Director : Maneesh Sharma
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How much you will like or not like Shuddh Desi Romance largely depends on which side you are? Marriage or no marriage. I am not going to take any side because it's a movie not documentary. There are crazy characters and crazier situations. Beautifully filmed completely in Pink city Jaipur, written with fire-cracking dialogs, narrated smoothly however not consistently and acted strongly by Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra and Rishi Kapoor. Vani Kapoor comes just good enough in her short role. Sushant is charming and gains your sympathy despite being insane. Parineeti gains the points on being spontaneous and emotionally cracking.
I think most of them miss the point of the film.
Manish Sharma has directed movies like Band Baaja Baraat and Ladies Vs Ricky Behl. Both movies show strong, independent women taking charge of their lives. These women know what they want and aren't shy about saying so. I think it's a very good idea to show this type of woman in a movie, particularly a romantic movie. The traditional Bollywood movie where the boy is the aggressor and wins the girl is fine, but this is a different approach. Notice also that it begins with a wedding rather than ending with a wedding, and that the parents of both the boy and girl are nowhere to be seen. I think the message of the movie: Romance in the modern era does not necessarily have to end in marriage. Marriage (particularly in India, I would think) carries a lot of cultural baggage, not not everyone is ready for that.
As for the movie itself, I thought Parineeti did an absolutely terrific job. I'm not sure how she could have been better. I look forward to seeing her in many more movies, and I hope she makes good choices. Vaani Kapoor was like a breath of fresh air. Very pretty and ever smiling. She stole the heart and scenes she was in. Sushant Singh Rajput had a very difficult part—he had to look surprised, bewildered, and in love, a hard combination to keep up. But he did a good job, and never went over the top and kept it realistic. Bollywood movies often go into pure silliness towards the end, and although this had the cute marriage scene that could have been completely ridiculous, the director kept it within limits.
Rishi Kapoor is excellent and hilarious. Movie travels smoothly until its last half an hour struggles to wrap up the things and conclusion does not come shining enough. Love it or hate it but you won't be able to ignore it.
Rating :
*** & ½
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