Veere Di Wedding #NothingbutaChickFlick

                                                           
I was looking forward to watch Veere di wedding, hoping that finally there was going to be a movie about female comaradrie, more like yeh zindagi na milegi dobara (YZNMD)or dil chahata hai, unfortunately and much against the movie promotional messaging this turned out to be a chickflick and nothing more. The story starts with the coming together of 4 childhood friends- Avni(Sonam Kapoor), Kalindi (Kareena Kapoor Khan), Sakshi (Swara Bhaskar) and Meera (Shikha Talsania) for Kalindi's wedding. The plot is around the announcement, calling it off and then calling it back on wedding of Kalindi

 The writing, screen play and the dialogues are really poor and make the plot super tedious. Oh yes there are some crass dialogues, and very bold outfits and profanity in the movie, but I really wished that this didnt seem so meaningless.  I believe the centre theme/ message from the movie (from the voice over) is- do not be afraid to make mistakes in life, for from mistakes you learn and you grow. I wish the writers had some depth and some new-age thinking, it is all superficial writing and wannabe too cool to be script. All the four characters in the movie have some dating/relationship issue- one is commitment phobic, one is desparate to be married, one has a boring marriage, one is awaiting a divorce. Folks!! please think beyond Men! there is more to life of a modern Indian Woman- career, passion for hobbies, family,  community service, etc. I did not even find any bonding between the four characters, who are so called best friends. I wish the writers took some inspiration from YZNMD. The movie is a glorified version of a masala movie, the songs have just been thrown in without proper placements and that itself shows a huge disconnection. The movie ends with 2 songs, without a break, very very poor edit and flow direction.

I have mentioned this in my earlier blogs but, has to be noted that I saw under 18, literally kids under 8 watching this movie too, and given that the rating was A, I wonder why the cinema theatres and parents do not take these ratings seriously in India?

Are you a fashionista? and would want to watch a whole movie for a fashion update, please go for this one.  I am likely to attend a high school reunion in a few weeks and was hoping this movie will reminisce the good old days and excite me about coming together of friends, although timely,  I just couldnt relate or connect to this one!

Bewakoofiyaan…..Simple & Sweet!

                                                            pic source: Wikipedia 

A simple, sweet, feel good movie, that ends as smoothly as it began.  The story is about a Mohit (Ayushmann Khurana ) & Mayera (Sonam Kapoor), both professionals who are in love and want to be married. However the biggest hurdle is Mayera’s father, V.K Sehgal, (Rishi Kapoor) a Retired, Indian Bureaucrat who wants to ensure that his daughter is married to a financially secure boy. He seems to detest the fact that his daughter's Boyfriend has a lower salary than her and agrees to give consent for the marriage only if Mohit passes his tests. Amidst the various hilarious checks/tests Mohit loses his job and that’s where the story takes a turn, adding excessive burden on the relationship and culminating to a breakup. All’s well that ends well, the lovers are united in the end, like most “feel good” love stories in the sweetest way.

Mr. Rishi Kapoor is the highlight of the movie, there are comical strains given to his character both in his portrayal of an honest retired Indian bureaucrat, as well as a protective father. His performance is more than commendable and so genuine, one talented actor who at this stage of his career has been very lucky with variety of roles he gets to play. I watched this movie with my semi-retired Dad and we could both relate to a lot in the movie, hence extra laughs from our side.

I personally liked the art direction and detailing in the movie.  Even the smallest details that would go missing to your eyes, screamed I am real. For instance, the look of a bureaucrat’s home, the placement of picture frames on the table, all so detailed and thought through. So kudos! to the perfectionist who caters to perceptive audiences. I am going to end saying sweetsii, simplesii, cutesii picture hai J

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