Hasee Toh Phasee

Just watched this movie in theatres today morning and I just loved it.

The story is abt Nikhil (Malhotra) who meets Meeta (Chopra) at the latter sister's wedding while she is running away. They again meet seven years later when Nikhil is abt to get married to Karishma (Sharma), Meeta's sister. This time Karishma gives him the responsibility of taking care of her and keeping her away from her family.

I was impressed with the writers and the director. Its not ur usual run of the mill RomCom because within the story, there are many layers such as Meeta and her father's (Joshi) relationship from whom she stole money 7 yrs ago or Nikhil not trying to dump his fiancé, Karishma in spite of she breaking the relationship many times earlier or Meeta being a brilliant scientist who can fix cars or speak fluent Chinese.

The movie has some excellent dialogues, scenes and some funny side characters such as Nikhil's father who is a retired cop or Nikhil's relative who an Indian Idol contestant. My favorite scene is when Nikhil's father suspects Meeta for stealing an expensive necklace which left me in splits.

The drawbacks in the film are the not so melodious songs except for 'Zehanaseeb' which slow down proceedings in the 2nd half or the lengthy climax.

Malhotra in his 2nd outing is confident. His character of a confused under confident man trying to do his best to keep all happy is tricky but Malhotra proves his mettle. He is still a stiff actor who can do comedy but I suggest he stick to romcom or drama movies.

The rest of cast put a good performance especially Joshi, Sharma and Saxena.

However, Chopra walks away with all honors. I'm happy to say that finally there is a Hindi film heroine who is not dumb but a genius scientist. She is smart, witty, caring, selfish and yet deep inside she is depressed and seeks the love of her father. When she is on screen, the movie moves to another level.

She the only reason why I say this movie rocks....go watch it for her performance.

Okay, this is a very watchable film, no doubt, but I wish it was a little less messy and focused more on the story of the two leading stars without too much detail into the proceedings within the family. The film is still quite colourful and I'm glad the big production houses stopped the pathetic tentdency to make films which reek of Western influence. Finally there are films based in India and celebrating the beauty of Indian culture. The film is very colourful, the songs are nice, and although the love story is not entirely convincing, the two leads make it worth a watch. Parineeti was very good in previous films where she played the sassy young lass. Here she plays an awkward sort of scientist and although she knows her lines well, something is missing and she doesn't totally get the jerky nature of the part. She is still pretty good and pretty in general so it's nice to watch her. Sidharth Malhotra is a good leading man - he has charisma and a pleasant presence and acting-wise he performs naturally throughout. Together these two leads make the film even more watchable than it would have been, so if you're into this kind of romantic films, go watch it.

The movie has a few flaws. Thing that irritates me the most is when something change suddenly without any reason. Like Parineeti was acting all weird at the start of her character but for no apparent reason all of a sudden starts acting somewhat normal, without any apparent reason, makes you ask why? how come?? Was it because she was in love ??? I give up.

That aside, the movie on it's own is watchable and somewhat different. It will definitely appeal to the masses and might just get some attention from the critics. Siddharth in my opinion is a good future prospect. Parineeti has done a good job. The senior actors paid their parts nicely. The surprise package for me was Anil Mange, I think he was brilliant, hats off to him. Songs are appropriate and a few of them will become very popular with the masses. You can watch and enjoy this movie with your family, it may not be the best movie you have seen but will not make you regret watching it either.

The movie is superb, according to me. This is what you can get from the movie in general:

1)Comedy

2)Emotion

3)Entertainment

4)Reflection of a part of Indian society

5)Deteriorated love v/s Fresh love

6)Minor suspense moments

So, why should you watch this movie?

Well, it has a really great cast with fresh elements of joy and emotion. It introduces lead actor with a character of a guy who may not be big in his life, but is in his heart. The lead actress has the character of a dejected (and rejected) girl who is perceived to be gone crazy but has her own unheard story that proves her awe worthy.

The comedy is just how much a movie should have and has some really great, fresh puns. There are some transition between serious/emotional scenes and comedy scenes to keep the audience happy-sad and light-hearted. The emotional scenes are amazing and at times with the blend of our TV serial drama (guess some of the cast then). However, Parineeti literally made me forget it's a movie with her real like cry and expressions.

The verdict that all the people returning from long years of foreign land exposure and acquiring wrong sorts of habits within that period is thrashed. It is not a concept in the movie but wanted to mention this as I would probably join the herd of foreign returns. Anyways, put your faith in me and watch this movie.

If however you have doubts in the movie, ensure that you have a big crowd coming in to watch the movie with you. Believe me, the power of fake laughs in TV serials actually works at times – psychologically speaking.

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Rom-com flicks are one of genre which has not been experimented in Bollywood much lately. Except for decent Gore Teri Pyar Mein last year, Hasee toh Phasee is refreshing change for Indian audiences who have witnessed an overdose of masala films in 2013.

Nikhil (Sidharth Malhotra) is getting to married to Karishma( Adah Sharma). Enters the trouble maker Meeta ( Parineeti Chopra) , sister of Karishma, who was caste away from the family for 7 years. In order to keep his marriage procedures smooth, Nikhil must keep away Meeta away from the family but actually falls in love her.

Bollywood movies have always been woven around self-realization of whom you actually love ( believe me it happens only during the wedding ceremony) and Hasee Toh Phasee leaves no stone un-turned with typical bollywood potboiler. Screenplay is decent which is gripping in the first half but poor in the 2nd half. Cinematography is outstanding along with powerful art direction. Songs are just about OK. Silver-lining is the entertainment factor which first-time director Vinil Mathew succeeds in achieving. Few hilarious moments will tickle your funny-bone and that is enough to keep the ship sailing. Hats off to Parineeti Chopra for giving a fabulous performance. She is funny, emotes expressively and does a great job overall. Sidharth Malhotra still has a long way to go in terms of acting though he was better than Student of the year. Adah Sharma was looking gorgeous and was good in a small role.

Overall, Hasee toh Phasee has entertainment quotient attached to it despite having few problems. Good 3/5

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