By
Sharada Iyer
Away from the luggage of box-office collections, star energy and even nepotism overdrive, comes a pleasant movie – Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, with an impactful narrative and wonderful performances from the forged and it launched on Netflix on 26th December. Produced by Farhan Akhtar’s Excel leisure and Zoya Akhtar’s Tiger Child movies, this partaking narrative packs a punch with its contemporary tackle friendship, love, and a roller-coaster of feelings in in the present day’s digital age within the lives of three younger mates – Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday and Adarsh Gourav.
Because the story unfolds, we’re aware about the occasions taking place within the lifetime of the three protagonists who belong to in the present day’s typical Gen-Z crowd. They’ve been greatest mates from childhood sharing all the things collectively and all the time having one another’s again. Being grown-up now, in addition they have their very own private feelings to grapple with, which they need to deal on their very own. The movie throws mild on the ideas and emotional wants of this era hooked on and influenced by social media and who’re looking for solace in addition to answer to their issues via social media platforms. The movie is neither judgmental nor preachy and but places throughout all feelings in a convincing and compelling method.
Siddhant performs a well-liked slapstick comedian and brings the home down together with his insightful observations and one-liners, however has a previous which haunts him. Ananya has an MBA diploma and works in a agency the place her boss is all the time profiting from her inventive and entrepreneurial qualities however she is helpless to struggle again. Adarsh is a private coach in a health club and goals of opening his personal health club sooner or later catering to superstar purchasers. Whereas Siddhant and Ananya avoid their households and share a typical flat, Adarsh stays together with his dad and mom however just isn’t very pleased together with his middle-class background.
The movie begins off slowly giving us a glimpse into their lives in a relaxed method however quickly picks up tempo as their internal turmoil involves floor and will get intense within the final half hour. Not as soon as can we really feel an iota of synthetic lingo or mannerism or dialogue supply and the three of them come throughout as real-life mates which maybe turns into the most important USP of the movie.
There are heart-breaks, betrayals, fights, occasion instances, love, laughter, enjoyable, jealousy, and in some scenes, feelings are operating excessive, and the director has dealt with all the things intelligently. The theme is sure to resonate extra with the youthful city crowd however there’s something for everybody to take residence. Each era comes with its personal set of issues and for the older era, watching the movie might be an eye-opener into understanding the minds and lives of in the present day’s kids.
The music apparently is an enormous hit with the Gen-Z crowd and the lyrics are additionally being appreciated. There are six songs with completely different lyricists and music administrators for various songs however then, that’s how the music scene works in lots of the movies in the present day.
Debutant director Arjun Varain Singh hits the jackpot together with his very first enterprise and exhibits a deep understanding of how the world of social media, with all its constructive and destructive results, impacts the lives of this era. The casting is ideal and the camaraderie between the protagonists comes throughout in a really pure manner thereby elevating the movie a number of notches larger to make it the most effective movies of this 12 months.
Ananya is a pure within the position and she or he acts very effectively. Siddhant is charming and aces the position like a professional and Adarsh Gourav after an outstanding efficiency within the web-series Weapons & Gulaabs earlier this 12 months comes up with yet one more memorable act. All three actors who’ve been earnestly engaged on their appearing abilities since their debut movie appear to have lastly discovered a script which extracts wonderful and nuanced performances from them and all three come out with flying colors. The supporting forged of Kalki Koechlin as Siddhant’s good friend, Anya Singh as a social media influencer and Rohan Gurbaxani as Ananya’s love curiosity additionally do their elements very effectively.
It’s ironical that the identical Zoya Akhtar who only a month again disillusioned by giving us one of many worst movies of the 12 months The Archies, has managed to spring a pleasing shock on the finish of the 12 months by giving us the most effective movies with Kho Gaye Hum Kahan! The movie is a should look ahead to these in search of a change from the motion movies and are prepared to look at one thing completely different. You can find the movie totally pleasant and relatable and won’t be disillusioned!
