KUCH KHATTAA HO JAAY is a senseless saga

Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay Review {1.0/5} & Review Rating

Director: G Ashok

Synopsis:

KUCH KHATTAA HO JAAY is the story of a young couple. Heer Chawla (Guru Randhawa) lives in Agra with his grandfather Brij Bhushan Chawla (Anupam Kher), elder uncle (Atul Srivastava), aunt Rajjo (Ila Arun), younger uncle (Paresh Ganatra) and an adopted brother, Chaman (Paritosh Tripathi). They own Chawla Sweets, a successful chain of sweet shops. Brij is waiting for Heer to get married and have offspring. Heer is in love with Iraa Mishra (Saiee Manjrekar). But she sees him only as a friend. Also, it’s her dream to be an IAS officer and is studying day and night to clear the exams. Her mother forces her to get married as her younger sister Pallavi, who’s unmarried, is expecting. Hence, her mother is in a hurry to get Pallavi married off to her boyfriend, Manoj. But since Pallavi is younger, the mother wants Iraa to marry first. Iraa shares her predicament to Heer. Heer reveals that he’s also under pressure to get hitched. He sees this as a golden chance to propose marriage to Iraa. She agrees but makes it clear that she’ll clear her IAS exams and only then, will she consider being a mother. Heer agrees. After marriage, her life turns upside down in no time as the Chawlas pester her to do household as well as office work. A few months pass. One day, Heer goes to the supermarket with Rajjo. Rajjo sees Heer buying pickle and also feeling nauseous. She assumes that Rajjo is pregnant. She tells her family and they break into a celebration. Iraa tells Heer not to tell his family the truth. She realizes that knowing that she is expecting, the Chawlas won’t let her do any work. Thus, she’ll get all the time in the world to study. What happens next forms the rest of the film.

Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay Movie Story Review:

Vijay Pal Singh’s story is flawed and senseless. Raajj Salluja, Niket Pandey, Vijay Pal Singh and Shobhit Sinha’s screenplay is devoid of logic and common sense. It’s shocking how it even got approved. Niket Pandey and Shobhit Sinha’s dialogues are nothing great. But a few liners elicit laughs.

G Ashok’s direction is nothing special and it’s shocking that someone who made a film like BHAAGAMATHIE [2018] fail so miserably to compensate for the loopholes in the script. From the very beginning, the goings-on gets on your nerves. On one hand, the Chawla family members want to see Iraa work hard for the IAS Exams. But the very next moment, they start demanding that she should do household chores and also office work. Then the way Rajjo assumes that Iraa is pregnant, without even asking her once, will leave the audience stunned. The first half at least had some funny scenes to keep the interest going. After the intermission, the film turns serious and the twist at this hour further ruins the film. Also, in the second half, the film gets slow and hence, it’ll be a pain for viewers to sit till the end.

Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay (Trailer): Guru Randhawa, Saiee Manjrekar | Anupam Kher

Performances:

Guru Randhawa is too raw and needs to polish his acting skills. Saiee Manjrekar is decent and pulls off her performance well. Anupam Kher is dependable, as always. Ila Arun tries her best but her character is irritating and hence, her performance also suffers. Atul Srivastava and Paresh Ganatra lend able support. Paritosh Tripathi succeeds to some extent in making viewers laugh. Brahmanandam (Dhamkeshwar) plays a hilarious character but he’s let down by the script.

Music:

Music doesn’t have a shelf life. ‘Jeena Sikhaya’, ‘Jhol Jhal’ and ‘Iss Baar Jo Chale Gaye’ get registered a bit. ‘Bottley Kholo’ is played during the end credits. Vijay Verma, Anamik Chauhan and Lyton’s background score is in sync with the film’s theme.

Technical:

R M Swamy’s cinematography is nothing great and to show the Taj Mahal every now and then, just because the film is set in Agra, can put off viewers. Prameet Saini and Divya Gupta’s costumes are rich, especially the ones worn by Saiee Manjrekar. Rahul Sharma’s production design is akin to that of a TV show. Dhiraj Kumar Wadhwa’s editing is nothing special.

Conclusion:

On the whole, KUCH KHATTAA HO JAAY is a senseless saga and will leave a very sour taste in the mouth of the moviegoers.