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It's a planned trend don't get why though 😕😆

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Dhadak Starts Pretty Well

Friday 20 July 2018 12.30 IST

Hi , can you pl PM the climax to me too...I don't plan to watch the movie .

Well if you remember in Sairat Archie's mom is drying home made papads that she drives the scooter over and Ishaan runs over the pappad his mom is drying in Dhadak. So there you see the difference in lifestyle;e. Archie is a small village whose lifestyle is more like Madhu, not Parthavi. Parthavi sounds more like Saif who even without being an actor has a family palace, wore designer clothing, probably went for holidays abroad. Can you see Sharmila Tagore drying pappads ? 😆

That I think is the disconnect. Easier to believe Archie will jump into a well despite being rich than Parthavi. Dharma fantasy of Dhadak, rural lifestyle reality of Sairat. I think you are biased as the critics in this. 😛 😆

The most engaging sequence in Dhadakfeatures a Rajasthani version of Telly Games. The triathlon that celebrates gluttony requires one to gobble down tiny mountains of ghevar, khachoris and mirchis. The winner of the pratiyogita is unsurprisingly the film's hero who is handed out his prize by the film's heroine. Their eyes lock and it all goes south from here on.

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Adapted from Nagraj Manjule's stupendous hit Sairat, this one picks up the plot points that delivered in the story of forbidden love and makes a dal baati churma of it. A reserved Romeo from Udaipur meets a brusque chori. Madhukar (Ishaan Khatter) wants a pappi', while Parthavi (Janhvi Kapoor) aspires for "maara ghar over "badi kothi. But this college romance is punctured by caste and class divide. That the girl's papa is also an unforgiving politician, warrants desperate measures and the two flee to make a life together in Kolkata. Now in Sairat, at this point, reality supersedes romance and the young couple is compelled to grow up in a jiffy if they must survive. It is also a trying time for the privileged girl who discovers mundane chores and the predicament of using a community toilet. But here, a series of writing oversights lead to much hotchpotch. For one, our Rajasthani jodi went to the same class in college but when in Kolkata, she bags a job with a call centre and he begins waiting tables at a modest eatery. And if you must know, he was also a tour guide in Udaipur catering to foreigners. Let's just blame it on the City of Joy?

Sairat touched a necessary nerve with its compelling performances and for effectively translating what the lead pair endures. Here, the female lead throws on a pair of aviators and gets on a big bike but is not a patch on the feisty Archie that Rinku Rajguru rocked on the big screen. Also, Parthavi has her hair and makeup on point through the film when she's being chased out of town or having an emotional outburst. It's almost as if makeup didi and stylist dada were inadvertently a part of her tumultuous journey.

Debutante Kapoor conveys a range of emotions with the same facial expression. Sometimes an eyebrow goes up like an inverted Howrah bridge; at other times, the eyelids flicker like an ageing tubelight but it's rarely in sync with the proceedings. But Kapoor's insipid performance allows Khatter to shine in comparison. The young actor plunges into every emotion and situation his character finds himself in with complete immersion. Always a reliable rowdy, Ashutosh Rana packs his Ratan Singh with a distinguished evil streak and conveys intimidation through his nefarious character. Director Shashank Khaitan, who previously helmed Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania andBadrinath Ki Dulhania, plays it safe with this Rajasthani runaway bride. Sticking to tested tropes, he barely reinvents the premise of the original.

Manjule's masterpiece was a touching tale of caste conflict. It covered societal evils while breezing through the various stages of an intimate relationship. The evolution of its characters was fluid and the final jolt was hair-raising. Dhadak is only a first copy from Thailand that milks the original to a point that the cow would deem objectionable.

Huh? This literally makes no sense 😆

But glad to see Ishaan and Jhanvi get praises (mostly). Despite the criticism of the movie their work is seen and that is all I care about for they were wonderful offscreen.

The movie will still make money and it is because of the two newbies who certainly deserve to be in BW IMO.