By Ambika
It has got the right atmospherics – the bustling beauty of
the Gulabi city and the street smart dialogues. A cast of brilliant actors,
spontaneous, spunky Gayatri (Parineeti Chopra), confused hero, Raghu (Sushant
Singh Rajput), lissome Tara (Vani Kapoor) and the delightful Goyal (Rishi
Kapoor), set the screen on fire. But, mid-way the fire fizzles out.
It has been regarded as an effective snub to marriage, but
frankly, the makers despite getting everything right, lose the plot. There's no
effective, convincing stance on marriage versus non-marriage. When Raghu
decides to get married on false premises – he boards a bus full of hired
baratis – he really can't turn back at the end of the movie and say that the
hypocrisy surrounding weddings has made him immune to the system. Oops! Spoiler
moment! I revealed the end of the movie.
But, there is lot in between to keep you hooked; Goyal as
the indulgent, stern and wise friend to Gayatri and Raghu. And, Gayatri
herself, the no-nonsense, spirited and gutsy girl who carries hurt buried deep
within herself. Raghu, as said earlier, is the confused hero, with no real
issue against marriage and live-in relationship.
He gets both – a lover as well as a “wife” who cooks and
clean for him. (He does share the duties with his girl, sometimes goaded into
doing tasks and sometimes doing them willingly – just like husbands! Oops
again! Remember marriage is a bad word here).
It's only when they head to the marriage pandal for
phere that they escape via the bathroom. That becomes a momentous
occasion, twice. You can guess the rest.
Oh yes! Vani Kapoor is refreshingly dewy faced and not a
wallflower either. She is someone to watch out for!
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