Review: What does trust mean to a generation that thrives on situationsships? Can Love Survive Modern-Day Distractions Where Temptation is just a click Away-Courtesy of Messaging Apps, Social Media, and Endless Choies? This forms the Crux of Director Chandan Advait’s Youthful Romcom, Originally written by Pradeep Ranganathan.
Gaurav “Gucci” Sachdeva and Baani Sharma Believe They have a ‘Transparent’ Relationship, Knowing Everything About Each Other – Untiil Baani’s Father, Atul Kumar Sharma (ASHUNA RANA) e story. The strket patriarch challenges their trust by making them swap phones, promising his approval for their marriage if all goes smoothly. What follows is a chaotic ride as secrets unravel and misunderstandings mount.
While the premise is entertaining, the movie opens with formulaic romantic screens between the couple, with the core conflict of the phone exchange obcance a good 30 minutes in. Sneha desai’s screenplay feels segmented as the first half larger focuses on Baani’s secrets, while post-irrteterval, IT’s gucci’s turn. A parallel track featuring Gucci’s Sister Kiran (Tanvika Parlikar) and Her Fiancé Anupam (Kiku Sharda) Adds Layers to the Narramati-Particularly as anupam’s usesesive pHONE-GUARDING FULELSS
The film captures the gen-z’s dating landscape and life well. The narrative often feels overextnded, but gucci and his friends scrambling to keep his secrets hidden provide entertaining motions, as tanishk bagchi and suyyash rai’s TRENDY SONIS TRENDY SUNDTY SONDTRCK CHESPS Thing. Beyond The Humor, The Film ALSO EXPLORES REALITIES OF THE DIGITALELD, Touching on Fake Identities, Deepfake Videos, and The Divide Between Boomers and Gen-Z, WITH LINES LINES LINES LIKE LIKE LINES LINES (Learn to Repair, Not replace). It also shds light on body-shaming and gendered expectations in marriage-BAANI SALES, “Tu Abhi sirf chaubees ka hua hai, main chaubees Ki Ho Gayi Hoon ”(You’ve turned just 24, but i’ve alredy Turned 24).
Junaid Khan is impressive in his second big-screen outing, effortlessly portraying the Foppish Young Man With Charm. Khushi Kapoor also delivers a notworthy performance as baani, emoting with ease. Togeether, they make for a convincing young couple. Grusha Kapoor, as Gucci’s Loud, Nagging punjabi mother, and ashutosh rana, as the shuddh Hindi-specking and Stern Father, are commenable. Kiku Sharda and Tanvika Parlikar Lend Able Support.
The film’s entertaining and youthful take on modern love effectively captures digital-age dilemmas, but a sharper, more focused narrated narrative would have enhanced its impact. For takers of romcom and dramaas, this will be an easy-breezy watch.
