The premise, which begins with Bobby (Kaveri Kapur) and Rishi (Vardhaan Puri) crossing paths in probably the most rom-com cliché manner doable. Due to a volcanic ash cloud, no much less, their flight to Heathrow will get cancelled and the duo embark on an image postcard tour of scenic Cambridge as an alternative. Full marks to Andrew Corridor for his on level cinematography. We’ve all seen the boy meets woman, falling in love, going through issues, after which coming again collectively tropes each in books and movies since eons. It’s a method that’s been tried and examined in Bollywood. However Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story doesn’t add something recent to that method. The dialogue is a mixture of compelled banter and unintentional awkwardness. Bobby, who can’t appear to resolve if she’s making an attempt to reject Rishi or secretly take pleasure in his firm, finally ends up giving us whiplash. One second she’s making an attempt to eliminate him, the following she’s giving him the “I’m not like different ladies” vibes. Rishi, in the meantime, looks like he holds Raj Malhotra from DDLJ as his idol and begins off as a stalker. He’s by no means certain about his emotions for Bobby and retains making irrational selections.
The movie pretends to take pleasure in deep philosophical conversations about love and life however the general impression is lacking. It feels just like the actors are studying traces off a teleprompter. They’re saying sure issues however the emotions behind the phrases are lacking. Whereas Vardhaan and Kaveri look okay collectively, they wanted a greater screenplay to showcase their sparkle as a pair. And significantly, you could be nearly as good as Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal to carry your consideration in a two character rom com. Vardhaan has a sure display screen presence however appears to be like completely out of types within the position and newcomer Kaveri, although she appears to be like bubbly and has a camera-friendly face, has to work each on her voice and her capacity to emote. Director Kunal Kohli has not been in a position to extract the emotional depth that was wanted from his leads.
All of the songs are abysmal and may have been achieved away with. They unnecessarily add to the runtime with out doing something to the movie. And may we cease murdering the Punjabi language via use of fake Punjabi phrases in our lyrics. It provides nothing however cringe and the general impact is jarring.
There’s an try and throw in a therapist subplot, the place the ever dependable Lillete Dubey tries to offer some semblance of drama to this in any other case lacklustre plot. The complete movie feels prefer it’s working on autopilot, the place each scene feels acquainted however not in a comforting manner.
Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story has obtained a pleasant meet-cute, stunning places and actors who’re nothing however honest. However their greatest efforts have gone in useless as the general cohesion between these components is lacking. It’s clearly a case of alternative misplaced. The true take a look at of Kaveri Kapur could be a theatrical launch. She’s fortunate to have landed an OTT product as her debut automobile, which will certainly introduce her to audiences worldwide. The movie is presently streaming on JioHotstar.
