~*Sushant's Bollywood Journey*~ #14 - Page 88

Shuddh Desi Romance: Movie Review

Jaideep Sahni who has earlier written scripts for "Company", "Khosla Ka Ghosla", "Bunty aur Bubly" has written a thought provoking script which director Manish Sharma has used very efficiently and intelligently. "Shuddh Desi Romance" is not the usual love triangle masala movie.

The movie which is set in royal city Jaipur, beautifully explores theme of modern day romance and concept of live-in relationship. Thorough work is put in characterization and the characters are very interesting. The serious and socially sensitive concept of live-in relationship is depicted with healthy dose of humour.

Raghu (Sushant Singh Rajput) is a tourist guide in Jaipur who has everything in life, well everything except love. He meets Gayatri (Parineeti Chopra) whose relationship list is even longer than Indian government's scam list. She is soon followed by Tara (Vaani kapoor) who is very practical and has everything well planned in her life. And how they sort out their love triangle is movie "Shuddh Desi Romance".

The star cast has brilliantly enacted a well developed story on silver screen. Sushant Singh Rajput who showed acting masterclass in "Kai Po Che" has returned with another powerful performance. He has depicted confusion and patience of Raghu with perfection.
Parineeti Chopra looks every bit of a bold girl who has journeyed through number of relationships with feeling of love still in tow. While Vaani Kapoor as charming Tara has given good account of her acting skills in what looks like a successful debut.

And the senior most and evergreen star Rishi Kapoor who recently turned 61 has given another ageless and marvelous performance as a wedding planner. Sachin-Jigar has given great music which has the local rajasthani touch to it. According to me, "Gulabi" sound track is the best of the lot, while other songs are also good.

Overall, the movie is very good, a light hearted entertainer. And with the other weekend release "Zanjeer 2" looking average, "Shuddh Desi Romance" might gain upper hand at box office collections.

#SDR reveiw [Striker]. Poor direction and below the mark script. Nothing is saviour here except performance of Parineeti. Disapointed. 1.5/5