Movie: Sanam re
Starring: Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam, Urvashi Rautela, Rishi Kapoor
Director: Divya Khosla Kumar
Rating: *
What's it about:
Sanam Re is like a bad dream that refuses to end. We are introduced to a strange town named Tanakpur where CGI snow and half painted houses co-exist in harmony. Akash (Pulkit Samrat) has a connection to this sketch book colored town and that somewhat takes him away from his job in Mumbai and puts him on a journey in search of his childhood crush Shruti (Yami Gautam). But wait, only rona dhona won't suffice, right? We need some skin show and neon-lit bikinis. Enter Urvashi Rautela whose fake eye lashes have more life than her character. Urvashi plays Akansha whose attention Akash has to sustain if he wants to keep the job. But we need a kahani me twist so the director decides to create the weirdest menage a trois between these caricatures moonlighting under the pretext of being characters. All hell breaks loose in the second half when a character has a terminal disease! Yes, get those tear ducts working. Between trying to figure out what's going on and wondering who made that ugly wig for Pulkit, the film meets its predictable end. Phew!
What's hot
If it's a Divya Khosla Kumar film you know one thing will be on the money - the music! Sanam Re has some catchy tunes and that title track is damn melodious. Rishi Kapoor tries really hard to put some life into a bad hair and makeup job. Take a cue from Kapoor and Sons how to get it right! The locals are pretty and Yami plays up her cutesy act to salvage a terrible plot.
What's not
It's a bad concept and story idea which suffers more because of poor execution. The scenes with the child stars are just annoying and only procrastinate the inevitable fate of the film. Performances are weak. Pulkit struggles to pull through most scenes without giving the same blank expression. For someone who showed a flair for comic timing in Fukrey, this is just an embarrassment. Yami and Urvashi follow the cues and do what they are asked of - cry a lot and look sexy respectively. It's hard to believe the choices Akash makes and there is no consistency in terms of building up a solid climax. Comedy sketches with Bharti playing a God women are dull and boring. The dialogues are cringe worthy, "kya tumhare maa ka blouse tumhe fit hoga?", asks Pulkit as Yami blushes red.
What to do:
Sanam Re melts into a pool of mess faster than the snow capped hills it is set in.
