Ayushmann Khurrana has been in the industry for close to a decade & more often than not, whenever his movie comes out; the audience can rest assured that it would be on distinct and unique topics / characters. His latest flick is Abhishek Kapoor's "Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui" & it belongs to the rom com genre. Well we did have a few movies (some of which were excellent) that dealt with a similar topic, though in a much more toned and serious manner. So it was interesting to see as to how Abhishek who has a decent track record had picturized his version.
Manu Munjal (Ayushmann) is a bodybuilder and a struggling gym owner who aspired to become the strongest man in the city. To add onto the pressure, his family especially his sisters were constantly on his case to have him settled down. However, his life took a turn for the better when Maanvi Brar (Vaani Kapoor), a zumba instructor decides to collaborate with his facility for conducting her classes, The revenue boosted the health of the gym & with time, both of them hits off. But just when it seemed like Manu cant be in a better frame of mind, their relationship hit a trough when Mannvi revealed her past which he wasn't quite able to digest.
Apart from calling the shots, Abhishek was also involved in the scripting process along with Supratik Sen & Tushar Paranjpe. [Spoiler alert] The topic of trans gender has been explored in an impressive manner in movies like "Tamanna", "Njan Marykutty", "Shabnam Mausi", Super Deluxe" etc. Over here, Abhishek does not opt for a full fledged focus on Maanvi but rather provides a fleeting glimpse of the turmoil that she goes through and the strain that it puts on the relationship between the lead pair. At less than 2 h, it is a feel good movie with decent humour & some peppy tracks by Sachin Jigar thrown in that maintains the light mood right through out.
Though not a challenging role, kudos to Vaani Kapoor for taking up the role & doing justice to it. As mentioned earlier, it does not go into the past of the character which invariably meant that she had to convince the audience about the difficulties she faced for embracing her identity & she was successful at it. Ayushman as usual was fine while the rest of the cast also did their parts aptly.
Verdict: It delivers what it promised & that is a breezy rom com that does touch upon a relevant topic without belittling it. In short, it is a decent time pass flick with quite a few sequences that would bring a smile on our face!!!
Rating: 2.5/5
Regards...Ben
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