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Critic's Rating: 3.5
VEERING TOWARDS A DIFFERENT PATH
Story:
Kalindi (Kareena Kapoor Khan), Avni (Sonam Kapoor Ahuja), Sakshi (Swara Bhasker) and Meera (Shikha Talsania) are childhood friends. Kalindi and Rishabh (Sumeet Vyas) are getting married, and the four gal pals come together for their veere’s wedding. But of course, there can be no shaadi without showsha and a lot of drama. This wedding celebration brings out skeletons from the closet, unspoken truths and some harsh realities as well.
Review:
Four friends dealing with life, love, marriage and heartbreak isn’t an unheard of concept. But what makes ‘Veere Di Wedding’ a unique prospect is that here the pack of performers, is led by four ladies who make their choices, stand by them and have the guts to live their life the they want. There’s nothing holding back these gutsy girls. They speak their mind with fearless abandon, while they’re talking about sex before marriage, the lack of it post marriage, about orgasms and sex toys. They giggle and laugh over it and analyse their own situations in life with a certain objectivity, which many may or may not agree with. It’s refreshing to see a film present its women characters, in not just a progressive light, but also with umpteen flaws and cracks. It gives them the freedom to make mistakes and move on and that’s the beauty of it. These girls are unabashed using cuss words to express their angst or get high and happy to let their hair down. They don’t feel compelled to explain themselves or justify their actions, and that is one of the highlights of the film.
The story introduces you to the four characters and sheds light on their complexities. Kalindi can’t come to terms with the idea of marriages and the other challenges that come with it. She’s just going with flow because she’s in love. Avni can’t seem to find a soul mate though her nagging mom (Neena Gupta) is desperately trying to find her a suitable matrimonial match. Sakshi is a little too fiery to be tamed by relationships and Meera is married to a firang and they have a young child, but her marriage isn’t a cake walk either.
The best part of Director’s Shashanka Ghosh’s ‘Veere Di Wedding’ is the vibe that these veeres share and their conversational chemistry. They are like any four millennial girls who live their life carefree. But what the story could have done with is a little more depth in each character, which would make the audience feel for them. Here, you understand their complexities but don’t really become a part of their journey. There are some superb laugh-out-loud moments though, and some of the best dialogues are delivered effortlessly. A little more detailing in writing, could have added more heart to the story. While the conversations are engrossing, a lot of time is lost in the girls' chatter as the movie doesn't quite move forward.
Kalindi’s story is at the centre of it all and gradually other characters and their sagas unfold. Sonam, Swara and Shikha rally around with their own set of problems. Kareena excels in her role as a girl trying to find her own answers and coming to terms with the idea of marriage. Sonam Kapoor as the girl desperately searching for love also bares her flaws with nonchalance, giving some cute and funny moments in the film. Shikha as the loud and spirited woman pulls off her role with ease. Swara as a bold and brazen, rich brat adds the right amount of crazy to the ensemble.
All the girls are fabulously dressed and styled in every frame, whether they’re partying, moping, introspecting or just having a good time. While the girls are cracking dialogues with cool confidence, what often disturbs the experience is the background score that constantly underlays the dialogues. The music is good with tracks like ‘Tareefan’ and ‘Bhangra Ta Sajda’ setting the mood for the moments.
The four leading ladies break the proverbial glass ceiling with their sexy stilettos. We’ve rarely seen women on screen who are so uninhibited about their life, sexuality and desires. In that respect, ‘Veere Di Wedding’ is a brave effort indeed. This film will find an appeal with the younger generations who can relate to the discussions and dilemmas of these veeres.
Also Read: 'Veere Di Wedding' celeb review: Here's how Bollywood celebrities reacted after watching the film
Story:
Kalindi (Kareena Kapoor Khan), Avni (Sonam Kapoor Ahuja), Sakshi (Swara Bhasker) and Meera (Shikha Talsania) are childhood friends. Kalindi and Rishabh (Sumeet Vyas) are getting married, and the four gal pals come together for their veere’s wedding. But of course, there can be no shaadi without showsha and a lot of drama. This wedding celebration brings out skeletons from the closet, unspoken truths and some harsh realities as well.
Review:
Four friends dealing with life, love, marriage and heartbreak isn’t an unheard of concept. But what makes ‘Veere Di Wedding’ a unique prospect is that here the pack of performers, is led by four ladies who make their choices, stand by them and have the guts to live their life the they want. There’s nothing holding back these gutsy girls. They speak their mind with fearless abandon, while they’re talking about sex before marriage, the lack of it post marriage, about orgasms and sex toys. They giggle and laugh over it and analyse their own situations in life with a certain objectivity, which many may or may not agree with. It’s refreshing to see a film present its women characters, in not just a progressive light, but also with umpteen flaws and cracks. It gives them the freedom to make mistakes and move on and that’s the beauty of it. These girls are unabashed using cuss words to express their angst or get high and happy to let their hair down. They don’t feel compelled to explain themselves or justify their actions, and that is one of the highlights of the film.
The story introduces you to the four characters and sheds light on their complexities. Kalindi can’t come to terms with the idea of marriages and the other challenges that come with it. She’s just going with flow because she’s in love. Avni can’t seem to find a soul mate though her nagging mom (Neena Gupta) is desperately trying to find her a suitable matrimonial match. Sakshi is a little too fiery to be tamed by relationships and Meera is married to a firang and they have a young child, but her marriage isn’t a cake walk either.
The best part of Director’s Shashanka Ghosh’s ‘Veere Di Wedding’ is the vibe that these veeres share and their conversational chemistry. They are like any four millennial girls who live their life carefree. But what the story could have done with is a little more depth in each character, which would make the audience feel for them. Here, you understand their complexities but don’t really become a part of their journey. There are some superb laugh-out-loud moments though, and some of the best dialogues are delivered effortlessly. A little more detailing in writing, could have added more heart to the story. While the conversations are engrossing, a lot of time is lost in the girls' chatter as the movie doesn't quite move forward.
Kalindi’s story is at the centre of it all and gradually other characters and their sagas unfold. Sonam, Swara and Shikha rally around with their own set of problems. Kareena excels in her role as a girl trying to find her own answers and coming to terms with the idea of marriage. Sonam Kapoor as the girl desperately searching for love also bares her flaws with nonchalance, giving some cute and funny moments in the film. Shikha as the loud and spirited woman pulls off her role with ease. Swara as a bold and brazen, rich brat adds the right amount of crazy to the ensemble.
All the girls are fabulously dressed and styled in every frame, whether they’re partying, moping, introspecting or just having a good time. While the girls are cracking dialogues with cool confidence, what often disturbs the experience is the background score that constantly underlays the dialogues. The music is good with tracks like ‘Tareefan’ and ‘Bhangra Ta Sajda’ setting the mood for the moments.
The four leading ladies break the proverbial glass ceiling with their sexy stilettos. We’ve rarely seen women on screen who are so uninhibited about their life, sexuality and desires. In that respect, ‘Veere Di Wedding’ is a brave effort indeed. This film will find an appeal with the younger generations who can relate to the discussions and dilemmas of these veeres.
Also Read: 'Veere Di Wedding' celeb review: Here's how Bollywood celebrities reacted after watching the film
In-depth Analysis
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Summary / Analysis
Spoiler alert! Please do not read the following plot summary if you have not seen the film.'Veere Di Wedding' is a high spirited and upbeat coming of age story revolving around the lives of four childhood friends Kalindi (Kareena Kapoor), Avni (Sonam kapoor), Meera (ShikhaTalsania) and Sakshi (Swara Bhasker).
Swara is the adventurous free spirit in high school, planning to run off to Prague after graduation and not worry about the future. Sonam Kapoor is in love in high school, and is sure that her boyfriend Arjun is “the one” and they would be together for ever, she even picks her college for him. Shikha Talsani is the insecure one in high school, sure that her traditional Sikh father will marry her off to some boring man. Kareena Kapoor has the house where all girls gather, because her parents are so cool, her fun-loving Dad, her strong classy mother, and her delightful gay uncle. But on the inside it isn’t perfect as her parents fight all the time.
Kareena Kapoor has been with her boyfriend for 3 years, they live together, they are in love, and he proposes. He knows marriage doesn’t mean much to her and she doesn’t want it, but he does. And so out of love for him, Kareena agrees. She arrives in Delhi to be swamped by his family, they all love her and welcome her, but it is a bit too much. Shikha Talsania is married to a wonderful and supportive American white man who is trying to learn Hindi for her. But she went against her family to marry him and hasn’t spoken to them since, or even told them she had a baby. Swara Bhasker is unhappily in the process of a divorce, back home with her parents and stumbling home after being out all night, always smoking, always drinking. Sonam Kapoor bumps into Arjun, now married and with a child, and says that he must have gotten over not wanting kids, and he looks uncomfortable. It also comes out that she was in a relationship with her boss until recently, not knowing that he was married with kids. And Sonam’s mother keeps nagging her to get married, despite her being a very successful divorce lawyer.
The four girls get a little too drunk during Kalindi's sangeet ceremony and each one has a crazy episode. Kalindi gets cold feet about her marriage and runs away. Sonam tries to kiss her to-be fiance, whom she's met through a matrimonial site. He gets upset and they have a showdown where Sonam hurls abuses at him and calls him a mummy's boy. Sonam then ends up sleeping with Bhandari, a slacker who's been chasing her since the marriage festivities started. Shikha gets so drunk that she passes out and spends the next morning vomiting and hungover.
Kalindi calls off her marriage and then Swara decides that they all take a random holiday in Bangkok. The girls fly off to the scenic beaches in Bangkok, where they have a lot of fun and then each one confesses to the problems in their life and all the girls end up finding a solution to their individual problems. Once they come back to India, each girls is able to sort out their problems.
Swara decides to tell her parents everything and get the divorce no matter what. Her parents surprise her by laughing at the story and being supportive. Sonam finally talk to her mother and tell her that she tried, but she just can’t do the arranged marriage thing, and she is sorry. Her mother accepts that, but says she is still going to keep pushing. Kareena returns home wanting to talk to her fiancé and learns his father has been arrested for passing bad checks to pay for the wedding that ended up being canceled. Kareena goes to him, and gets Sonam to use her lawyer skills to get the father out.
The other friends force Kareena's father and uncle to make peace, and get her father to finally talk to her. He acknowledges that he and her mother always fought, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t love each other and weren’t a family in their own way. And her father still loves her now. Finally, her father and her uncle give her the deed to the family house. Kareena goes to find her fiancé and surprises him by proposing in turn.
At Kareena's wedding, Shikha's father to shows up with a toy car for her son and learns that Shikha named her after him.
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