"Tere Mere Kahaani " - Fine stroke play by Kunal Kohli.

Hey People – 

I am back as promised with my reviews / views on “Tere Mere Kahaani” - I am not sure as to how many of you guys have actually watched this movie. If you guys have watched the movie and have not liked it then please do not read my write up – if you have watched this movie and liked the film then I am sure you will agree on quite a number of my view points. At the same time if you have not seen the film then please do go ahead and watch it as it is really good.

“Tere Mere Kahaani” – is a quintessential love story from a film maker who by himself is soaked and drenched in the emotion of love – and his films stand testimony for immense fascination towards romance. The films theme deals with “love” and the “feeling of love” is eternal and doesn’t change with time. In other words when you love someone deeply that person will always be there for you no matter what happens. Kunal Kohli has done a wonderful job in decoding his idea and plot and incorporating this into a script and screenplay with brilliance. The first part of the movie has a backdrop of Mumbai / Bombay of the early 1960’s and this – is amazing. I have been a history buff for many years now and movies of that era have always attracted me – I really don’t know what it is but even till date when I watch movies from the 60’s or 70’s its just enchanting. Kunal Kohli has actually managed to recreate this enchanting and fabulous feel through fantastic art direction. Priyanka and Shahid have performed tremendously well with a performance synchronization that gives audiences an endearing feeling. The 2^nd part of the movie is the modern age story of love, friendship and flings – this part made me nostalgic as it was shot extensively in Nottingham – although I don’t remember the names of the streets but I surely can remember the vivid imagery at the back of my mind’s eye. I loved this part as well because the spontaneity in which the characters interact with each other was super cool and subtle and yes! Piggy Chops looked fabulous ;). The 3^rd part of the film is set in a village of Punjab of the pre- independence era; this was my favourite because the dialogues were all sher and shyari which had a certain comic touch to it, Shahid performed brilliantly in his role in this part of the film. It was outstanding to see Kunal Kohli execute this part of the film because both Priyanka and Shahid are modern age style icons and for them Urdu is not a daily language that they use, to perform with the perfect addah’s and diction one needs to be perfect.

The culmination of all these 3 part’s come about with the message that when in love – it is always pure and honest.  On the performance angle the ensemble star cast have done very well. Particularly the main star cast of Priyanka and Shahid. Kunal has done a good job on the casting because had the casting gone wrong then this movie would have been a disappointment. I know well that the box office figures have denoted this but then again I am confused and highly saddened because a movie like this which is light hearted, amazingly shot and superbly entertaining should have done well at the box office. I guess sometimes some movies just have some bad luck. Shahid has been an evolving actor and he has really performed well, Priyanka is someone I have loved so I am always going too biased towards her – hahaha. The music of this film is really endearing.

 

All in all guys – WATCH THIS BECAUSE IT IS A REFRESHING FILM ! ;)

Cheers :)

Soveik.