Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan

A love story on a bold subject which should have been a path breaking movie turns out to be a damp squib unfortunately... Too bad!!

A weak storyline.. no wait ... No story at all leads to its downfall . A gay couple Ayushman and Jitendra Kumar try to get their families to accept their relationship. This is the story and the whole movie has incidents added in between to drag the film to a predictable climax.

Even though the film boasts of a stellar cast, none of them are able to do justice to their roles due to the weak script. Very few moments where u actually feel like laughing. Ayushman, as I had said in my last review needs to do something new. Doing the same thing time and again is not going to help. A fine opportunity wasted by the makers.

5 stars out of 10 for this "Happy and Gay" film. Skip the theatre and watch on prime video .

Don't understand all the negative review. Movie was pretty funny - little bit of drag or preachy in between, but it is kind of needed for homophobic brain washed people. Most of us in India have been brought up in this manner - education, family, friends etc all these factors points towards making fun of homosexual people. See I got preachy too .... this movie was kind of targeting such audiences to open up their eyes. Anyhow this is no brainer, full time pass, comedy drama movie. Highly recommend.

The first part was fun. Once announced, it came to my watchlist right away and I was excited for it. Considering it's a different movie than other, expectations went higher. But what happened? The story that could have been well polished, is wasted. The direction is very poor. Cinematography poor. Poor writing and making it become a dark movie. I don't understand why this comedy has to be dark? BGM was upsetting. Some performces, except the leads, were so poor that we couldn't even bare watching. It's a different story, is a Sit-Com which is the reason it has some positive wom, or else with this direction the movie will go nowhere trust me. Add some unnecessary drama and some missed moments.

What worked: The movie is an very Indian Bollywood movie with elements of comedy, drama and emotional scenes with maybe some extra spice as well. The makers should be highly applauded for the theme of the movie and the way the movie is executed; written and directed. It's the humor of the makers that made even the glorified melodramatic scenes reasonable and fun to watch. The screenplay is well done, and the narrative seemed to stay on balanced spot to explore a very pivotal subject in a not so liberal system. What makes the movie even special is allowing the space for the parents to convey their shock ,doubts and their weaknesses.Overall, the movie delivers its message and keeps the audience hooked in its storytelling. What did not work: One of the biggest concerns for me was the kiss scenes between the two lead actors;once in train and the other in the marriage ceremony. Although I consider myself liberal and open minded, it was one of the most challenging scenes both for the makers and the viewers. Kissing scenes done in such a celebrated and cinematic way is daring and at the same time inviting biases and extreme reactions. I personally believe the makers could have sent the message without showing the kiss scene or implied of the kiss. It's a shocking scene. I would have liked the movie more if not for the sexuality and sexual orientation and preferences were not so much glamorized or questioned. Ayushman's character is a bit loud as compared to Jitendra. You may argue of course because he represents the dominant alpha male. I disagree, it's still a bit louder than necessary. Besides the real topic of the movie ,maybe the movie has tried to use the topic of sex, romance amongst other lead characters such as the parents story. Somehow they might have overdone at parts. Having said all these, the movie is worth a watch, a family drama with a very progressive and necessary topic. Final verdict: recommended

Generous (6/10)*

Movie is a decent attempt and makes an interesting comment on homophobia which exists in our country.

A major chunk of the film is about conflict within the family and during such times, the principle homosexuality angle takes a backseat.

First half is very humourous and timing of punches r perfect.

Post interval however, the film drops. The scenes are supposed to be funny but don't make you laugh. Also it becomes too lame and unconvincing. The makers try their best to make things interesting but it doesn't work.

A missed Opportunity.