Opinions will always vary from person to person & a prime example for that is people's feedback about the movies that they watch. A couple of days back, I came across Hrithik's comment where he spoke highly about Luv Ranjan's "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" & performances of the lead pair. I was certainly piqued by that & since I do consider Ranbir Kapoor as a very talented artist, I didn't need any further motivation to to check it out. Alas...it turned out to be a tested of my patience.
Apart from calling the shots, Ranjan was also involved on the creative and commercial side of the whole process. The protagonist of his script is Mickey (Ranbir), the heir apparent to an affluent household who apart from managing the family business also worked anonymously as a much sought out 'break up' consultant with his buddy, Manu (Anubhav Singh). On the occasion of the latter's wedding, Mickey gets acquainted with Tinni (Shraddha Kapoor) & soon enough they get into a relationship. Even as things seemed to proceed smoothly, Tinni didn't quite share the same opinion.
The core issue that Tinni faces is indeed relevant but the manner in which Ranjan crafted the screenplay & executed his vision was woeful to say the least. The first half was an absolute torture & felt like an inferior cousin of Imtiaz Ali's "Tamasha". Just when I feared whether the second half would turn out to be similar, there was a welcome relief in the initial segments before it goes on a tangent yet again. However, there were still some emotional sequences towards the end that did turn out to be fine. As for the humour after all it is branded as a rom-com, a significant portion of it is cringe. Santhana Krishnan & Ravichandran's cinematography was vibrant & colourful for the outdoor segments while the art department could have done better with the sets. There were quite a number of music tracks, but none of Pritam's creations reached the quality that we associate with him.
Despite the limitations in the screenplay, Ranbir has done a fine job with the character that was given to him be it as the flirt, heart broken lover etc. Though at the same time, it inevitably reminded us of some of the characters that he had done in the past. Shraddha Kapoor was pretty mediocre and the chemistry between the two was rather bland. As for the rest of the cast, they were average at best.
Verdict: As per box office reports, it seems to have made a good start at the box office & glad to know that. But did it manage to satisfy me? Well the answer to that is an emphatic no!!!
Rating: 1/5
Regards...Ben
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