may resonate with some masochistic sorts who like taking a whipping in love. Or still others, who just enjoy a few laughs at the cinemas each week!