‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ movie review: Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani shoulder an unusual romantic drama that takes time to find its voice – The Hindu
After Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, Satyaprem Ki Katha is yet one more romantic drama that pushes a progressive thought in what seems like a dated envelope within the first half. It takes time to get used to the world of Satyaprem (Kartik Aaryan) as a result of, for some time, the movie feels extra like a promotion video of all issues Gujarati and a jewelry model however as soon as the social drama finds its voice, this Katha turns into value listening to.
Addressing the thought of consent in a relationship in a fast-changing society the place males need to embrace modernity and liberal values however don’t need to hand over on the patriarchal notions of dignity and honour, the title is a play on the standard Satyanarayan Ki Katha, a typical ritual in lots of Indian properties. Within the climax, director Sameer Vidwans blends the ritual which may’t be accomplished with out the girl of the home, with ladies’s rights to pave the best way for change.
Satyaprem Ki Katha (Hindi)
Throughout the contours of fashionable Hindi cinema, the story probes the concepts of izzat and maryada and goes on to nearly preach to its protagonist Katha (Kiara Advani) that talking out the reality, howsoever troublesome it could be, is extra necessary than struggling in silence. Right here, for a change, the hero makes us know that he’s a virgin. Jobless, Satyaprem has grown up in a middle-class family the place he and his father (Gajraj Rao) put together the breakfast and his mom and sister (Supriya Pathak and Shikha Talsania) management the purse. He goals about Katha however she shouldn’t be into him. Future brings them collectively when Katha’s mother and father ask for his hand for his or her daughter. However Katha shouldn’t be on the web page.
Just like the washerman in Ramayana, right here we have now a milkman (Rajpal Yadav in kind) who represents the snooping society that questions the heroine however our hero doesn’t pay attention to the canard. He not solely stands behind her but in addition turns into that catalyst that might slay the ghosts of her previous. Does he scale back to a supporting hero within the course of? The movie sparks an attention-grabbing debate about reel and real-life heroes.
After cricket, it appears the headquarter of Bollywood can also be inching in the direction of Ahmedabad. For an extended, Punjab and Punjabi have been the flavour of Hindi movies. Right here the romance is advised in Gujarati mode. The great factor is whereas the makers nod to khakra, farsan, and the nice previous Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, additionally they take a dig on the so-called success of prohibition within the dry state. The showcase of native materials supplies a novel texture to the costumes and the relatable characters within the conventional society present the mandatory heft to the storytelling.
Author Karan Shrikant Sharma has drawn vigorous characters from the middle-class milieu however they take pleasure in numerous posturing earlier than coming to the purpose. And the purpose is made with a bleeding pen. Nevertheless, in between, as soon as the mud settles, Sharma etches an endearing relationship between two troubled souls that’s deeper than throwaway adjectives like cute and delightful. Each are in search of social sanction. An LLB-fail, Satyaprem is being judged by his joblessness. Katha is struggling due to a botched-up relationship. As they nurse one another, we get some tender moments of real love. Sadly, the 5 music composers couldn’t complement the writing with their melodies.
Backed by Sharma’s writing, Kartik and Kiara carry ahead the natural bond they generated in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. This time it’s much less about bodily chemistry and extra concerning the underlying friction, for Katha doesn’t see Satyaprem as an equal associate. Kartik lastly will get a job the place he’s anticipated to do extra than simply present a constant goofy smile and, after all, a monologue. Forged in a job that maybe would have gone to Govinda a couple of years again, he doesn’t disappoint because the “Gujju pataka” who busts with loads of emotion when the story challenges him. Because the fulcrum of the story, Kiara does some heavy lifting along with her expressive eyes to maintain the melodrama afloat.
They’re ably supported by Gajraj Rao who will get a number of the greatest traces to carry out. The truth is, the supporting solid headlined by fashionable Gujarati stage and movie actor Siddharth Randeria and the ever-reliable Supriya Pathak and Shikha Talsania supplies a reputable backdrop. Yet another draft and a bit extra lilt would have made this Katha completely riveting. Within the current kind, after spending round 140 minutes one may say: and thereby hangs message for girls and boys!
SatyaPrem Ki Katha is at present working in theatres
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