What works in the 164-minute captivity is the few one liners and some fine performances of actors like Ranbir, Shraddha and Dimple Kapadia
Hyderabad: If nothing else, you can be sure that a Ranbir Kapoor movie won’t make your eyes hurt. There is a lot of gloss in the film, as Luv Ranjan transports the audience to Spain, Mauritius, and, of course, Delhi and Mumbai.
It is unreasonable to anticipate a certain class from a title like Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar. The casting staff has been trying to pair Ranbir and Shraddha for a time. It would be intriguing to observe their on-screen interaction.
The movie has 164 minutes of predictable narcissism, even in its pre-release form. Can our filmmakers please compare their indulgence to the time pressures of today? Why would a modern filmmaker devote so much effort to a story that seems to be humorous?
Although coming from a wealthy family, Mickey (Ranbir) runs a side company with friend Dabbas (Anubhav Singh Bassi) where they assist couples in ending their relationships. Pappa Ramesh Arora (Boney Kapoor, yes, you guessed it) is at home. Boney can do it if Sanjay can!” , Grandmother (Jatinder Kaur), Sister Minny (Hasleen Kaur), Mum Renu (Dimple Kapadia), and Niece Neetu (Inayat Varma).
While Mickey and Dabbas are busy breaking relationships for commercial considerations, they are getting emotionally anchored with Dabbas walking up hesitatingly to the altar with Kinchi (Monica Chaudhary) and Mickey falling head over heels for Tinni (Shraddha Kapoor).
For strictly filmi reasons, Tinni engages the services of Break up Corporate to shake Mickey off her life. The problem with Luv Ranjan is that the film which could have been a frothy lighthearted rom com is made to go through a dated screeching assembly line.
What however works in the 164-minute captivity is the few one liners and some find performances. It is nice to watch Dimple Kapadia get a decent script and she delivers with ease. Anubhav Singh is effortless, and his timing is perfect.
Shraddha does a good job though called upon to do what Bollywood scripts expect heroines to do. Ranbir is in his element. Too many monologues try to rob him of his credibility. This is truly a RK film. Watch it for him if nothing else.
Pack up your brains, however. This script is makkaar, the presentation jhoothi.
