The debutants deliver performances that range from wooden to "I’m trying really hard to look emotional." Himansh Kohli has screen presence but zero range. Rakul Preet Singh (in an early role) is charming but wasted in a damsel-in-distress arc. The rest of the ensemble speaks in a language that sounds like “English with Hindi words I just learned.”
In the end, Yaariyan is the cinematic equivalent of instant noodles: looks colorful, smells promising, fills a void when you have nothing better, but leaves you feeling empty and slightly regretful afterward. yaariyan -2014
This is where the film ages like milk. A major track involves a foreign girl (Evelyn Sharma) who is initially presented as a "slut" for being sexually confident. Another track involves the "nerd" getting a makeover to impress a girl, implying that natural personality is worthless without abs and hair gel. The film also tries to tackle the issue of eve-teasing but resolves it with a slow-motion fight scene where the hero punches a dozen men. Deep, right? The debutants deliver performances that range from wooden