Somewhere in there resides a nice idea. Maybe?
The film suffers from that classic Dharma hangover which has been the undoer for many in this genre, with Kal Ho Na Ho flashes all over, random songs, weddings, incoherence, unnecessary tracks and absolutely zero London feels.
To be fair - somewhere in there may have been a fresh idea that got caught in the crosshairs of a lot of mindlessness. As a Hollywood writer once said - in a rom-com focus on the leads as 2 hours is too short a time, here they were focussing on the whole village.
The production value is so dismally subpar I can't believe this is a Bhansali Productions product.
The leads deserved a better written and executed film and well-etched characters.
Having said that - it is much better than a lot of trite stuff dished out by Netflix India. And it has no unnecessary cuss words or explicit scenes. That was refreshing.
To be fair - somewhere in there may have been a fresh idea that got caught in the crosshairs of a lot of mindlessness. As a Hollywood writer once said - in a rom-com focus on the leads as 2 hours is too short a time, here they were focussing on the whole village.
The production value is so dismally subpar I can't believe this is a Bhansali Productions product.
The leads deserved a better written and executed film and well-etched characters.
Having said that - it is much better than a lot of trite stuff dished out by Netflix India. And it has no unnecessary cuss words or explicit scenes. That was refreshing.
- indraniaray
- Apr 18, 2021