Saiyaara

  

Its rare for us to go out for a Hindi movie in Melbourne. This time the opportunity presented itself after 4 years, I think. N had gotten into the songs way before the movie's release even in India. And when he likes some music, he really gets into how it was made, so I kept getting trivia snippets from him about it. I think that built up some expectation about the story, and I'm glad I wasn't disappointed. One interesting trivia - they have used different singers for each song. And it makes sense in the story, since he is a new singer finding his voice. 

A love story! That can never get old, right? i wonder why Hollywood or Bollywood have almost stopped invest in them. Saiyaara is a refreshing one. Saiyaara means wanderer. 

From the trailers, I went expecting something like Rockstar (which I hadn't liked) or Dil to Pagal hai (which I like despite the hero whom, not so much) . Saiyaara has a bit of both in the story but so much more. A recent love story unfolding over music I had enjoyed was Bandish Bandits. Yes, there's some of that in this, but something else that works as well. This is a movie that creates an impact without over-the- top action, item numbers, objectifying women, remixes or abusive words. Its such a relief, it restored faith in Bollywood for me. 

The actors Aneet Padda and Ahaan Pandey @ahaanpandayy are both fairly new and have done so well! Their overall acting and dialogue delivery is good and effortless. Aneet is gorgeous in this scene - simple, elegant. This is my favourite look of hers, although I liked her throughout the movie. 

The story is a tearjerker, but it will leave you feeling good. The Director @Mohitsuri does a good job weaving the story together without the typical Bollywood masala. They have nicely shown the contrast between the two characters. 

Saiyaara come on Netflix soon I believe, but go watch it in the movie hall if you can. Theatre magic has been restored for me by this one. I'll give it 5/5 stars.

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