Sex,marriage, bathroom!

Talking about being late with movie reviews, give me two-three more opportunities and I’ll master it soon. Trust me, I m working very hard towards it! :P But then, barring a few , no movie has till date(since the time I chanced upon the opportunity to make you poor fellows read my  superfluous reviews) triggered me enough to put down my violent thoughts on Parde Ke Peeche within no time ‘The End’ flashes on the silver screen.

Weekends mean ‘movie time’ and last weekend single screen theatres in Udupi were showcasing, Shudh Desi Romance, a vibrant, youthful film that had before its release created much anticipation among the youngsters, as I could sense from scanning the more than half-filled hall.

A poster of the film. Photo courtesy: Internet

Shudh+Desi+ Romance= so wrongly christened!

An apt title would be hmm.... Sex, marriage, bathroom! LOL. Well, the whole story revolves around these three things only! :P

Opening sequence: Raghu Ram (Sushant Singh Rajput) is a tourist guide in Jaipur, who also doubles up as rental baraati for Goyal (Rishi Kapoor), a wedding planner. Raghu is suffering from pre-marital jitters. On his way to his wedding venue, Raghu meets Gayatri (Parineeti Chopra), an open minded, free willed, independent woman who lives life on her own terms. An already confused Raghu, heavily impressed by her freedom, gathers the guts to run away from his own wedding, with the ‘tailet’ showing him the escape way(read: bathroom).

A fortnight later, the two meet and begin dating. Entering into a live-in-relationship(read:sex), the two decide to get married(read: marriage). On the day of the wedding, Gayatri runs out on him(read:bathroom), and Raghu is left inconsolably confused.

Soon after, at a wedding, Raghu meets Tara (Vaani Kapoor), the woman he was going to tie the knot with, before he met Gayatri. She asks him out initially on a revenge trip but slowly their relationship turns serious(read:sex). Just as he is about to ask her to marry him (read: marriage), Gayatri re-enters his life and Tara sneaks away. The two(Gayatri and Raghu) decide on marrying(read:marriage)! They both run away from their own marriage(read: bathroom).

P.S. By this point, toleration power of most of my co-viewers is exhausted and many are hurling abuses at the characters onscreen.

So, now you know, the story is all about, sex,marriage, bathroom, marriage, sex, bathroom marriage ,sex, bathroom, sex, marriage, bathroom..........*phew!

A still from the movie. Photo courtesy: Internet

A still from the movie. Photo courtesy: Internet

Much ado was made about the 27 kisses in the film. Factually, its wrong. Not 27, but yeah around 14-15 do find a place in between dialogues or when the characters have nothing to do.  They kiss at the same rate as Arnab Goswami pukes his patented ‘the nation demands an answer’ dialogue every night at news hour.

The story being set in the pink city Jaipur imbibes a lot of its colorful culture and uniqueness. Places like Hawa Mahal and numerous other Rajput forts provide for a breath taking setting, making everything look pleasant on screen.

Debutant Vaani Kapoor is impressive and gorgeous. Kapoor is there because Shuddh Desi Romance needed to kill the three-quarters of the second half that precede the climax. Tara, humorously pops the question," Tum paida hi tharki hue the ya koi infection lagi thi?", echoing my sentiments. Gayatri  is a rebel without a cause: she smokes and has had boyfriends in the past. Parineeti is natural and beautiful as always.

Debutante Vaani Kapoor.
Photo courtesy: Internet

With so much revolving only around sex and kisses, one would expect sizzling chemistry on screen much like the Sakurajima volcano in Japan but proved out to be like mount Ashitaka: non-existent!

Music by the composer duo Sachin-Jigar is refreshing and youthful. My personal favorite is ‘Gulabi’.  

If all the sex and kissing hasn't interested you much, then Goyal uncle would surely do. This is one guy for solely whom you can give this movie a watch. This man is in the most illustrious years of his life, doing the best roles, churning out impressive performances at 60 with ease like never before. As the bemused wedding decorator who is also a father figure to Raghu, Rishi Kapoor, is charming, funny and with his dialogue delivery, he will force you to laugh wholeheartedly and keep clapping.The way he looks, pauses and spurts the witty one-liners is interesting to watch. He very amusingly summarises everything,"Tu Tara ko mandap mein chod ke bhag gaya kyunki tu usse shaadi nahi karna chahta, Tara tujhse shaadi nahi karna chahti kyunki tu use mandap mein chod ke bhag gaya tha aur Gayatri tujhse shaadi nahi karna chahti kyunki usne tujhe mandap se bhagte hue dekha tha. Yaar tum log itna bhagte kyun ho? Zindagi bhar bhagte hi rahogey ya kabhi rukogey bhi?"
P.S. Don't fail to notice the artificial flower he pins to his coat like Bose! :P

And because I care so much for your embarrassment out pour, I would like to whisper into your tiny ears that this is definitely not  a film to be included in your weekend outing with your family. That assured, it is a one time watch and you won't curse yourself much or the makers since they have put you in for just 120 minutes torture. That's such a saving grace!