Kuch Love Jaisa is not a typical ghar sansar movie. It has the element of thrill, comedy, fun. But story fails to make a perfect blend of all three and hence does not appeal to the audiences.
Cast:
Madhu Saxena (Shefali Shah), Raghav (Rahul Bose), Sumeet Raghvan, Neetu Chandra
Storyline:
‘Kuch Love Jaisa’ is a movie about a bored housewife Madhu Saxena. She is married to Sumeet and is leading a typical housewife’s life. It is her birthday and she is looking for a complete makeover for herself. In her pursuit of happiness she finds a guy whom she is thinks is a secret detective. This guy is Raghav, who is actually a criminal running from cops.
Madhu proposes to Raghav to let her accompany him on his secret mission to which he agrees after much speculation. The rest of the movie is woven around the incidents that they both encounter and present a roller coaster ride of fun and thrill to the audience.
What worked:
The director has done a good job. The sequences also are linked and well connected. Initially the housewife Shefali is typically a lone housewife who is bored of the mundane routine and the second half presents her in a new makeover avatar. Rahul has done a brilliant job. His acting skills are unquestionable. Sumeet and Neetu have lived up to their roles. It is a movie that can provide some respite from the traditional ghar sansaar types of movies.
What didn’t:
The fundamental flaw of this film is that it expects us to find Shefali’s character endearing, but instead she comes across as a relentlessly stupid fool who deserves to suffer. This urban, sophisticated, well-read woman actually moves into a hotel room with a stranger who claims to be a detective.
Then there are a few scenes that are downright cringe-inducing. Shefali’s character casually asks her preteen daughter if she has had sex, and when the kid asks her if ‘sex’ is ‘love’, the mother suddenly goes into flashback mode and visualides Rahul Bose standing close to her in an elevator to the backdrop of pseudo rock music.
Overall:
One can watch the movie for Shefali’s makeover and Rahul Bose performance but avoid coming out from the theater with a sad face.
Mumbai Masti Ratings: 2.5/5
