Movie Review | Gehraiyaan: A Complex Web Of Emotions, Expectations, Relationships! – FilmyVoice
Shakun Batra’s Gehraiyaan is a posh & mature narrative weaved round two {couples}, their households, expectations, et al. Gehraiyaan is about Alisha (Deepika Padukone) a worked-up yoga teacher and her live-in boyfriend of 6 years Karan (Dhairya Karwa), an promoting skilled turned (struggling) writer. Alisha additionally has a strained relationship together with her father and recollections of her troubled childhood. It is usually about Tia (Ananya Panday), Alisha’s cousin and her fiancé Zain (Siddhant Chaturvedi), a sizzling shot actual property skilled.
Gehraiyaan may very nicely be tagged into the home noir style. The very first reel units the tone of the movie and summarizes the complexities in relationships, expectations, and the worth one should pay for his or her deeds. In reality, it retains haunting Alisha who appears to be like formidable and powerful headed but goes via her moments of weak spot and vulnerability. She finds herself at life’s crossroads when her six-year relationship isn’t any extra engaging and begins dwindling.
Simply when Alisha begins to sort-of settle for that the truth can’t be altered, her life expropriates by the arrival of her cousin, Tia and her fiancé, Zain. Alisha, very quickly, bonds with Zain over their troubled previous and a standard want to break from its confines. Siddhant Chaturvedi as Zain is in his personal, essays a layered and conflicted character. Ananya Panday as Tia lives a extra prosperous life in a tailored position however is slowed down by the heavy feelings. Dhairya Karwa makes his presence felt sharing display house with Deepika.
Midway into the story, Shakun’s plot makes a transition from romance to noir; ‘Gehraiyaan’ turns into an altogether unpredictable and unstable story with twists across the egocentric nature of human beings and the determined lengths to which it will probably drive individuals. It’s tensed nearly like a psychological drama with painful uncertainties and excessive feelings and the wrestle between is dramatic.
Gehraiyaan charts the journey of Alisha and Zain, as they confront the ghosts of their previous on the trail they take to keep away from it, however are they on the best path or is there one thing amiss. Then again, the lifetime of a privileged and rich Tia and Zain appears to be like image good however as you dig deeper, the narrative unravels every character’s shortcomings.
Naseeruddin Shah as Alisha’s laid-back father provides to the already advanced drama. He has his previous however not a lot is revealed till the tip that surprises and makes one root for the father-daughter duo. Rajat Kapoor as Zain’s calculative enterprise colleague ably helps the goings on and makes his presence felt in his scenes with Siddhant.
Gehraiyaan is an Grownup (18+) movie with liberal doses of kissing & intimate scenes, and ample use of the ‘F’ phrase, a lot so that there’s a dialogue admitting the identical! The makers have been good in advertising the movie in a method that can shock the viewers and pull them into the net of romance, relationships, infidelity, deceit, and so forth. It’s not about having a gala time on the seashore, lavish yacht rides, romance and getting intimate as proven within the trailers; romance and infidelity are nearly scratching the floor, the tip of the iceberg.
With Gehraiyaan, Shakun tries to decode advanced human behaviour and its penalties, via a narrative that isn’t simple to relate. He, time-and-again creates a metaphor of feelings utilizing the deep sea and waves and using a yacht showcasing the glamour and flamboyance. He has additionally made good use of silences and pauses in dialogues creating an intriguing setting. On the hind aspect, elements through which the narrative is advised with the assistance of cell phone messages, would possibly work within the theatre screens however mars the impact on TV units or smaller units.
Total, all this and extra clubbed collectively is thrown on the viewer like a fireball and you can not fathom the depth of what’s coming at you. Reel-after-reel you retain questioning what to anticipate subsequent. There are additionally scenes that will steer you into the thriller style together with the final one which hints for a suspenseful sequel.
The movie’s music and authentic rating consists by unbiased musical duo Kabeer Kathpalia (OAFF) and Savera Mehta making it their mainstream movie debut. Kausar Munir and Ankur Tewari have written the lyrics.
Gehraiyaan is a romantic drama directed by Shakun Batra who additionally co-wrote the script with Sumit Roy, Ayesha Devitre and Yash Sahai. The movie is collectively produced by Dharma Productions, Viacom18 Studios and Jouska Movies.
Film: Gehraiyaan
Director: Shakun Batra
Solid: Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, Dhairya Karwa, Naseeruddin Shah and Rajat Kapoor
Streaming on: Prime Video
Length: 148 minutes
