 "Milap Zaveri's 'Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat' movie review: Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa's love story is outdated and obnoxious")
Cast: Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa
Director: Milap Milan Zaveri
Language: Hindi
It’s now getting tempting and curious to know the kind of movies Milap Zaveri watches. He said his Satyameva Jayate 2 was an ode to Manmohan Desai. Thank god he didn’t say Mastizaade was an ode to Hrishikesh Mukherjee. He loves to make mass cinema. Mass is the most abused term in the filmmaking landscape currently. All the directors out there hell bent on paying homage to Desai have no clue how to do it seems. Desai’s implausibility and idiosyncrasies had unmatched conviction. The tributes unfold more or less like a poor parody with zero sense of timing or tenacity. Zaveri has Masti 4 coming up next month but before that, he has made a film that goes by the title Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat. It stars Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa.
Rane got a new lease of life with the re-release of his 2016 romantic drama Sanam Teri Kasam. So the makers obviously want to cash in on his reincarnation at the box office. Life is after all about second chances and opportunities. And Sonam Bajwa gets another shot for celluloid after Baaghi 4 and Housefull 5. Go and see the trailer and you’ll see what Milap Zaveri has tried to make. There’s old school, old fashioned, and then obsolete. Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat (almost) creates a new category altogether. The actors participating in this obsolete love saga think talking in slow motion, walking in slow motion, acting in slow motion will look vintage. The soundtrack also doesn’t do justice to whatever unfolds on the screen.
The film has dialogues Main woh Ravana hoon jo Sita ko khud ghar chodke aayega. We also see a seasoned actor like Sachin Khedekar in futile roles. A lot of chatter has happened how this is the first Bollywood film in 22 years to release on Diwali with an A certificate. The last I guess was Vikram Bhatt’s Inteha. Zaveri needs to loosen up a bit. His hyperactive stories border on the cringe. He made his debut with Kaante as a writer and those delicious one liners still feel contagious. There were moments of inspired mirth in Main Tera Hero too. But he was stung by the bug of box-office, and then began insufferable monikers like Marjawaan, Satyameva Jayate 1 and 2, and unfortunately this one too.
The most lenient thing that can be said about this romantic saga is that it gives Rane a platform he always yearned for. But the film that he has chosen or that chose him feels 30 years too late despite the success of obsessive (read obnoxious) lovers like Kabir Singh and Kundan. Post Saiyaara, it’s great to see romance coming back and filmmakers taking a break from bloodshed and breaking bones. But if romance means Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, let’s break some bones then.
Rating: 2 (out of 5 stars)
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is now playing in cinemas
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