Theoretically, a sequel offers up the opportunity to fix the flaws of part one and strengthen the story. In reality, this is unlikely to happen when your source material was unworthy of a follow up.

The film also tries way too hard to find humour in contemporary issues, too many at that-vegetarianism, caste, live-in relationships, beef ban, organ harvesting, animal trading. But the jokes, in an effort to seem smart, actually turn out lame.

The situations are so tired and contrived there's nothing that even such capable hands as Richa Chadha and Pankaj Tripathi can do to retain our interest.

This is a dull month for Bollywood, and Fukrey Returns just adds to the gloom.