One boy vs three girls and you thought he had all the luck? Well, grass is always green on the green screen, while reality is completely non-filmy.
Jignesh Vasavada
2.75 stars (.75 for the Look)
I have been checking every grammar
site on whether it should be stories or story, nowhere it says storys...but
what the heck, my grammar teacher isn’t coming to watch a Gujarati movie, so we
grant the creator the creative licence as we focus on the Love Stories (I got
this right).
Our Hero:
Luv, a cute kid who refused to give
kheer to his father is packed off to a Boarding school and grows up to become
Pratik Gandhi who can play golf like he plays cricket. Initially he plays a
guessing game with the viewers teasing us to guess his profession (love guru, negotiator,
hair-stylist, rich man’s son and chef). Finally, he settles down for one
profession. His entire family knows all aspects of love. Luv falls in love far
more easily than she can say Jalapeño (with a pronounced H). The entire movie
revolves around his falling and failing in love (remember bachna ae haseeno,
well don’t). And yes, there is a strong hidden political leaning with Luv’s
surname.
Love
Interest 1:
A super hot, super beautiful Mishti
(Shraddha Dangar) who gives all the right signals of love and while the viewer and
kids in his family know everything, Luv just does not get it. All the slow-mo
scenes here are really nice and effective.
Love Interest 2:
A cute, bubbly, Sonam (Vyoma Nandi)
who is so beautiful that the entire society notices her, but our man doesn’t.
Who misses a hot neighbour? She too is completely into Luv, but not so much
into him and yet he is into her. Confused? Well so were we. Did someone refer
to the Kaula Lumpur Police Department?
Love
Interest 3:
Amongst the most sorted, gorgeous
and intelligent of the three, Preeti (Deeksha Joshi) flirts with a yes, no,
yes, no, yes, no to the extent that she even has a T-shirt to that effect (just
in case the audience does not get it). Confuses Luv, his friend, family,
Golawala, balloonwala and the audience equally.
All that is
Wow
Well, the film gets its look so so
right.
Good Locations, good Art Direction
and above average camera work by Suraj Kurade sets the tone of the movie.
The music by Parth Bharat Thakkar is
good, soulful and in most cases takes the story forward. Ghoome Ghoome is a
rocking number sure to hit the Top Charts.
Acting, all four have done a great
job. Each of them excels in their individual roles. All in all, it makes the
movie very watchable.
Dialogues and some situations were
truly funny. The cast carried it well.
Hardik Sangani too rocks in the
friends role.
All that is
Saav
What is with the story? It just
vanishes in thin air. Towards the end one feels completely lost and just wants
the film to end.
Casting. While Pratik can make any
role look like a cakwalk, he seemed just misfit for the role. A chocolaty, cute
and dreamy boy (remember Ranbir) could have been more appropriate for the role.
Did he look a tad bit uncomfortable in the lover/playboy/Casanova image. I
thought so.
Logic, in most places seems
misplaced. The story becomes predictable and slow. Situations are questionable.
You want to run away with a girl but have not thought of what next. The entire third
sequence of love is all over the place and stretched.
Pretty predictable ending.
And please
don’t miss moments:
So, when you are heartbroken, you
can waste water.
Men are like
Golas...and...hello...this was a family watch...
You say Undhiyu and serve Pulao.
2023 is when the movie starts and
yet 2019 they are checking FB timelines????
Teacher goes in and walks out for
balloons and the bell rings and kids get the balloons. I want to study in this
school (for the teacher, though).
The video has just begun playing and
the characters end the same (wait for it).
The
Verdict:
Should one watch this movie, of
course yes. It is as glamorous as they can get. Besides lessons in love, prem,
ishq and what not, you will surely fall in love with the cast.
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