This con-man of multiple names (Ranveer Singh) has conned more than 25 ladies, each handpicked and thoroughly researched, of anything from Rs. 10 lakh to much more. Each time, the man dons a different getup, poses as a suitable individual and goes ahead with the con. More important, he is in it for the game and his ego is boosted by his triumphs — he neither harms the ladies nor exploits them physically. 

Dimple Chadha (Parineeti Chopra), a Delhi college girl with a blunt tongue, for whom he is fitness trainer Sunny Singh; Mumbai executive Raina Parulekar (Dipannita Sharma), for whom he poses as art dealer Deven Shah; and just before them, Saira Shahid (Aditi Sharma) from Lucknow, to con whom he becomes the shy cloth manufacturer Iqbal Khan, are thus his last victims.

Raina is swindled of Rs. nine million belonging to her company for a fake Husain painting, and suspected of being a conspirator in the con, she vows to clear her name. As luck would have it, Dimple calls her up after watching the news on television and they exchange mobile pictures of Sunny and Deven, realizing — despite his disguise — that they are victims of the same man. A call from Saira also confirms that she is yet another victim of the smart conman.

Though the film is fun while it lasts, as in “Badmaash Company” and “Luv Ka The End” from the same banner (the theme seems to be a mix of the two in a way), too many licenses are taken in the name of entertainment, which that reduces the “believable” quotient that even a fictional, fantasy or escapist narrative must have to be convincing. Predictable and even simplistic in the second half, it makes a mess of the crucial last sequence between Ricky and Ishika, which is too abrupt and half-baked. 

The film has some sparkling dialogues by Habib Faisal, especially for Dimple’s and Ricky’s characters. The Dimple-Sunny episode is the film’s best segment, and the actor playing Dimple’s father is superb. Anushka appears just before interval point and acts effortlessly, despite a character with traits similar to some roles she has done in the past. It is time that she went into a completely different zone before she turns predictable. 

Dipannita and Aditi impress with their underplayed performances, while Parineeti makes a promising debut in an over-the-top role, but needs to watch her screechy pitch. Ranveer is a natural but there is an element of repetition vis-à-vis “Band Baaja Baaraat,” which is not professionally desirable for a second film. A lot more spontaneity and far less calculation in his approach to his performance will make a world of difference.