A movie that was shot around 2013 but had a delayed release this year. Movies like this often become obsolete in terms of relevance, but I'm glad this movie is relevant and how.
It's a simple slice-of-life story about teenagers who experience friendships, first love, first kiss, fights, misunderstandings, punishments, and everything else you or I went through in our school days.
The USP of the movie is the relevance of the story, and every scene connects you to it. The screenplay is brilliant as it ties everything together in the most beautiful manner. The story is set in Jamshedpur, and thus the local flavor comes across organically. The friendship between the characters is heartwarming. Even the love angle shown is endearing and cute.
Rohit Saraf was brilliant as the lead and he nailed the nuances of his character. He should have gotten this movie as his launchpad. It would have surely cemented his position in the industry long ago. Adarsh Gaurav as a sidekick makes you root for his character with his amazing performance. Sanjana Sanghi plays the chirpy and full-of-life character with utmost honesty. All other characters, and even the endearing cameo of John Abraham, just make the Sajid Ali's world even more beautiful.
Director Sajid Ali, known for writing Cocktail, Amar Singh Chamkila, and also directing Laila Majnu, has proven himself with this movie again. There is no unnecessary drama or illogical comic sequence. The story is all heart and rightly so, in the right place.
If you loved movies like Chichhore and 3 Idiots for portraying college students and Rockford for early teens, you're surely going to add this movie to that list. Get ready to roll back down memory lane with this gem of a movie, which shouldn't be missed at any cost.
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