Now this one is going to be really difficult to write for the likes of me. Not because it is borderline case between a good and a bad movie but more so because this is the story of the mish mashed love lives of the likes of me in around 2.5 hours. So I cannot help but relate to the concept in entirety and also vouch for the genuinity of the sequence of events shown – I have embarrassingly experienced the same :P :$. I will, however, keep my critics hat on for the final ratings and that’s a promise.
PKP tracks the story of 3 couples. Couple 1 – Neha (Nushrat Bharucha) and Rajat (Kartikeya Tiwari) aka Rajjo which is a your regular love story. Boy meets girl at a Karaoke night. Makes some slick moves. Girl gets impressed and asks boy out (that happens???). Boy and girl quickly fall for each other. Move in. And then the irritation and the yakking and the reading between the lines and the misinterpretation and the crocodile tears and the hate for sport and the…. You know the story right.
Couple 2 – Not even a couple very honestly. Charu (Ishitta Sharma) and Ishant (Divyendu Sharma) aka Liquid. Girl is a newbie at a software company. Boy has never been with a woman before. Is nice to her. Girl is from out of town. She has a possessive boyfriend there. Boy doesn’t know. Falls for girl really quick. Soon enough proposes. She disposes and informs him about boyfriend. But would like to “stay friends” (Oh God!!! How many times have I heard that one!!!). Boy doesn’t know what to do. Girl uses opportunity to keep a stepney in Delhi. And when push comes to shove, throws boy down the garbage chute…. You have heard this one too right????
Couple 3 – Ria (Sonalli Sehgal) and Vikrant (Raayo Bakhirta) aka Chaudhary. Smart, good looking guy. Unassuming. Girl walks upto him at a party. Both hit it off. But boy quickly realizes that there is a 5 year relationship break up that has happened. However, the ex is unable to let go. And poor girl has to be nice to the ex. Boy obviously doesn’t like it but keeps mum – cant pick up a fight with the girl because “she needs her space”…. OK OK I know you have heard this one also.
PKP as a concept is a male RomCom which is a welcome change. Most of the audience in the hall seemed to agree. And I cant remember ever listening to the girls next to me laughing. I can only imaging, Luv Ranjan and I have a lot in common in this context :D. But that would not soften my stand against his direction which leaves a whole lot to be desired. The narration is not remotely tight and survives only on the basis of some slapstick dialogues delivered quite well especially by Divyendu Sharma who comes up with the best performance in the movie. Raayo Bakhirta is reasonable I guess but only because cannot make out if he is constipated or confident – he has a single expression on his face but he looks the best of the lot and will have some female following after this for sure. Kartikeya Tiwari hams his way through with the exception of a 5 minute monologue which the audience will like. The girls cannot act – period. Despite the use of numerology which doesn’t convert you from a really bad actress to a decent one. For crying out loud they cannot even dance!!!
PKP scores in my books because both the director and cast are debutantes. Not bad for a first attempt. Entertaining in parts but quite stretched out – I would have cut at least 30 minutes. I would give this 5 on 10, and I have added a point only for a decent first attempt and 2-3 songs which are good. Worth a dekko but can do so on cable or DVD whenever it comes out. Not worth spending a fortune to take the family out. The young males would definitely like it.
Watch the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBIrTv-59kw
PKP tracks the story of 3 couples. Couple 1 – Neha (Nushrat Bharucha) and Rajat (Kartikeya Tiwari) aka Rajjo which is a your regular love story. Boy meets girl at a Karaoke night. Makes some slick moves. Girl gets impressed and asks boy out (that happens???). Boy and girl quickly fall for each other. Move in. And then the irritation and the yakking and the reading between the lines and the misinterpretation and the crocodile tears and the hate for sport and the…. You know the story right.
Couple 2 – Not even a couple very honestly. Charu (Ishitta Sharma) and Ishant (Divyendu Sharma) aka Liquid. Girl is a newbie at a software company. Boy has never been with a woman before. Is nice to her. Girl is from out of town. She has a possessive boyfriend there. Boy doesn’t know. Falls for girl really quick. Soon enough proposes. She disposes and informs him about boyfriend. But would like to “stay friends” (Oh God!!! How many times have I heard that one!!!). Boy doesn’t know what to do. Girl uses opportunity to keep a stepney in Delhi. And when push comes to shove, throws boy down the garbage chute…. You have heard this one too right????
Couple 3 – Ria (Sonalli Sehgal) and Vikrant (Raayo Bakhirta) aka Chaudhary. Smart, good looking guy. Unassuming. Girl walks upto him at a party. Both hit it off. But boy quickly realizes that there is a 5 year relationship break up that has happened. However, the ex is unable to let go. And poor girl has to be nice to the ex. Boy obviously doesn’t like it but keeps mum – cant pick up a fight with the girl because “she needs her space”…. OK OK I know you have heard this one also.
PKP as a concept is a male RomCom which is a welcome change. Most of the audience in the hall seemed to agree. And I cant remember ever listening to the girls next to me laughing. I can only imaging, Luv Ranjan and I have a lot in common in this context :D. But that would not soften my stand against his direction which leaves a whole lot to be desired. The narration is not remotely tight and survives only on the basis of some slapstick dialogues delivered quite well especially by Divyendu Sharma who comes up with the best performance in the movie. Raayo Bakhirta is reasonable I guess but only because cannot make out if he is constipated or confident – he has a single expression on his face but he looks the best of the lot and will have some female following after this for sure. Kartikeya Tiwari hams his way through with the exception of a 5 minute monologue which the audience will like. The girls cannot act – period. Despite the use of numerology which doesn’t convert you from a really bad actress to a decent one. For crying out loud they cannot even dance!!!
PKP scores in my books because both the director and cast are debutantes. Not bad for a first attempt. Entertaining in parts but quite stretched out – I would have cut at least 30 minutes. I would give this 5 on 10, and I have added a point only for a decent first attempt and 2-3 songs which are good. Worth a dekko but can do so on cable or DVD whenever it comes out. Not worth spending a fortune to take the family out. The young males would definitely like it.
Watch the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBIrTv-59kw
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