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Posted: 3 years ago

Originally posted by: _symphony

All over people are saying the movie deals with complex emotions which I totally disagree with. Actually this is the irony and the reason the makers had thought a portrayal like this will click with the millennials. Because we are a petty and an open ended generation. We don’t know what satisfies us. We just want to keep chasing because well that’s what brings the rush but as soon as we are faced with the mildest inconveniences, we make life altering decisions at a spur of the moment.


What’s complex in it when 99% of millenials are the same😂 Selfish, petty and chasing the unachievable. Its quite dumb for a 30 yo Alisha to believe her mom committed suicide because her dad made her move from Mumbai to Nasik. No reference was given to this story (Despite this being shown as a reason of major trauma for the protagonist) It was nowhere stated that Deepika’s mother was obsessed with money or property or she had any big dreams which she was devoid of by bringing her to Nasik. Hence within half an hour into the movie it was clear her mother had someone in Mumbai she loved and couldn’t live without. Supposedly righteous Deepika shouting on a rather slout Naseer was a dead giveaway the narrative is gonna take a 180 degree turn.


While I agree it is very easy for a kid to relate to a mother’s trauma and not to a father’s because father’s dont reveal their emotions but still moving from Mumbai to Nasik as a reason of suicide and basing a very smart woman’s entire anxiety on it made less sense to me and I found it to be a very loose plot point.


Its funny how when Naseer accepts in front of Deepika that yes her mom cheated him, she immediately removes all her allegations on him and feels sorry for mistreating him but she never feels sorry for her cousin like she feels for Naseer. She did the same to Ananya’s character what her mom did. Situational morality - Again a very not so complex and commonly found trait of millennials.


Siddhant’s character was anything but complex. Though people are at times caught up between right and wrong or may be two rights and two wrongs but he was clearly an opportunist and plain selfish. Went where he saw benefit.


Ananya and Dhairya didn’t have much to do they were just normal mediocre people caught in first world problems like mujhe kam nahin party karni hai and I have to plan my wedding type log.


My final review of the film would be that it made me feel very petty as a millennial . Funny how we totally change our moral compass even with the slightest of inconvenience. Funny how we give so much importance to ourselves that we are ok with any bullshit if someone chooses us. Funny how we always expect sympathy in the name of mental health and anxiety( Not trying to mock real mental health issues here) but i hate when first world problems are deemed as trauma or character traits. Deepika is shown like a girl who always expects things to be perfect or settled or in place. When her bf doesn’t have a job she has anxiety, when her studio closes she has anxiety. Basically she is a control freak and that somehow doesn’t relate to her mom’s death. No connection! Did she ever try to find out why exactly her mom committed suicide. Generally people who seek medication for mental illness also see therapist and the first line of treatment is talking the patient through his past life and then medicines come in picture. Deepika is only shown reflecting on her trauma as a kid. But she never tries to relate present with that trauma. She never tries to notice that her dad never mistreats her or that she can ask about her mom from her aunt or Ananya. Rather Ananya’s character is more self aware and trying to make the mends or reason out always.


This is just a wannabe movie which has jumbled up all the buzz words like suicide, anxiety, messed up, startup, investment, infidelity and definitely it buzzes with the audience. It’s actually a mirror that what a petty, weak and anxious generation are we. Not an iota to be proud of! Yup roz yacht pe ghumna is a first world problem and please dont make it a reason for mental trauma ki meri cousin ke paas hai mere paas nahin like are you serious?! Kaunse privileged world mein rehte hain aap?

This review makes me believe that many dont even know how anxiety feels like ? yes her boyfriend might lose job, her studio might get closed , there are more than enough reasons for a person suffering from General anxiety disorder . How can a normal person ever understand how anxious brain operates? What is normal for everyone looks like a mountain for an anxious person so by calling her control freak you are basically discrediting people who suffer from anxiety on day to day basis . And one has to be kidding to say that she should have known why her mom died or investigated .. she was a kid and merely thinking about the moment her mother died gives her PTSD and such ppl try to avoid thinking about it rather going on investigating about it .
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Posted: 3 years ago

Originally posted by: niyati13


Former can be..But so far Tia seemed more emotionally mature than Alisha

I think it's simpler than that. He's a social climber whom Ananya's Mom insults and humiliates at every corner, so he can never really forget where he came from. In Deepika, he says a fellow outsider. That's why he's able to tell her where he came from, about his mom and what drives him to do better. His relationship with Ananya did not seem that deep- she didn't really know him.


And of course the sexual attraction. But more the former. reason.

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Posted: 3 years ago

Originally posted by: EXOL

This review makes me believe that many dont even know how anxiety feels like ? yes her boyfriend might lose job, her studio might get closed , there are more than enough reasons for a person suffering from General anxiety disorder . How can a normal person ever understand how anxious brain operates? What is normal for everyone looks like a mountain for an anxious person so by calling her control freak you are basically discrediting people who suffer from anxiety on day to day basis . And one has to be kidding to say that she should have known why her mom died or investigated .. she was a kid and merely thinking about the moment her mother died gives her PTSD and such ppl try to avoid thinking about it rather going on investigating about it .


Agreed. Really strange to call her a control freak for her anxiety? Her dad also ensured that she should never know the truth of her mom's past to protect her. Why would she start a parallel CID show to investigate her death? Weird criticism.

Edited by Sashay01 - 3 years ago
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Posted: 3 years ago

Originally posted by: Sashay01

I think it's simpler than that. He's a social climber whom Ananya's Mom insults and humiliates at every corner, so he can never really forget where he came from. In Deepika, he says a fellow outsider. That's why he's able to tell her where he came from, about his mom and what drives him to do better. His relationship with Ananya did not seem that deep- she didn't really know him.


And of course the sexual attraction. But more the former. reason.


Then why the turn around? It's not simple..it's complex

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Posted: 3 years ago

So at the end they left it open for us to guess that Ananya will eventually get to know the truth?

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Posted: 3 years ago

Originally posted by: -MakhanMalaai-

So at the end they left it open for us to guess that Ananya will eventually get to know the truth?


No, there's no sure-shot conclusion. It just ended on a somber note.

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Posted: 3 years ago

Originally posted by: jalalrocks

Interesting watch..


Good acting by everyone.


Is it me or anyone else who feels there could have been lesser love making scenes




I don't see the need of so many scenes just to make watcher uncomfortable?


True.

There was no need of showing so much intimacy and hiring n intimacy director for this🤔

There have been movies that handled these issues without focusing on such scenes..was totally unnecessary..

Also f***..I was literally like Karan's dad...ye kya laga rakha hai !

Do millenials really use it in every other sentence? Pls enlighten me.

Will never forgive Netflix for normalizing this

Edited by niyati13 - 3 years ago
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Posted: 3 years ago

Originally posted by: mintyblue


No, there's no sure-shot conclusion. It just ended on a somber note.


Just like today BW just has focus on issues..not solutions

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Posted: 3 years ago

Watched it and liked at lot, honestly was expenting a copu of a Korean movie but this was different, great job by all.

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Posted: 3 years ago

Originally posted by: EXOL

This review makes me believe that many dont even know how anxiety feels like ? yes her boyfriend might lose job, her studio might get closed , there are more than enough reasons for a person suffering from General anxiety disorder . How can a normal person ever understand how anxious brain operates? What is normal for everyone looks like a mountain for an anxious person so by calling her control freak you are basically discrediting people who suffer from anxiety on day to day basis . And one has to be kidding to say that she should have known why her mom died or investigated .. she was a kid and merely thinking about the moment her mother died gives her PTSD and such ppl try to avoid thinking about it rather going on investigating about it .

I dont know what makes you assume that someone doesnt know about Anxiety just because they gave a negative review. I just said what they showed is not the right way. She is already on pills which should mean she is already consulting a psychiatrist. First of all when you go to a psychiatrist , he /she asks you to first go through therapy before any medicine is prescribed. Medicines are never the first line of treatment. When a therapist or a psychologist or a counsellor takes their first few sessions, most questions are about family / career only. Hence I said her character at the point of taking pills but not reflecting on what the trigger point is makes no sense. Its like pitting 10 before 2. Its just a cinematic way of showing wrong things about a sensitive issue. No light is thrown on whether she is taking these pills on a medical professional’s advise or not. Yes even at 30 or 40 you cant know about your trigger points but if you are seeking help at a level of taking medication, and you are just not even aware of the truth behind your trigger point or try to know, It’s not logical. The way she mistreats her father its onto her because she believes only she is the victim. Basis a childhood incident. If you have seen Dear Zindagi, a very beautiful film about mental health, Kiara’s entire trauma plays itself in her adult life too. Her parents are as ignorant to her needs as they were when she was young. Hence she feels the need to understand her angst, and her bottled up fear and emotions. This movie on the other hand only uses mental health as a way to generate sympathy. Something as important and as less explored as that cannot be a side plot to an accidental murder or infidelity or a startup investment fraud plot. It’s just my view and while its quite easy to pose your preconceived notions on people about their understanding of a subject, I would have appreciated if you didnt come down to being so judgemental lol.

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