Doctor G Movie Review, Ayushmann Khurrana New Movie

Movie Review 

The film is about Dr. Uday Gupta, a male student of gynecology department. Ayushmann's Dr Uday is a funny, quirky and confused gynecologist, a loner in a class full of women. His world revolves around the stree-rog vibhaag of the medical college, though he is desperate to find a way out. Dr. G has two halves. One is crine with pointless jokes and stereotypes and the other is a heartwarming drama with a social message. 

 When Fatima (Rakul Preet Singh) tells her fiancé that Uday is in her class, she laughs. Unwillingly enrolled in this department because he could not get a place in the orthopedic department. Uday feels that he cannot excel in gynecology because his gender puts him at a disadvantage. This pretty much sums up the story of Anubhuti Kashyap's Doctor G.

  Dr. G is another typical Ayushman Khurrana film with a small town boy at the centre. He is stuck in a situation that most people don't want to talk about. He has his share of hesitations, but later accepts his flaws. Although we have just described the plot of Dr. G, it took us back to Badhaai Ho, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui or even Vicky Donor. This time the taboo is stree-rog. But even with all that patriarchal structure, you'd relate to it even if you didn't like it. Meanwhile, the role of Uday's love Fatima (Rakul Preet Singh) could have been written better. Ironic, isn't it? 

 Dr. G has some funny moments that will make you laugh. Uday finds himself in the middle of a vaginal monologue in an all-female classroom, stuck in a hospital room full of pregnant women clamoring for his attention, moments of hesitation when checking for vaginal dilatation, and of course his Tinder-linked and frequent date mom (Sheeba Chadha). However, she is a typical mother who throws ladoos in Uday's mouth the moment he eats watermelon. 

However, it could have been a better scenario if Dr. G wanted to advocate for gender equality. But it went wrong in many ways. The story actually ends in the first half. The second half follows a completely different storyline involving Uday's mentor Ashok (Indraneil Sengupta) and his underage lover getting pregnant. Some monologues also sound very preachy.  

 

Ayushmann Khurrana

 Ayushmann Khurrana is doing a great job as always. But now it has become kind of repetitive. He should look for more diverse roles because he is a good actor. However, we have to applaud his emphasis in the film. As Dr. G is based in Bhopal, he says "sorie" and not "sorie" among other things. Shefali Shah, as Uday's supervisor Nandini, is a laid-back doctor you'd find in most hospitals. The actress plays her role flawlessly. Rakul Preet Singh also has her moments. Sheeba Chaddha lights up the screen every time she appears.