Tara vs Bilal

A woman ditched by her husband in London opts for a fake marriage to return her country ultimately falling for him. This is the plot of this simple romantic comedy, which somewhat reminded me of Kangana Ranaut's "Queen." Perhaps it's one of the most underrated movies of the recent time, which has surprisgly garnered a low rating in imdb.

Believe me, it's not a kind of larger than life movie which will set history; but it's still an enjoyable film without a second of boredom, just like the light Hollywood entertainers "My Fat Greek Wedding" or "Nurse Betty." The non star cast gives a feeling of a TV movie but is nevertheless refreshing. The greatest virtue of the film is the refreshing camerawork and sound which superbly depicts the cityscape of modern London, for which I wished I had watched in it a theatre.

Rating: 2 stars out of 4.

Movie has a very good story. Great acting by Harshvardhan Rane and Sonia Rathee. Epic music. Amazing love story of an NRI and a desi girl. Lovely performance by the supporting characters as well 👏. Everything is perfectly balanced. A good masala mix. I found everything great. Just the cinematography could've more better. Otherwise I loved the film. Rane did an outstanding job. Sonia being a newbie has killed it. Both of them are much more talented than those star kids who are by products of nepotism. I would love to see more content like this from bollywood. Hats off to John Abraham for making an effort to present such a movie from bollywood.

This movie is cute and makes you smile and laugh at many instances! Acting from the main and supporting cast is brilliant. I am glad I ignored the average ratings and negative reviews and watched this rom-com. Some of the scenes halt the flow in the movie but like a river over rocks, this movie manages to reach the ocean eventually!

This movie is no A-list bumper (like the one in my title) but goes on to prove yet again that star tags will never triumph over good acting and storyline.

Harshvardhan Rane after Sanam Teri Kasam, manages to charm the audience yet again. Sonia Rathee's 'Tara' is a scene-stealer.

I really enjoyed watching this movie. Such a light hearted romcom. Great chemistry between Rane and Rathee. I think Harshvardhan is an underrated actor, he is so good, he deserves more recognition. I was impressed with the British accent, he did it so well. Movies like this should get more recognition and screen time. I watched it on Netflix, but hadn't heard of it as I hadn't seen any trailers. Very well directed and filmed in London. Great entertainment and decent storyline with more to it other than just the love story element. I'll definately watch the movie again. Oh I do love a good bollywood romcom!!

I thought there was a lot wrong with this film from the standpoint of the filmmaking - a lot of bad lighting, continuity errors, the irritating left to right camera angles and some places in the plot line that simply made no sense - but that said, I also found a great deal to appreciate.

The leads, Harshvardhan Rane and Sonia Rathee, were most engaging and the talented supporting actors added a lot of texture to what would otherwise have been a very ordinary tale. The established relationships that underpinned the eventual outcome were sensitively portrayed. I especially liked the Khan women and the friendship that existed between Bilal and Jiggy, two very different men. Raheem Mir as Ritz deserves a nod here too.

As a great fan of Indian romantic films, I had a delightful evening watching this one.