While the character is unreal, the only mean thing she does in the entire movie is to tell Sonu that she is ‘chalu’.
Not only is he insecure of ‘losing’ his friend, he even believes Sweety is too good to be true. He only has Sonu to save him from the assaults the womankind has decided to wreck on him.Įnter Sweety (Nushrat) via the arranged marriage route and Sonu’s life is shaken to the core. We are soon told, through a few more similar throwbacks to Ranjan’s past films, that Sonu runs an event management company and his friend Titu (Sunny) is an idiot who hooks up with all the wrong girls and doesn’t even realise they are fooling him. The film opens with Kartik aka Sonu delivering a Pyaar Ka Punchnama-style speech only he is talking about the illogical demands of a client. Yep, this would be perhaps the first misogynist attempt where even a man has been objectified in the process. It is the story of a girlfriend and a friend fighting over the ‘possession’ of a man. Luv Ranjan - of Pyaar Ka Punchnama fame - is back with his team of actors, Nushrat Bharucha, Kartik Aaryan and Sunny Singh, and a new film, Sonu Ki Titu Ki Sweety.
Have you met or heard of similar characters in real life? At least I haven’t. For, here’s a young guy who has no clue what he wants in life, a childhood friend who turns into Lalita Pawar-style mom-in-law every time he spots a girl near his friend, and a woman who claims to be ‘chalu’ but does everything that suits the bahus of a Sooraj Barjatya film.
I sincerely wish the disclaimer is 100% true for Luv Ranjan’s Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety. Also, Sonu’s outright hatred for Sweety lacks a valid reason, which makes his motive to break Titu’s marriage seem more like a romantic obsession than possessiveness or protective behaviour as intended.ĭespite the odds, this bromance vs romance comedy works as an exciting guessing game to predict who’ll end up as the third wheel - best friend or girlfriend? This means war.Bollywood films often begin with a disclaimer where filmmakers claim the story and characters in the film have no connection with any real person or incidents. Stretched for almost 2 hours, 20 minutes, the Sonu vs Sweety battle, several songs and dialogues (tu shaadi sirf sex ke liye kar raha hai kya) keep going in circles to the point of being uninteresting. However, what doesn’t work for the movie is its duration. Sunny, Nushrat and Ishita Raj add to the entertainment quotient. Alok Nath in a not so sanskari role is delightful. ‘Monologue man’ Kartik makes the most of his meatier part and steals the show. The casting works well as all performances are in sync with the film’s cheeky demeanour. A girl can be a villain too! We wonder why Sweety must announce ‘Main chaalu hoon,’ to Sonu though? Nonetheless, various other situations seem relatable, which helps. Sonu Ke Titu ki Sweety (SKTKS) too revolves around a hapless victim of calculative ‘affairs’ and if you liked the Pyaar Ka Punchnama movies, you are bound to enjoy this one.ĭespite its misogynistic nature, Ranjan’s lighthearted approach to counter gender stereotypes in modern relationships makes his take fascinating. If you are familiar with Luv Ranjan’s brand of youthful romcoms, you must know that they often represent young lovelorn men, who find themselves dancing to the tunes of manipulative girlfriends. Who ends up as the third wheel in this unique and somewhat bizarre love triangle, forms the story. Sweety’s (Nushrat Bharucha) arrival, messes their equation, leading Sonu to wonder if the girl is good enough for his brother from another mother. Unpredictable throughout, the film’s real love story is the friendship (platonic) between its two male characters (Kartik Aaryan as Sonu and Sunny Singh as Titu), who are inseparable. Review: ‘Pyaar Dosti hai’ - Shah Rukh Khan may have said that way back in 1998 but Luv Ranjan proves it with a twist in 2018. But Titu, a hopeless romantic, falls for the quintessential good girl, Sweety. Sonu, the cynical millennial comes to Titu’s rescue every time he faces heartbreak and convinces him to stay single, too. Story: Sonu and Titu are childhood besties.