Film

Fukrey

Name: Fukrey
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2013
Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Manjot Singh, Ali Fazal, Richa Chadha

Buddy comedy
Light-hearted

Fukrey is a Delhi-set comedy about four hapless college friends tumbling through schemes, crushes, and run-ins with local gangsters. It's energetic and messy in the best way—loud, affectionate, and genuinely funny about the specific texture of Delhi youth culture. Made for anyone who loves ensemble comedies where the chemistry between characters matters more than plot.

TMDb rating

3.2

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like breezy Delhi-set capers where small schemes snowball through colourful side characters, and you enjoy a comedy that keeps its tongue firmly in its cheek while still finding a little warmth underneath.

Skip it if you want a tight plot that drives straight ahead, since this one wanders through episodes and loose subplots, and its humour leans on broad caricature that may wear thin.

What it asks of you: Settle in for about two and a quarter hours of sprawling, episodic mischief, with the laughs arriving in bursts and the pace shifting from frantic to lazy as it drifts between friends.

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Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na2008

A Delhi-set romantic comedy with the same warmth and chemistry-driven humour. Two friends navigate love while their group cheers them on; it's sweet without being saccharine, and the supporting cast is as fun as the leads.

But Lighter and more conventionally romantic than Fukrey. If you're after edge and irreverence, this tilts softer.

Dum Laga Ke Haisha2015

Pulkit Samrat again, this time in a film that balances broad comedy with genuine heart. A road-trip romance that finds tenderness in unexpected places, with strong supporting characters and real laughs.

But More romance-focused than comedy. The love story is the spine, not the comic chaos.

Pyaar Ka Punchnama2011

Four friends, Delhi setting, messy relationships and spectacular arguments. Kartik Aaryan's iconic monologues anchor a film that's mostly about how friendships survive love and disappointment.

But Relies heavily on misogynistic comedy beats that haven't aged well. The women exist mainly to frustrate the men.

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The wildcard

Something you would not have found on your own.

Satya1998

Both are love letters to Delhi's underbelly, but one finds it funny and the other finds it lethal. Same world, opposite lighting.

A Delhi crime film that treats its underworld with total seriousness—the flip side of Fukrey's mayhem. Same city, same characters (petty criminals, gangsters, ordinary people pulled into chaos), but Ram Gopal Varma shows what happens when the games get real. Visionary filmmaking.

But Brutal and bleak. Where Fukrey finds warmth and comedy in failure, Satya finds violence and tragedy. Very much a 90s film—handheld, grainy, sometimes hard to follow.

Rang De Basanti2006

Five friends bound by loyalty and idealism; the ensemble energy crackles. It earns its tonal shift from comedy to something weightier, and the friendship itself is the film's beating heart.

But Much longer and more ambitious. Fukrey's anarchic energy gives way to political seriousness in the second half.

Happy Bhag Jayegi2016

Richa Chadha (Fukrey's Bholi Punjaban) leads a cross-border comedy with real warmth and a terrific supporting cast. It's lighter fare but shares that Delhi-Pakistan border-region specificity and affection for its characters.

But Smaller and more straightforward in structure. Less ensemble chaos, more conventional romantic-comedy architecture.

Badhaai Ho2018

A Delhi-set family comedy about unexpected parenthood with tremendous affection for its characters. The ensemble really sings, and it finds humour in generational misunderstanding without punching down.

But Built around parents rather than friends. The tone is warmer and more sentimental than Fukrey's rougher energy.

Khosla Ka Ghosla!2006

A Delhi middle-class family takes on a corrupt builder. It's funny, smartly written, and genuinely clever about how ordinary people navigate power and morality. The cast is uniformly excellent.

But More grounded and plot-driven than character-driven. Less of the anarchic fun, more of a proper story.

Fukrey Returns2017

The same crew back together. If you loved the first film's chemistry, the sequel deepens it—the characters feel lived-in, and there's real affection between them and for them.

But Sequels rarely surprise. This follows the formula closely; if the first film felt thin on plot, this one won't change that.

Delhi Belly2011

Three friends in Delhi, goofy misadventures, a heist structure that barely holds together. It's got genuine laughs and an energy that doesn't apologize for being dumb fun.

But Coarser and more vulgar. Also structurally messier—the plot genuinely falls apart in places, and not always intentionally.

Masaan2015

Richa Chadha again, but playing Zarina—a sex worker treated with real dignity and interiority. Where Fukrey's Bholi Punjaban is all swagger and comedy, Masaan shows you the person underneath such armour.

Four lives intersecting in Varanasi; a film of extraordinary beauty and moral complexity about desire, shame, class, and redemption. Richa Chadha gives one of her finest performances. It's serious cinema but also humane and unpatronizing toward its characters.

But Tonally serious throughout. Death, sexuality, caste. Nothing like Fukrey's irreverence. Also slower and more meditative.