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Cast: Sobhita Dhulipala, Rajeev Sidhhartha, Sonali Kulkarni
Director: Vandana Kataria
Language: Hindi
Love, Sitara means the girl in question is the one who is sending out love to all the people out there. Had it been Love Sitara, it could suggest we are told to love this girl. It’s played by Sobhita Dhulipala, who believes marriages are for those who want to drive away their loneliness and then takes a U-turn on her debatable opinions. She now tells her friends she would like to take the plunge and have kids, cats, and dogs. The fact that she falls for a chef only suggests she wishes to add a little more spice and salt to her otherwise bland life. They travel to Kerala for their honeymoon.
This state’s beauty is beautifully encapsulated by director Vandana Kataria who doesn’t let Kerala be reduced to a tool merely for cinematographic purpose. The family who becomes a part of this couple’s life play a crucial role in taking the narrative forward. We have Sonali Kulkarni too, whose conflict comes as a shocker. The film veers into the territory of sermons and preaching about love, longing, and many more questions about life that now feel familiar.
The amusing quips and curious questions about porn don’t feel fresh even though there’s an attempt to make the film heartfelt and warm. Warm and heartfelt it is, and the characters, no matter how badly they are trapped in crippling conditions and circumstances, barely raise their voice. These movies could act as lullabies in times when all we hear are deafening voices all around. The point is to put your point forward and not shriek while putting your point forward. Only for the restrain it shows in its telling, Love, Sitara deserves a like, if not exactly love.
Rating: 2.5 (out of 5 stars)
Love, Sitara is now streaming on Zee5
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