Dil Dhadakne Do

We booked tickets before the movie was released. Then yesterday I found that almost all reviews were bad, but anyways went. 

So in the interval, I was like...I'm really liking the movie....why did it get ripped up like that. I think it's got a lot of brilliant moments, with some great acting, nuanced emotions, peppy music....all good stuff. (Okay, the last half hour might have been a little stretched, but let's overlook that ) . 

The movies about a rich, high society,  strongly patriarchal, punjabi family; through its two unhappy marriages, as in.....the parents and the daughter's as well,,..... murky business deals,  high society image  and the conflicts and struggles that ensue when these foundations get questioned. 

The entire movie is aboard a ten day cruise, and at sea was wonderful symbolism of fluidity in emotions through the many lives that criss cross..... people bonding, people breaking up........  there's lots of lies, rivalries, fun, love, courage, unrequited desires, gossip....lots of everything. 

Ranveer Singh was simply brilliant.....he doesn't seem to need words, he can be sitting in the background of a discussion and yet communicate brilliantly. Priyanka Chopra was good, Anushka Sharma had a nice peppy role.....actually it had an ensemble of good actors...shefali chaya, an old favourite, again brilliant acting, Anil Kapoor literally lived his role of self obsessed patriarch,  and that list almost goes on.

Some of the moments that stayed:

Priyanka Chopra trying to explain to her family why she wants a divorce. She's like 'main pyaar nahi karti unse, hum bohuth alag hai'....and her mom in law is like...'magar problem kya hai'...It was hilarious. 

And when her mom is like..'shaadi metho problems aayenge hi, manage karna padtha hai'........and Priyanka is like 'Horse race hai kya, ki shuru kiya tho raceline tak jaani hi padegaa? '

The brother sister relationship between Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh was another beautifully brought out equation. They're not sticky or overly protective or anything, but the kind of trust and love was a solid plus. 

And the clear perspective difference between the younger generation and the older was so well brought out. All patterned value systems getting questioned. There was zero exaggeration there, even to the extent of how easily the gen x moves into the space of a physical relationship. Like when Anushka says, we got attracted, and we were having fun, why did you bring in emotions and love into it?  There's a clear shift there, the emotional equations are the serious ones and come in later. Will be good for parents to listen to all of that, acceptable or not, it's happening :)