Aged men and women in love do not maketh a matured love
story and the Bhansalis learn it the hard way this weekend. Shirin Farhad Ki To
Nikal Padi is a candy floss non-romance that disguises itself as a drama and
resorts occasionally to slapstick for time fillers. With an utterly predictable
plot the two hour long film feels two hours too long.
The only difference between any other candy floss romance
and this one is the age of the leads. While Shirin has a filmy reason to stay
unmarried for as long as she has, Farhad doesn’t even have one. Indeed it is
difficult to believe the dude was unmarried so long when he wears his libido on his sleeve and flirts right away
with Farah. He could have saved us this ordeal had he chosen to act 20 years
ago. At the least it would have given us a proper romance. Apart from the two
protagonists there are a horde of pointless cameos popping in occasionally.
Shammi who played Farhad’s granny was the only decent one of the lot.
The story and screenplay credited to Sanjay Leela Bhansali
is as clichéd as it can ever be with plot points and unnecessary complications
written all over the script. With no endearing moments or spirited performances
the whole film is a long drawn out yawn. Boman Irani plays a Parsi( Yes. Again)
and is spot on with his dialect and the quirky mannerisms one associate with
Parsis of Bollywood but all of this is getting a bit repetitive. Even with all
his competence Boman could not save this one from going down hill while Farah’s
debut is a colossal waste and the actress isn’t too great either.
Love does not have an expiry date is the theme of the film
as is voiced by its protagonist and for all we care theirs can go on for
eternity. With the horrible song and dance it will not be a great sight to look
at anyway. This isn’t an ideal way to spend time even if you have two tubs of
free Popcorn.
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