Sushant Singh Rajput is the Star
in making……
Is it a reflection of the society
or society is going to take lessons from this? Either way, its good for guys. With
all the new Anti Men laws being passed by a blind – decision less- media driven
government, its safe to be in a Live In Relationship than getting married. That’s
exactly this movie is projecting or preaching…..
Raghu (Sushant) is getting
married to Tara (Vaani) when he meets Gayatri (Parineeti), being paid to play
his fake sister (I never knew about such a business, existing in India or to be
precise in Rajasthan!!!). He gets attracted towards chirpy, bold and straight
forward, Gayatri and ends up running away from his own marriage (Runaway
BrideGroom). Raghu charms Gayatri and shifts in her rustic – terrace apartment, playing her fake Brother
to the society. Eventually he comes to know that he is not the first fake
brother!!! He starts having doubts but the attraction is at such a peak that
they decide to get married. At the wedding he again attains cold feet and
planning to run (Runaway BrideGroom) but this time he is left stranded by the
Bride!!! And as predicted he falls back to the first one – Tara. The similar
chemistry is tried to be portrayed again but then enters Gayatri to make things
more confusing and complicated. The confusion of these three people with
commitment issues is tried to be sorted out with the old fashioned methods by
Goyal Saab (Rishi Kapoor) but stays unresolved……..
The essence of the movie is
summed up in one of Rishi Kaporr’s Dialouge, “kabhi tu use chhod ke bhagta hai,
kabhi tu uske peechhe bhagta hai, kabhi vo tujhse bhagti hai, kabhi tum log ek
dusre ke peechhe bhagte ho aur kabhi ek dusre se bhagte ho, O bhai jo, bahot bhagte
ho tum log!!!”
Truly, Manish has tried really
hard to showcase confusing and non-committal behavior of a set of youth.
Parineeti’s character has had more than 4 failed relationships and still not
ready to make decision, of course each character had backgrounds but that is
not clearly portrayed. The first half of the movie is very vibrant and
entertaining but excessive repetition of dialogues and plots have made the
second half a bit bulky and tiresome. The idea is very clear and unique, the
director has done his best but screenplay falters. The treatment of first half
looks fresh and astounding but second half fails to take the story ahead and
looks stuck and trying very hard to persuade the perplexity of the characters to
reach a vague ending. Even the ending dialogues are not very convincing. I am
not saying that I am against the idea, its just that it tried so hard to
convince that I was left totally skeptical.
Sushant scores really high. This guy
has all the qualities to be a star but still very committed to acting!!! Simply
Amazing!!! Parineeti is outstanding; in fact she made the first half lively
though she still fumbles in the emotional scenes. Clearly it was not her best
performance. Vaani looks stunning but to compete with Parineeti in Bindaas
attitude, she stays a notch below though she adds the glamour and sensuous
factor. Dialogues are the backbone of the movie though they become repetitive after
a certain point. The camera and the production design have done wonders. I was
counting the sets and I could see that maximum part of the movie is shot in two
small sets from the real locations. But the city of Jaipur and Jodhpur are
beautifully captured by the lenses. Costume
design is impeccable. Not even once I could see the characters out of their
roots. Sushant’s funny colored – local design inspired shirts, Parineeti’s Chudidaars,
Vaani’s Saaris or Rishi Kappor’s Jaipuri Pagris and colored jackets, all the
clothes are very detailed and gives the movie totally Rajasthaani Look. Same is
the music. Sachin – Jigar have given incredible music which suits the theme of
the movie. Editing department probably slept over couple of reels.
But all in all, it’s a good
effort to scan the reality of not only small town youth but that of metro
cities also. Today’s youth with deep pockets is the consumer king and switching
relationships as if switching jobs. Thanks to open economy and globalization,
youth always has options, making them highly non-committal and the same attitude
is used (or abused) in relationships…….!!!
