A chaotic obsession struggles against a cliched backdrop

Movie review: Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat 

Cast: Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa

Director: Milap Milan Zaveri 

Rating: 6/10

THE title of the movie translates roughly as "the obsession of a crazed lover", with director Milap Milan Zaveri making sure that this theme extends throughout the film.

After a slow first hour, the obsession of Vikramaditya Bhosle (Harshvardhan Rane), a powerful politician, with actress Adaa Randhawa (Sonam Bajwa), turns him into a crazed lover.

His love for her is however not reciprocated, leading to serious clashes because all his life Vikramaditya got everything he ever wanted via his politician father. So he sets about trying to force a marriage to Adaa, interrupting her career while also affecting her family’s life through his huge influence in society.

Despite the lead pair trying hard to deliver strong performances, they are hampered by the cliched script from the 1970s, resulting in them having to mouth combinations of romantic and confrontational lines that come across as forced.

A saving grace is the number of good songs, again some as medleys from hits of past decades adapted with modern beats, but they do little to rescue the innovative plot which could have become a great movie if done properly. Strong egos and determined plans at destruction on both sides reach a surprising climax amid the obsessions and craziness.

It is certainly good to see love stories making a comeback on screen after the huge success of Saiyyaara, but this one is very, very far from that.

Fakir Hassen is a veteran Bollywood critic who has written three books on the subject.

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