Bindu Narayan

Brilliant! Nothing more to say! If you have seen enough movies you would guess the twist at the end ( I could), but the real beauty of the movie is how the timelines have been mixed up and you wouldn’t guess them. It felt like a Christopher Nolan movie! But the moment you realise that it has been done so, in a flip of a second things become clear to you. That’s pure magic! Craft of movie making at its best! This will definitely go down as one of the best movies in 2024. It looks like a comedy movie in the beginning and goes on to become something else!

I went to see the movie because I am a huge RKR fan. But, slept off in the movie hall during second half. 🥱 Heroine first becomes a doctor because her father wanted her to become a doctor. Then she becomes a cricketer because her husband wants her to become one. You mean to say , a class topper throughout still needs a father or a husband to decide for her what she wants to do in life. Hello, the world has gone far ahead bro! Husband tells “You don’t have to live your parent’s dream” and then he makes her live his dream! What hypocrisy! The only saving grace is the beautiful chemistry between RKR and JK.

The director has successfully brought out how mundane and repetitive working in a kitchen is. And the hypocrisy in expecting that a girl is not supposed to know anything about sex before marriage. But then, that's it. Beyond that the message is bleak. Especially the end. While the woman breaks free and leads an independent life of her choice, the man marries another woman suitable to his patriarchal ways and lives happily ever after. Wonder what the director was trying to say? Was it that if a girl can't adjust to patriarchal ways, do not get married. And men, pls don't marry a progressive woman. Find yourself someone who will suit your regressive style.

The fact that such a movie is being made by a Hindi film producer and director is in itself a great change. Shyam Benegals and Govind Nihlanis of the Hindi cinema world had given away to movie makers who make brainless movies about NRIs shot in exotic locations. This is a refreshing change. Brilliant story telling and great acting. Wonder how this movie got censorship certificate in the current political scenario with bold statements about how caste and religion is used to manipulate elections.