If you want to watch a rom com with just the right amount of social awareness and with lots of flavour of Karan Johar, you definitely need to watch Hasee Toh Phasee.
First of all, it's an interesting combination of producers. Whoever thought that the serious Anurag Kashyap would make movies with the flamboyant and amazing Karan Johar? The fact that Hasee Toh Phasee works so well is partially due to this wonderful collaboration between two of these producers who are experienced in two completely different fields of cinema.
Siddharth Malhotra may be the new kid on the block, but he's amazing in his portrayal of the boyfriend, Nikhil, who has loads to prove before he is married. He works at a job he despises and seems to waver a lot in the interests he has. He has to get 5 crores in the bank before he can get married to his long term girlfriend- Karisma (played by underrated actress Adah Sharma) to earn her respect and he struggles to come to terms with her and her constant string of breaking up and getting back together. Karisma's huge Gujju family is not too helpful in any particular way, her father in particular has a certain dislike towards young Nikhil who he sees as a "gharjamaai" who just keeps borrowing money from him.
Enter Meeta, who Nikhil meets at the wedding of Karisma's older sister where she is running away with a whole lot of cash she stole from her family. Meeta's a genius Engineer from IIT who's discovered a way to harness energy through the constant bouncing of a ball made of polymer (yes, it's not necessarily scientifically accurate, but it's a movie!). Meeta is a bit disturbed and quite a drug addict (she takes a lot of anti depressants) but she teaches Nikhil a new way to live and a new way to love.
What I loved the most about this movie is the way they portrayed Meeta. Initially you feel pity towards her and as the movie moves forward, you start feeling her pain and understanding why she is the way she is. In the end, you love her. It's the attitude towards drug addicts in general I believe that the story managed to bring out beautifully.
And of course, there's the adorable love story where Nikhil can't seem to decide whether he wants to leave Karisma who's selfish and a bit too spoilt and be with the selfless and loving Meeta (when she is sober) or just leave the past 7 years' relationship behind and start his own life anew. Director Vinil Matthews seems to have realized the potential of his actors and has done the shots so amazingly well. There are no extremely exotic locations as are atypical of KJo, but at the same time there is a fairy tale like edge to the movie which makes it seem practical yet ethereal.
The story ends in a very typical fashion, and it's a roller coaster of laughs particularly thanks to the experienced cast Sharat Saxena (who plays Nikhil's dad) is an ex IPS officer who despite not having much screen time, manages to cast his usual spell; Manoj Joshi (Meeta, Karisma's dad) who changes from being the despicable sasur to a loving father and even KJo who makes a cameo appearance.
The songs were amazing and I was surprised at the complete lack of stunning visuals for the romantic songs like Manchala and Zehnaseeb. I loved Punjabi wedding song and of course Shake it like Shammi, songs that I would love to shake a leg to at any party at any time.
Overall, it was a fun movie that I wouldn't mind watching a second time :)
**Spoiler Alert**
Siddharth Malhotra may be the new kid on the block, but he's amazing in his portrayal of the boyfriend, Nikhil, who has loads to prove before he is married. He works at a job he despises and seems to waver a lot in the interests he has. He has to get 5 crores in the bank before he can get married to his long term girlfriend- Karisma (played by underrated actress Adah Sharma) to earn her respect and he struggles to come to terms with her and her constant string of breaking up and getting back together. Karisma's huge Gujju family is not too helpful in any particular way, her father in particular has a certain dislike towards young Nikhil who he sees as a "gharjamaai" who just keeps borrowing money from him.
Enter Meeta, who Nikhil meets at the wedding of Karisma's older sister where she is running away with a whole lot of cash she stole from her family. Meeta's a genius Engineer from IIT who's discovered a way to harness energy through the constant bouncing of a ball made of polymer (yes, it's not necessarily scientifically accurate, but it's a movie!). Meeta is a bit disturbed and quite a drug addict (she takes a lot of anti depressants) but she teaches Nikhil a new way to live and a new way to love.
What I loved the most about this movie is the way they portrayed Meeta. Initially you feel pity towards her and as the movie moves forward, you start feeling her pain and understanding why she is the way she is. In the end, you love her. It's the attitude towards drug addicts in general I believe that the story managed to bring out beautifully.
And of course, there's the adorable love story where Nikhil can't seem to decide whether he wants to leave Karisma who's selfish and a bit too spoilt and be with the selfless and loving Meeta (when she is sober) or just leave the past 7 years' relationship behind and start his own life anew. Director Vinil Matthews seems to have realized the potential of his actors and has done the shots so amazingly well. There are no extremely exotic locations as are atypical of KJo, but at the same time there is a fairy tale like edge to the movie which makes it seem practical yet ethereal.
The story ends in a very typical fashion, and it's a roller coaster of laughs particularly thanks to the experienced cast Sharat Saxena (who plays Nikhil's dad) is an ex IPS officer who despite not having much screen time, manages to cast his usual spell; Manoj Joshi (Meeta, Karisma's dad) who changes from being the despicable sasur to a loving father and even KJo who makes a cameo appearance.
The songs were amazing and I was surprised at the complete lack of stunning visuals for the romantic songs like Manchala and Zehnaseeb. I loved Punjabi wedding song and of course Shake it like Shammi, songs that I would love to shake a leg to at any party at any time.
Overall, it was a fun movie that I wouldn't mind watching a second time :)
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