A display of young talent, Hasee
to Phasee directed by debutant director Vinil Mathew comes as a breath of fresh
air to Indian cinema goers.
Of late, we the unfortunate film viewers
have been peppered by blockbusters with big stars and little scripts, remakes
of south Indian movies or clichéd formula movies. This time however the script
is kind of new, the faces are relatively new and even the director is new, yet
the movie works its magic.
The story revolves around Nikhil
(Siddharth Malhotra) and Karishma (Adah Sharma) who have known each other for 7
years and are ready to tie the knot. Karishma is from a very wealthy family
while Nikhil is trying to make his mark and his professional life is in a soup.
Nikhil is not really head over heels in love with Karishma, but having spent so
much time with her, he is willing to compromise and make this marriage happen. Karishma
on the other hand is critical of Nikhil on every occasion and wants to make
sure his financial condition is stable before she marries him.
Enter Meeta (Parineeti Chopra),
Karishma’s sister who had escaped her home during one of their elder sister’s
wedding and is doing some research in China.
Karishma’s family hates Meeta who
had deserted her family and left to fulfill her dreams, besides looting them
before leaving. Karishma calls Meeta for the wedding but wants to keep her
under wraps from the family and entrusts the responsibility of her stay and
well being to Nikhil.
Through some funny sequences we
soon learn that Meeta has a drug problem and takes anti-depressants on a
regular basis which takes her into a different zone for a while. Nikhil being
the kind hearted boy that he is gets Meeta to stay at his house as the ‘friend
of his cousin’.
As she gets into and out of
trouble, Nikhil is there to support her and help her out, himself getting into
trouble on more than a few occasions. There are some funny sequences in the
movie such as the one where Nikhil’s dad, a retired police officer conducts a
search for a missing necklace in the house or the one where Nikhil has to wake
up Meeta’s dad in the middle of the night to discuss wedding arrangements.
There are no other big names to
speak of in the movie, but each one does really well in their respective roles
and the flow of the movie goes on smoothly.
The family discovers Meeta’s
presence towards the end as she is planning to loot them again, and she is
accepted into the family after a bit of drama.
Also as expected, on the day of
his wedding Nikhil realizes he loves Meeta more than Karishma, and in fact
Meeta had already asked him to marry her as she feels they would make a better
pair. The last 20 minutes of the movie are the worst where the clichéd plot kicks
in- bride and groom deciding at the mantap whether they should tie the knot,
the airport scene of Meeta wanting to leave and weeping while she waits for her
flight. At last, all falls in place as hero and heroine get together just while
you begin to roll your eyes in despair.
Apart from it’s flawed ending,
the rom-com does well and it doesn’t seem too long or stretched. There are a
few fun moments and few mushy ones, very little melodrama thankfully.
Siddharth does well in his role
and looks smart in the movie. Parineeti absolutely shines and is the heart of
the movie. The direction isn’t too bad, and there aren’t many dance numbers
stuffed down your throat out of turn.
It’s a decent light and
entertaining film which can be seen with the family. Not one for people looking
for a piece of cinematic brilliance.
Rating – 3.5/5
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