SD Review: Sab Badiya Hai! A well stitched movie with minor loose ends.

This week Varun Dhawan's 'Sui Dhaga: Made in India' released along side Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Patakhaa'. So, I decided to review this Sharat Katariya directed affair and it was a totally sound decision.

                            

Varun Dhawan is exemplary in his role as Mauji. His dialect, appearance and acting are all on point. He brings an unusual charm to Mauji. On the other hand, Anushka as Mamta is totally terrific. Her angst, emotions are all on point. They share a crackling chemistry which lights the screen. Raghubir Yadav as Mauji's father, Yamini Dass as Mauji's mother, Namit Das as Guddu play their role and to perfection. The movie is sound in the acting department.

                                                

Writer-Director Sharat Katariya keeps the story simple like his previous movie, 'Dum laga Ke Haisha' and that is where there is disappointment. The story had enormous potential which is left half done due to a loose screenplay. The editing, cinematography, DOP are all on point. One of the major reason which makes the movie highly watchable is Anu Malik's background score and music. The background score captures the essence of small town area and the music dwells well with the narrative. Apart from a loose narrative, Sui Dhaga scores a well on other technical departments. In other words, 'Sab Badhiya Hai'.

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Overall, Sui Dhaga is a heartwarming movie with its heart in its right place and elevated by supreme performances. I am going with a 3.5  rating. The movie also asserts the fact that 'dreams do come true only if effort is right'. The business of the movie will be around 75-85 crores.

                                                       

P.S. SD leaves u with a huge smile which stays long after you leave the theatre.

Manmarziyaan Review: Just like Love, it is Complicated, Messy, Confusion and Flawed.

An ace director like Anurag Kashyap decides to helm the director's hat for something that is out of his comfort zone i.e. Romance and delivers a beautifully created mess called Manmarziyaan. The movie  stars Vicky Kaushal, Taapsee Pannu and  Abhishek Bachchan in the lead roles. 

                                                 

Have you ever thought you'd fall in love with Abhishek Bachchan? Well surprisingly, Abhishek infuses an unusual charm to Robbie and aces his act. But it is the terrific acts of the Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee that really holds the movie together. They bring life to Vicky and Rumi and their chemistry is undeniably crackling. The terrific leads are ably supported by  Vikram Kochchar, Pavan Malhotra, Poonam Shah among others.

                                               

Kashyap does an excellent job in bringing to life the complexities of modern day love. The movie does have vibes of Bhansali's classic, 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' leading to the plot appearing a bit far fetched and predictable. Kashyap's terrific first half leaves u wanting for more from the second half but the second half falters giving way to a lot of melodrama. Kanika Dhillon's writing is good but the screenplay and dialogues are absolutely bang on. Amit  Trivedi does an exemplary job in the music department and all the songs are nice to hear and dwells with narration with 'Daryaa', 'Sachchi Mohabbat', 'Choch Ladiyaan' being personal favourites. The editing, the cinematography and DOP capture the essence of Punjab very well.

                                                   

On the whole, Manmarziyaan is absolutely like love: beautiful, complicated, messy, confusing and flawed but it is also one of the only movies where Kashyap's mingling of critical and commercial cinema come together and deliver something that shall  stay  with you for sometime even after you leave the theatre. It has a niche audience and shall click with the people who are hardcore takers of romance. I  am going with 3.75 stars for the movie. The business of Manmarziyaan shall be somewhere between 35-45 crores.

                                                     

P.S. U simply cannot miss the lovely banter between Rumi and Robbie in the second half. It is simple, sweet and charming.