PLOT:
Welcome to the MPL(Marriage Premier League) of India. Unlike fighting against each other, we fight for each other here. Just like foreigners' quota, we have the caste quota here. Reservations. Personal reservations! This is what forms the soul of 2 States,as the name suggests, a North Indian boy(Arjun) and a South Indian girl fall in love (coz they fall in love in the book) :-) Will their parents approve. Of course we know what. Will they win the MPL. Will they succeed in convincing their parents. Find it out yourself.
TEAM AND PERFORMANCE:
Arjun Kapoor has finally grown up we must say. After the loud role in Aurangzeb, and the one from Gunday, Arjun's graph is finally hitting the sky a bit now. Alia Bhatt is on the same path and does well. But rather than their love story, its a family duel we see. Karan Johar and Kirron Kher walk hand in hand. But seeing Amrita Singh here, I was surprised. She lives upto the role. She has done well. Others are,well, what we would say the "cake". The icing on the cake is Ronit Roy. A well crafted father-son relationship is seen. Simply the pick of the lot, though this is my personal view. Better than the love saga, its a family drama side of those both that is better explored. Learn from it if you can
MUSIC AND PROMOTIONS:
Aggressively done. Both the depts. The music is good. With Offo and Locha-e-Ulfat, we are in for a treat in the music dept(keeping in mind today's taste). The film has been well promoted. With Alia's highway role just fading out of memories, we could easily take note of her role here. The film does lack the glamour kings like the Khans who by their name pull lots of crowd. Overall, a fair matter so far.
COLLECTIONS:
A whopping 11+ cr collection on day 1. Whopping because the film doesn't star those "entertainers". Hoping that the film stays in the range till Monday.
USP:
C'mon its a film on Chetan Bhagat's semi-autobiography. Isnt it? Well for all those non- Chetan Bhagat fans, watch it for the lead characters. Music by Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy works well, so go for it with your other half.
FLAWS:
I must say....wait even my friends say...the book is better than the film.
FINAL VERDICT:
Go for it whether you've read the book or not. Never say no to honestly made films like these.
RATING:
3/5
