Tanu Weds Manu (Hindi)

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Release Date:
February 25, 2011

Manu is a simple and straightforward doctor from London. He is intelligent, temperate and belongs to a respectable family, the perfect groom which every parent wants for their daughter. Family pressure leads him to Kanpur to meet Tanu the quintessential small town girl who has studied in Delhi. Tanu is a smart, intelligent girl who will do everything that her parents will disapprove. With a mind of her own and a love for rebellion, Tanu is totally against an arranged marriage. But destiny holds something totally different for these dramatically diverse personalities. Their paths keep crossing time and again and weave this wonderful story through the Indian heartland.

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Mansi (EatPrayLoveMovies)

Editor   Sep 23, 2011 10:30  

Another Band Baaja Baraat? Certainly not. Despite the misleading trailers. It seemed like trying too hard to impress by throwing in a little bit of everything -

Great music - (which it delivered, but it's too heavy to match the light mood of the film). My favorite Saddi Galli came and went all too quickly ;(

Boy-likes-girl, girl-rejects-but-eventually-accepts angle - Awww, how sweet! But how many more times do we still have to see it? Ok, being a sucker for romantic films, I don't even mind watching it over and over but I'm sure something more original and engaging would have been lot more fun.

Profanities - Used all too liberally and unncessarily. I'm sure Kangana as the bold and gutsy Tanuja Trivedi urf Tanu would have convinced as much, while sparing a few C***s. [Looks can be deceptive. This, with reference to the pic above ;]

Realistic characters - (Which has become a trend after films like DCH, Jab We Met). But despite all attempts to make them appear beliavable, they seem an absolute misfit in a climax as high-decibel drama as this one.

Comedy - That bit I agree was bang on. Deepak Dobriyal as Manu's phrennd gives a paisa-vasool performance. (He's as good in comic roles as sombre and restrained ones like in Gulaal).

While I enjoyed the film in bits and parts, some tight editing would have helped. All in all, TWM has its moments but lacks a soul. Go for it, if you really want to. The rest, wait for the DVD :-)

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