Director: Raj Mehta
Akshay Kumar plays the role of Vijay, and in contrast to him, Emraan Hashmi plays the role of RTO Inspector Om Prakash Aggarwal. Neev Ahuja has played the role of Gabbu (son of Om Prakash). Nushratt Bharuccha portrays the role of Minty Aggarwal (wife of Om Prakash).
Plot
Vijay comes to Bhopal for one of his movie shoots and wishes to get a driving licence, for which he agrees to go to the RTO office. Whereas the RTO officer, Om Prakash, is a big fan of Vijay. He wants to take a selfie with his favourite actor Vijay. Still, after some misunderstanding, Vijay insults Om Prakash and his son in front of his (OM Prakash) senior officials. After this, they get into a standout, and Om Prakash vows to take revenge.
The initials of the movie present Superstar Vijay as a popular and loved actor who comes to Bhopal, and RTO inspector Om Prakash along with his son, is one of Vijay’s biggest fans. Who, like other fans, wants to take a selfie with Vijay. Vijay loves to drive but needs to get a driving license for one of his shots in his upcoming film. On his way to get a new driving license, he meets Om Prakash. There takes a turn in the life of Om Prakash, where he earlier was a big fan of Vijay, later becomes his rival.
Analysis
Selfiee movie is the remake of the South Indian film Driving License. The original movie had a realistic plot and an emotional connection, whereas Selfiee is more exaggerated. The movie touches on various aspects of society, stretching from the media to political aspects, and how media exaggerates an issue just to make it vast. The misunderstanding also occurs due to the media involvement when Akshay Kumar reaches the RTO office one morning and gets traced by the media. The movie shows how Akshay Kumar is working on different movies, shows and also for OTT platforms. Later, Emraan Hashmi (Om Prakash) decides to show the power of a common man by restricting him from driving and asking him to give all the tests.
It also shows RTO rules and driving-related things from different angles. There is also a third character in the movie Abhimanyu Singh who also wants to become an actor and is a friend of Vijay. However, he fails to do so and now, out of jealousy, uses the issue against Vijay.
In a nutshell
The movie tries to convey the story of a fan and a superstar. It is another attempt of Indian cinema to make a blockbuster remake of a South Indian movie but fails to do so. The movie uses old songs to give a nostalgic feel and has only one chartbuster song. The actors have tried to perform well, but Akshay did more than required, and Emraan was out of the league. The movie can be considered a one-timer. The movie consists of action, comedy and drama and tries to touch on a few real aspects of society and how things take place.
