Movie Review: Raabta

Movie Review “Raabta”
Rating: 2/5
Director: Dinesh Vijan
Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon, Jim Sarbh, Rajkummar Rao, Varun Sharma and Nidhi Subbaiah

Raabta Movie Trailer

Raabta being Dinesh Vijan’s directoial debut has been promoted extensively. The film has traces of resemblance to his previous productions like Cocktail, in terms of modern day relationship portrayal. While Vijan may think of himself to be a visionary director, the transition from present to past in this reincarnation story is not a seamless one.

The war scenes are highly inspired from Hollywood and I particularly wasn’t impressed with his choice of costumes for it. It looked like a Roman back story with Hindi cinema cliches.

Raabta comes across as a mishmash of a contemporary love story that suddenly changes to an unlikely twist of Game Of Thrones. While the makers try hard to change the whole angle of Rajamouli’s Magadheera, it doesn’t really get any better.

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All three lead characters seem too archaic. While Saira gets a sad background of losing her parents in a car crash, nothing is established out of it. Shiv’s character of a lady killer is unacceptable in terms of real-life but aren’t they always celebrated on-screen as the ‘macho men’? High time we change that!

Two stranger, meeting in a foreign country and instantly hitting it off reminds us of one of the most loved romantic films of all time, Before Sunrise, sadly the romance here, doesn’t come close at all. At best made for a younger crowd, who would enjoy the ‘Tu’ exchange between Shiv and Saira and ‘awww’ at their romantic moments because the mature audiences are certainly going to find this a futile mess.

Sushant Singh Rajput comes across as over confident on-screen. While his character calls for that sort of a cockiness, he seems to go a notch overboard. There is a hint of overacting to most of his scenes. P.S: His six packs are totally awesome!

Kriti Sanon looks pretty but in terms of acting is quite average. She fails to make her presence felt among the other two actors.

Jim Sarbh has incredible intense looks but his poorly written character doesn’t allow him to make his best. He creepily sings ‘Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si‘ in between and that seems quite unforgettable a moment. Rajkummar Rao is wasted in a role that has more make-up than impact. Varun Sharma and Nidhi Subbaiah do a decent job as the supporting cast. Deepika Padukone’s song although unnecessary will appeal to many.

Raabta is a confused film that never establishes a firm balance between its crossover love stories.