Rani Mukerji in a still from Aiyyaa

Aiyyaa unabashedly travels to the very top of over the top

Rani in the role of Meenaxi romances Suriya played by Prithviraj

Prithviraj has an ornamental role, the woman’s object of love

Meenaxi falls in love with struggling Tamilian artiste Suriya—more precisely, his scent—and then embarks on a fantasy-ridden pursuit that is signposted by parodic song-and-dance sequences

Mukerji as Meenaxi is high-pitched, a ball of nervous emotion and yet an extremely likeable character

Nirmiti Sawant as a hysterical mother, playwright and occasional actor Satish Alekar as a smoking chimey of a father and Amey Wagh as a canine-obsessed brother Nana complete Meenaxi’s over the top family