‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ movie review: Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan perk up this middling family drama – The Hindu
Driving on the goodwill generated by Mimi (2021), director Laxman Utekar as soon as once more showcases his knack for impregnating a social challenge with dollops of comedy and drama. Right here he explores the need of younger middle-class {couples} to interrupt away from joint households to have their very own dwelling, and the way far they might go to have an unique roof over their heads in a light-hearted trend.
Yoga instructor Kapil Dubey (Vicky Kaushal) and chemistry professor Saumya Chawla’s (Sara Ali Khan) love marriage hits a roadblock when their nosy uncle and aunt shift to Kapil’s household dwelling. As they might odor egg in an anniversary cake and Punjabi aptitude in Soumya’s manner, the younger couple begins searching for an area exterior the mohalla. With a flat proving out of finances, they determine to use for a authorities scheme however to fulfil its situations, a corrupt official — ingeniously referred to as Bhagwan Das (Inaamulhaq) — advises them to divorce one another. It spirals right into a comedy of errors that may not be fully logical and authentic, however captures the churn in city households and society.
Sara and Vicky’s equation has the flavour of middle-class household dramas that after featured Amol Palekar and Zarina Wahab, and Farooque Sheikh and Deepti Naval. Whereas Vicky is charming because the boy who believes in reducing corners to gas the long run, Sara is plausible because the lady who desires extra from her life. As the 2 inform one another’s behaviour, we see an fascinating evolution of their bond over two hours. Perked by believable writing, Vicky doesn’t thoughts exposing Kapil minus the allure and Sara reveals there’s extra to Soumya than simply chiffon and georgette saris.
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Such movies demand a few hummable songs however whereas the rating composed by Sachin Jigar isn’t unhealthy, it’s the timeless R.D. Burman quantity “Dekho Maine Dekha Hai Yeh Ek Sapna” that turns into the leitmotif of the love story.
Very like the title, this cut-paste strategy that’s made to sound like an inspiration displays within the storyline as effectively, and reminds one in all Irrfan-starrer Hindi Medium the place the urge of becoming right into a authorities scheme turns awry. Actually, Sharib Hashmi’s character of a guard and its function in driving the screenplay is distinctly just like that of Deepak Dobriyal within the Saket Chaudhary movie the place, apparently, Utekar was the cinematographer.
The assist solid is spectacular. It’s good to see Akash Khurana taking part in a middle-class father after being typecast as a political bigwig and enterprise honcho, however the one who steals the present is Kanupriya Pandit as the conniving but cute Deepa Mami, ever prepared to usher in caste and social standing in a household dialog. To not neglect good outdated Rakesh Bedi because the father-in-law who imparts essential life classes after just a few pegs.
Sure, there are passages the place the lead gamers overdo their natural and inorganic chemistry. Sara is bettering with every outing however she must channelise her nervous power in a manner that doesn’t really feel theatrical, notably when you’ve a pure performer like Vicky or Dhanush (Atrangi Re) in the identical body. After some extent conditions and props begin turning into repetitive, however like Kapil would inform his yoga college students, the movie rediscovers its “Chi” earlier than it’s too late.
Zara Hatke Zara Bachke is at present operating in theatres
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