JJ happens to be the wedding organizer for Eesha-Robin's wedding. This encounter, where the real father-son duo comes face-to-face on screen is funny. Jagjinder Joginder aka JJ (Shahid Kapoor)'s entry happens in a completely filmy manner, his bike colliding with a vintage car driven by Bipin with his wife and daughters. A fairy tale castle (probably in Europe) is chosen for this wedding. Both the families Aroras and Fundwanis travel for destination wedding. He is getting his brother married to Eesha, since Sushma Seth has promised them the gold which equals the weight of Eesha (she is shown as plump girl). Harry glitters in gold, is obsessed with gold. Robin is Harry's brother who is flaunting his 8 ½ packs throughout the movie. For Robin and Eesha also, it is just a compromise for family's sake. It is more of a business deal for Sushma Seth and Harry Fundwani (Sanjay Kapoor), a merger of two major business houses of India. Alia's sister Eesha (Sanah Kapur, Shahid's real sister) is getting married to Robin Fundwani (Vikas Verma).
Though Alia is not accepted by both of them, she manages to deal with their hatred. Both Sushma Seth and Bipin's wife are shown to be materialistic in nature. Sushma Seth as Bipin's mother, matriarch of the Arora family, rules the house along with Bipin's wife (Niki Aneja). Bipin (Pankaj Kapur) adopts Alia (Alia Bhatt) and brings her home. The film begins with the motion picture along with Naseeruddin Shah's narration, which sets the prelude to the plot. One can enjoy this film in parts for the charm that its actors bring on screen. I must say that, one can't just write off this movie. They definitely bring good moments on screen. The best part of the film is its cast - effortless Pankaj Kapur, spontaneous Shahid Kapur, bubbly Alia, cute Sanah. Though the film starts on a high note of humour, but in the later parts of the film, the fun part falls flat, it fizzles down. The film does use the motion picture in a few scenes where prelude to the plot is set and narrated by Naseeruddin Shah. It is also claimed to be first Destination Wedding film of Bollywood. Shaandaar deserved a much shaandaar treatment by Vikas after his super successful film Queen. Vikas has given hits like Chillar Party and Queen in the past. Shaandaar is a romantic comedy film directed by Vikas Bahl.