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Anushya Pandian

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Posted: 10 years ago

Movie Review: Shuddh Desi Romance

Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Sushant Singh Rajput, Vaani Kapoor Director: Maneesh Sharma, Rating: ***

Friday, September 06, 2013 | Copyright: India-Forums.com / Bollywood | 1 Comments | 563 Views

The film is a new age romance and it starts with Sushant Singh Rajput(Raghu) having pre-wedding jitters Raghu is a guide and makes a living out of fooling the people from foreign a little. He is way too confused when it comes to relationships. He falls in love with the next girl he sees, and its actually love for him and with everyone. But this boy has issues and alot of them. He just cannot get married. He gets scared, runs off and jitters run all over his spine the moment marriage comes on the cards for him.

Enters Parineeti Chopra( Gayatri) and Raghu is smitten. Even though he is on the way to get married he looks at Gayatri and pop goes his heart . So the tale of romance calledShuddh Desi Romance starts.

Sushant has played Raghu quite well. He is believable as Raghu from the way he talks to the way he dresses. Glimpses of Ranveer Singh from Maneesh Sharma's Band Baaja Baarat have been seen in Sushant's portrayal of Raghu.

Parineeti Chopra is the show stealer one more time. She is a perfect fit for Gayatri. Even though most of the characters Parineeti has played have been similar to each other, but she nails at being the girl who doesn't care about what the social norms are? She does what her heart says and that's about her. She has no inhibitions and is pure talent.

Raghu and Gayatri fall in love in a very non filmy way and move in together. They start getting to know each others past and the usual happens. Doubts, double thoughts and more doubts.

The plot is unusual and peppy. The idea of making not a usual love story is something to look forward to in this film. The dialogues of the film are quite nice. They make you smile throughout. The film has moments, enjoyable moments rather.

The first half of the film is better than the second half of the film. Vaani Kapoor who is the newest entrant in Bollywood plays Tara. Gayatri and Tara are similar yet different. Both the characters are bold and honest. Both the characters say what is in their hearts. Tara and Raghu

fall in love in the second part and more or less the plot runs on the similar lines.

Rishi Kapoor is the most enjoyable character in the film. He plays Goel sahab who plans weddings and fake wedding guests for a living.Rishi Kapoor is as versatile as versatile can get. He can be a deadly villain when you want, he can be a comic character when you want. He is a treat to watch.

One thing we have realised is that Maneesh Sharma, the director is a fan of the characters who are straight from the heart. He has always had similar characters in all his films and co-coincidently Parineeti has been a part of 2 of them. So somewhere they seem similar. His films are bright in colour and peppy in terms of music.

The new girl Vaani Kapoor is fine. She is confident on camera, speaks her lines fine but she will have to work very hard to get noticed.

After alot of confusion, running back and forth the climax of the film is different. It makes you think if being married is actually worth it without mocking it. The point of the whole story is that if 2 people are in love, no marriage matters and if they are not, marriage would never save a ship from drowning.

Shuddh Desi Romance is definitely worth a one time watch. It is not the love story of this era but a film you can have fun with. It has its moments, it is quirky and you'll have a smile throughout atleast.

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Posted: 10 years ago

Movie Review: Shuddh Desi Romance

15 min ago | TellychakkarTeam

Starring - Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, Vaani Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor

Directed by Maneesh Sharma

Rating - * *

Confused Desi Romance - That's the apt title for the movie. The entire movie resembles a confused den. Sushant think he loves Parineeti but is confused. Parineeti thinks Sushant loves her but is confused because Sushant is confused himself. And then there is Vaani who is in love with the super confused Sushant and while Sushant falls in love with Vaani too he also gets confused on seeing Parineeti. Phew! And then there is the kiddish Can I visit the bathroom' trick. Remember how as kids we used to coyly raise our little finger seeking permission to use the bathroom every time we got nervous? For most part of the movie, Sushant and Parineeti end up doing the same much to the viewer's chagrin. Well the only thing no one seems to be confused about is casual smooching and of course, casual sex. And add mindless cigarette smoking to the list as well and you are now a part of the brave new world of youngsters who practice their vices openly. That's a nutshell summary of Maneesh Sharma's inaneShuddh Desi Romance.

Take one. Sushant is Raghu, Parineeti is Gayatri and Vaani is Tara. For the sake of brevity and to avoid any more confusion, we will restrict ourselves to the actors' real names. Sushant is about to get married but is confused about taking the plunge. That's understandable. Everyone gets confused about arranged marriages. As Sushant gets ready to travel for his wedding, he meets the vivacious Parineeti and gets more confused. That's understandable as well. The awesome twosome (at least till then) tries to make out in the bus while they are on their way to his wedding. After reaching his wedding destination, Sushant realises that the girl he is getting married to, is the very pretty Vaani. And he gets even more confused. (Really why?) So what does the mega-confused Sushant do? On the pretext of going to the bathroom, Sushant runs for his dear life leaving his to-be-bride Vaani in a lurch. And what does Vaani do? Well she is the new-age girl and doesn't really care two hoots about Sushant ditching her at the altar. She orders a soft drink and chills. How cool!

Take two. The insipid live-in romance between Parineeti and Sushant takes centre stage. They kiss with alarming alacrity, smoke cigarettes like there is no tomorrow and have sex. Then they decide to get married and guess what Parineeti now develops cold feet and runs away on the pretext of going to the bathroom.' Yikes!!

Take Three. Enter Vaani who asks the same Sushant who had earlier ditched her, to be her boyfriend. Does this happen in the real world? We doubt. Anyways, they kiss and make out on a terrace top in Bheege Honth style and after enough sex it's time for Parineeti to make a comeback. Not surprisingly, Sushant gets confused yet again with his feelings. And Vaani, the supporting star conveniently drops out of the equation after drinking a soft drink. Good Lord!

Take four. It's marriage time for Sushant and Parineeti, again. And guess what? Both confused souls now decide to run away on the pretext of visiting the bathroom, yet again. What happens next? Watch it yourselves if you are willing to get more confused in the bargain.

For a movie that created much noise for its so-called unique youth-oriented content, Jaideep Sahni's story falls flat on its face. For one, it's far removed from reality. Yes, there are live-in issues. Sex is quite common. But to say that youth today are confused about marriage and are running away from it over stupid reasons is akin to mocking the sacred institution of marriage itself.

Performance wise, Sushant impresses in his second outing as the innocent, naughty and flirty Raghu. He comes across as genuinely confused and emotes his role very well. He even pulls off a few comic scenes with great flamboyance. It won't be too wrong to say that TV star Sushant Singh has truly arrived in Bollywood. Parineeti tries to play herself but the lack of a good script does her in. Newcomer Vaani looks gorgeous onscreen and puts in a sincere effort but lacks the conviction needed for her role. The most brilliant performance behind Sushant is that of Rishi Kapoor who raises the bar with his dialogue delivery in an otherwise drab movie. Director Maneesh Sharma tries to use his tried and tested marriage formula here again but the threadbare plot fails create his old magic.

It's really hard to pinpoint a strong singular reason that should make you watch this movie. Go for it only if you are a Sushant fan. Either ways, you won't stand to lose anything in case you give this average romance' a miss.

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Posted: 10 years ago

Originally posted by: luvsushita23
taran adarsh @taran_adarsh10m
#ShuddhDesiRomance is going from strength to strength. Friday *early trends* seems like 7 cr+. SUPERB!

Wowww that's great

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Posted: 10 years ago

Mahesh Shetty @maheshshetty3m

Hearing really good reviews of #ShuddhDesiRomance. Looks like sushant is gonna nail it.

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Shikha

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Posted: 10 years ago

Story: One loverboy and two lovely ladies. Live-in, walk out, make-up, makeout. In turns. Not necessarily in that order. Confused about love and marriage, they follow their heart (at times) and all that lies in between (pun!).

Review: So there, Bollywood breaks the stereotype. It steps out from behind the bloomin' trees in tulip fields and comfortably 'shacks-up' with the times. Here 'smooch-at-first-sight' happens in a bus-full with baaratis. Coffee dates are sipped in bed (Happy Endings? Huh!). Commitment is not the criteria. Marriage is not on the cards. And sexual compatibility is high priority. Yes, welcome to a modern day shuddh romance in desiland. Plenty 'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang', tucked in with some emotion and drama too.

Raghu-(Sushant)-the-Romeo is a tourist guide in Jaipur, who also doubles up as rental baraati for Goyal (Rishi), a shaadi planner. He meets the rebellious Gayatri (Parineeti) and feels a "tezwala" attraction towards her. They waste no time in moving in, and making out. Soon, they're love-addicts, but commitment-phobic. The third character in this threesome (don't expect any of that) is Tara (Vaani), who was supposed to wed Raghu, until he fled on his wedding day. She makes a re-entry for revenge, but ends up with a complicated status, really.

Sushant swings between the Patiala-clad women and makes for the perfectly confused, charming and lovable Romeo. His hair perfectly styled at all times (though he should have had the 'out-of-bed' look more often), his clothes are more designer than dehati, but he more than makes up for it with his desicool performance.

Parineeti is a phataka, firing dialogues (smoking up too) and living it up. She makes the character her own, complementing Sushant with a casualness that's commendable. Newbie Vaani is impressive, pretty and commands a good screen-presence. Rishi Kapoor, blows you away yet again with his incredible histrionics.

Maneesh Sharma's 'SDR' has a 'Band Bajaa Baraat' blend, but the essence lies in the conversational chemistry between the characters, some beautifully captured moments and slice-of-life scenes. He doesn't play safe, which is good, but the second half seems repetitive. The concept is engaging, but the plot is little shudd, little desi and quite confused.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Shuddh-Desi-Romance/movie-review/22326739.cms

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rash2222

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Posted: 10 years ago

waiting for rajeev masand and anupama chopra review ... those are important one

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sahana

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Posted: 10 years ago

Mixed Review..
But Sushant was damn good as Raghu..

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mayuri agrawal

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Posted: 10 years ago

Manish dubey gave sdr 4 stars
He said sushant kai poche moment is there in sdr too and he said it is one of my fav movie of this year and i will goive 4 stars easily to this kind of a movie
And on d other hand he give anda tamatar to zanjeer and said only pinky item no. Was there to watch nothing else

I like this guy yaar he is sooo genuine dil khol kar tarif karta hai jo tarif k kaabil hota hai

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rash2222

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Posted: 10 years ago

Amul Mohan @amul_mohan56m

Sushant Singh Rajput is the find of the year already.

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Shikha

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Posted: 10 years ago

Film review: Shuddh Desi Romance

Although watchable, the film squanders away the potential to be the definitive film about the current generation

Most Jaideep Sahni scripts have certain trademark flourishes - the plot is almost always seeped into reality, there's richness of thought and, more importantly, there's a clearly defined milieu. Shuddh Desi Romance is no different. Sahni chooses to set his story about fairly progressive young individuals in Jaipur, not exactly a small town but far removed from the glitz and glamour of a metro, and weaves in the city's essence in his characters, their motivations and the plot itself. In one of his earlier scripts, Bunty Aur Babli, small-town youngsters look at the big city as their escape to freedom; in Shuddh Desi Romance, the independence lies within.

Alas, in spite of a great plot and a rollicking first half, Sahni and director Maneesh Sharma struggle to dot the i's and cross the t's, fumbling in the most crucial moments. It's almost heartbreaking, watching all that potential being squandered away, with unwanted complexities and a rushed resolution taking away some of the bite. Shuddh Desi Romance could have been the definitive film about the current generation, a sort of new-age Chashme Buddoor, but ends up only as a partly enjoyable rom-com.

There is quite a bit to cheer about, though. As Gayatri, Parineeti Chopra delivers a finely-nuanced performance, balancing her character's vulnerability and self-assuredness with flair. She's immensely lovable and attractive and, to quote a clich, steals the show every time she's on screen. Her scenes with Sushant Singh Rajput, who plays Raghuram Sitaram, are warm and fresh, and their camaraderie endearing. A lot of what makes them tick seems to have been captured on paper itself, like how Gayatri's dominance complements Raghu's lack of clarity on most things in life. While she wears the pants in the relationship, Raghu's the bumbling fool, one without any redemption, and Rajput never slips out of character. Raghu's uncool and is fully aware of it, and the actor ensures that comes across nicely.

After he runs away on the night of his wedding to Tara (Vani Kapoor), Raghu pursues Gayatri, a girl he met and kissed the night before his scheduled wedding. Gayatri finds it hard to surrender to a guy who left a girl at the metaphorical altar, but gives in to her attraction towards him. From then on, it's a constant conflict for the duo - their willingness to want to be with each other is always battling with their insecurities about the other one walking out. It's an interesting premise, and one that is very real and relatable.

However, it's the third wheel that acts as the deterrent, with Tara proving to be a rather unwanted complication in their partly shuddh, largely desi romance. Her character is poorly etched, her motivations are unconvincing, and the actor is the least efficient of the three main leads. If Sahni and Sharma had figured out a way to keep the focus on Raghu and Tara and yet put across the point the film eventually makes, Shuddh Desi Romance could have been a better, tighter film.

As a director, Sharma does well with the details, especially when it comes to outlining Raghu's relationship with both girls. However, while Sharma shows flamboyance with set-piece songs ("Gulabi", "Tere Mere Beech Main") and extracts good performances from a young cast, he fails to round things up neatly, and never quite goes all the way. Abid TP's production design and Sachin-Jigar's score complement the story well. Rishi Kapoor is, as always, an absolute delight.

Shuddh Desi Romance is most certainly a watchable film. Yet, it's also an opportunity lost at being the rare shuddh, desi film, one that could set the tone for the future filmmakers to follow. You'll have to make do with the romance, then.

By Aniruddha Guha on August 30 2013 8.53am

http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/film/film-reviews/film-review-shuddh-desi-romance

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