Beautiful Jaipur Locations, cool delhi accent, typical indian wedding setups… Does it sound like a Desi film to you ? if your answer is yes, you are in a big surprise !! Shudh Desi Romance is nowhere close to being “DESI”, a mashup of Hollywood movies like Love Actually, Friends With Benefits & No Strings Attached, Shudh Desi Romance is an out and out rom-com with a generous dose of lip locking and quite bold dialogues.
Lets get on to the movie Shudh Desi Romance tells the story of Raghuram Sitaram (Sushant Singh Rajput) who is a tourist guide in Jaipur who is very charming and witty, in all real sense his job is not to guide but misguide people so that he can earn some extra bucks from the foreigners who come to visit India, his part time job is to work for Mr. Goyal (Rishi Kapoor) who is a typical caterer, decorator cum wedding planner, the portfolio Raghu handles is of a Bhaade Ka Barati, who dances at wedding of unknown people to full up crowd and earn a quick extra buck. Life takes a sudden turn when he is about to get married to Tara (Vaani Kapoor) and is accompanied by his bhade ke baraatis for his own wedding and hen meets Gayatri (Parineeti Chopra), Bang ! he’s swept of his feet and immediately falls in love with her. What happens to Wedding of Raghu & Tara ? What Happens to Raghu & Gayatri’s Love Story ? Finally does he get married to Tara or Gayatri ?
Sushant Singh Rajput has indeed come a long way, right from Backup Dancer, to most favourite TV actor for continuously 3 years, to Kai Po Che one of the most talked about film of 2013 and now Shudh Desi Romance ! What more can one ask for ? But Sushant is here to stay and he’ll stay for a long time ! His versatility as an actor is par excellence though he looks like a boy next door he doesn’t fail to surprise you with his consistent charm and amazing talent. Shudh Desi Romance is completely on Sushant’s shoulder and he has done complete justice to his character.
If Sushant is the MAN to look out for Parineeti is definitely the LADY of tomorrow ! you can’t just stop falling in love with the simplicity of cute, bubbly & very fun loving girl. Although shes started off as a small role in Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl she had the audience captivated in Ishaqzaade which should have actually been the launch film for her ! She’s no where close to Priyanka Chopra’s shadow what most of people were expecting, in fact she i am sure Shudh Desi Romance will do better business than Zanjeer which release the same week. Parineeti is simple lovable !
Vaani Kapoor, i don’t know, i am a little confused, and not totally convinced about the idea whether i liked her or not ? Technically speaking shes highly ok or may be you can say not upto the mark but somehow the character she played of Tara, has an instant connect with you, she’s beautiful, has a great body, couldn’t see her dance in the movie and does mediocre dialogue delivery, summing up all we cannot expect her to woo the audience.
And last but not the least Mr. Goyal our very own Rishi Kapoor, before i say anything else about him the new generation of actors should really be afraid of the stars of 70s & 80s namely Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor & Anil Kapoor these guys must be 55+ or may be 70+ but they can pull away a complete movie even today, Rishi Kapoor plays a beautiful role of a fatherly figure to both Raghu and Gayatri and makes no mistake, just a pleasant surprise since he was not visible anywhere in promotion or trailers.
Maneesh Sharma has done it before and he does it again, after Band Baaja Baraat it was a heavy responsibility for Maneesh to prove himself as a talented director that Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl and he should not carry a tag of a fluke hit, LVRB did not do extremely well but it definitely did decent business. This is his third venture and as far as I am concerned, he’s cleared the test, although not with “A+” but definitely an “A“, I personally like the chemistry he creates between the protagonists is just awesome, every person can see himself or herself in that character in some way or the other.
Like there are goods of the film there are bads to, one of them is Music, the music of Shudh Desi Romance is not really catchy and does not even stay in our head. there are only 2 songs which i can remember Gulabi Aankhen & Tere Mere Beech Mein and thats all the lyrics i remember of the song. The story of the movie is good but sounds very repetitive some time of course there are many moments which delight you. Locations and Photography is superb !
On the whole Shudh Desi Romance is a very bold movie in a very desi look, sometimes during the movie you have to think whether or not is India so advanced already or is it just too much to digest for a hypocrite Indian Society. Performances by the lead actors are very good apart of Vaani Kapoor who could have been easily replaced by anyone else. Music is bad but the love, chemistry and humour covers up for it. So if you are or have ever been in love or should i say confused in love and have an open heart and mind about what goes on in society, go and see Shudh Desi Romance, i enjoyed it, hope you do it as well !
My Rating 3.5 / 5 (-1 for bad music and a little dragging story line, -.5 for Vaani Kapoor disappointment)
Marketing is the new mantra for movie business, its like the make up on the models which makes them look what they are not. Similarly marketing a movie well will make it look like what it is not ! Chetan Bhagat the over hyped author was tweeting about kai po che since the day of its inception and creating an unreasonable hype for the movie (F.Y.I his first book was presented in movie format earlier One Night at a Call Center – “Hello” which was disastrous at the box office). Also Abhishek Kapoor was raised to the seventh heaven after the success of Rock On previously who had made a dud like Aryan starring Sohail Khan. The only two USPs of the film were Chetan Bhagat’s Novel & Abhishek Kapoor’s fame after Rock On. Audience needs to be warned that not every movie with 3-4 heroes is a Dil Chahta Hai or Rang De Basanti, 3 Idiots, Rock On or Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
The three important parts, enacted effortlessly by Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkumar Yadav and Amit Sadh, are the heartbeats of the enterprise. Sushant is a terrific actor, is blessed with wonderful screen presence and gets the timing of his character right. I see tremendous potential in him! Rajkumar Yadav has proved his credentials in the past and shines yet again in a role that’s in sharp contrast to the other two characters. He’s excellent! Amit Sadh is another remarkable talent to watch out for. Sure, he too has a couple of films to his credit, but his performance in this film will make people notice him. Besides, their on-screen camaraderie is truly infectious. Amrita Puri leaves a strong impression in a movie that’s an all-boys’ show predominantly.
On the whole Kai Po Che is nothing presented as something. Apart of acting of the three lead characters and a few moments here and there, one cannot expect anything out the film. I know its too late to review but unfortunately due to some reasons i could catch the movie only yesterday night. So if you have seen Kai Po Che yet dont worry and dont feel guilty you are not gonna miss anything !
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