Sudhanshu Maheshwari
Anurag Kashyap directorial “Manmarziyan” is a story of lust, love and sacrifice. Rumi (Tapse Panu) is an Amritsari girl who has a cool boyfriend Vicky (Vicky Kaushal). Both love each other but more than that they are fulfilling each other’s sexual desires. But as Vicky has a casual approach towards life and there is no sense of responsiblity, Rumi family is not convinced by their relationship and want her to marry a sensible man.
Kakaji (Saurabh Sachdeva) who has his own marriage bureau and is waiting to score a century of marriages by getting Rumi engaged brings the offer of Rubbey (Abhishek Bachchan). Rubbey is a “ramji” type character (Rumi frequently calls him this) who is a banker in London. He falls in love with Rumi and the situation becomes complicated. A love triangle is created where Vicky wants to fulfill his desires through Rumi while Rubbey wants to marry Rumi. And Rumi is stuck between these two individuals. So what will be the decision of Rumi? Will she choose lustful Vicky or a Ramji type Rubbey?
The film’s title justifies with the storyline of Manmarziyan. This is less of a story and more of a situation where every character is doing its “manmarzi”. There is nothing new to offer in the story but it is a new venture for Anurag Kashyap to explore. The story is victim of repetitiveness, especially in the first half. Either Rumi runs from home or she waits for Vicky to come and talk about their marriage with her family. These two instances are repeated frequently.
Tapsi and Vicky Kaushal are pillars of this film in acting with Abhishek giving them decent support. Tapsi as Rumi is full of energy and dominates the screen with her presence. Vicky is equally good and his character is relatable. He has successfully portrayed the confusion between lust and love.
Making a comeback on big screen after two years, Abhishek Bachchan has given a decent performance. Though he should have got more space to explore his character but with limited screen time, he has done justice to the role of Rubbey. In supporting cast Vikram Kochar as Rubbey’s brother is awesome. His comic timing brings frequent laughter. Ashnoor Kaur as Kiran is simple and sweet.
Anurag Kashyap direction varies from average to good. The repetitiveness factor has undermined his direction and leads to sluggish pace of film. Though the climax has been beautifully directed and has a strong emotional connect, we have seen similar sequences in “Ham Dil De Chuke Sanam” and “Bareily ki Barfi”. Anurag has also made small references about how the society judges a girl if she rides a bike, if she plays hockey, so it should be appreciated. But nothing can justify why he needed 157 minutes to explain this love triangle. It was way too long.
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