The direction was a bit chunky which is why the acting sometimes looked like overacting. Tamannah, Ritesh and Kusha were quite good when it came to their performance. But other actors ahem Poonam Dhillon ahem were so bad, their parts were a distraction. It is quite difficult to achieve the full rom-com joy or passion withing 2-3 hours but the story did progress quite organically and their attraction felt believable. Don't expect much skinship, I mean these are Indian actors and I am pretty sure Ritesh is very faithful to his wife. There is a kissing scene but you could tell they are not actually kissing, rather hiding it out. However I am thankful to the director to have churn out at least something for Indian audience. Here rom-com always means chasing a super rich manic pixie dream girl and giving her a "sanskar dose". So seeing a posh almost Kdramaish opposite attracts bubbly rom com is a fun change. It also works as a soft power for the nation- changing the image from our Gareeb desh to a rather chic urban upper-middle class lifestyle. I know the Hindi speaking audience might find it a little over the nose but in other languages and for people who need subtitles, they might quite actually enjoy it. Its complete OTT content, and I am happy for it. It had a feel of Masaba Masaba in it, and I dig those sort of web content. The direction could have been better, with more cameras and shots. The editing could have been better. The second half of the movie was quite good compared to the first half. The banter and all, although brilliantly written, often felt forced. I won't blame the actors, they were doing their best. This is probably a bad direction.
However points for trying. If the audience seems receptive of such stuff, they will make more and bring in more actors, which is a win for us. So I liked it. Certainly didn't hate it. Good film. One time watch.
However points for trying. If the audience seems receptive of such stuff, they will make more and bring in more actors, which is a win for us. So I liked it. Certainly didn't hate it. Good film. One time watch.