Sanju & Raveena try to bring back the 90s romance Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Khushalii Kumar, Parth Samthaan, Aruna Irani Ra...
Sanju & Raveena try to bring back the 90s romance
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Khushalii Kumar, Parth Samthaan, Aruna Irani
Rating: 2.5*
OTT: Jio Cinema
First-time director Binnoy K Gandhi draws up an impressive cast in Ghudchadi (marriage), but the story remains very predictable with inter-communal romance, typical family bonding, conflicts, and finally the resolution. He also shows the societal norms where the elders/widows/widowers also have a life of their own and should lead their lives according to their own choices. No age is too old to tie the knot. The treatment of the film remains very pedestrian and it is the performances of Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon & Aruna Irani that hold you to watch this film (hence the extra 0.5*) The twist is also quite predictable and works in everyone's favour.
An affluent widower
Col. Veer Sharma (a restrained Sanjay Dutt) lives with his mother Kalyani
Devi (Aruna Irani) and son Chirag (a fairly decent Parth). They run a garment
factory producing men's underwear - Cool Underwear. Chirag meets Devika
(Khushalii) at a friend's wedding and sparks fly when he bumps into her again
in her office where he had gone for a sales pitch for his underwear brand.
On the other hand,
Veer gets caught in a traffic jam which is caused by Meneka (a ravishing
Raveena) who herself is a widow, and Devika’s mother. They come face-to-face
and their old childhood romance is rekindled which couldn't culminate into
marriage because of Veer's caste-obsessed orthodox mother. But little do
these two old lovebirds know that their respective son and daughter are also in
love and want to get married creating unexpected complications.
The chemistry between
the young lovebirds debutant Parth & Khushalii is quite natural but the
main acting comes from the seasoned pros - Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon. Their
chemistry is a treat to watch. Aruna Irani's stern character reminds us of her
'Beta' performance but much less effective.
The film is quite
pleasant, with a predictable script and moving at an even pace, making
it a one-time watch.
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