Candy and the Pizza Girl Review: Ninad Kamat’s Unhinged Chaos Makes This Quirky Dark Comedy a Bold but Uneven Ride
A sharp, spoiler-free review of Candy and the Pizza Girl, the weirdest dark comedy Bollywood has attempted in years. Ninad Kamat, Priya Banerjee, and Akkhil Kapur’s chaotic one-night Mumbai ride divides viewers but earns cult potential.
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There’s no neat or conventional way to describe Candy and the Pizza Girl, and that’s precisely its biggest strength — and its biggest weakness. The film thrives on chaos, absurdity, and a wildly unpredictable narrative that rarely gets space in mainstream Bollywood. It’s loud, strange, sometimes outrageous, and completely unapologetic about its tone. You don’t watch this expecting airtight logic; you strap in for a manic, one-night ride through Mumbai’s underbelly where everything that can go wrong, does — in the most bizarre ways possible.
Set over one wild full-moon night, the story follows a chain of bizarre, interconnected events triggered by a single moment gone wrong. Eccentric characters collide as secrets unravel, spiraling into unpredictable chaos. At the center is Ninad Kamat as Bobby, delivering a full-throttle, restless performance that feels like a reinvention. He shifts gears between manic humor, simmering tension, and unhinged energy with fearless commitment. It’s the kind of volatile, dominating turn that holds the film together even when the story threatens to spiral completely out of control.
Director Akkhil Kapur swings big here, attempting a tonally tricky dark comedy that echoes the cult spirit of films like Delhi Belly, Ludo, or Andhadhun. Among the supporting cast, Dara Sandhu brings a natural, effortless cool, Shivani Singh cuts through as Candy with graceful presence, and Priya Banerjee leans fully into the quirky, offbeat avatar of the Pizza Girl. Nimish Shitole and Aniket Sanghavi add texture to the eccentric humor.
