Away from the bags of box-office collections, star energy and even nepotism overdrive, comes a pleasant movie – Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, with an impactful narrative and glorious performances from the forged and it launched on Netflix on 26th December. Produced by Farhan Akhtar’s Excel leisure and Zoya Akhtar’s Tiger Child movies, this participating narrative packs a punch with its contemporary tackle friendship, love, and a roller-coaster of feelings in as we speak’s digital age within the lives of three younger associates – Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday and Adarsh Gourav.
Because the story unfolds, we’re aware of the occasions taking place within the lifetime of the three protagonists who belong to as we speak’s typical Gen-Z crowd. They’ve been finest associates from childhood sharing the whole lot collectively and at all times having one another’s again. Being grown-up now, in addition they have their very own private feelings to grapple with, which they have to deal on their very own. The movie throws gentle on the ideas and emotional wants of this era hooked on and influenced by social media and who’re looking for solace in addition to resolution to their issues via social media platforms. The movie is neither judgmental nor preachy and but places throughout all feelings in a convincing and compelling method.
Siddhant performs a well-liked humorist and brings the home down together with his insightful observations and one-liners, however has a previous which haunts him. Ananya has an MBA diploma and works in a agency the place her boss is at all times profiting from her artistic and entrepreneurial qualities however she is helpless to combat again. Adarsh is a private coach in a fitness center and desires of opening his personal fitness center sooner or later catering to superstar shoppers. Whereas Siddhant and Ananya steer clear of their households and share a typical flat, Adarsh stays together with his mother and father however will not be very joyful together with his middle-class background.
The movie begins off slowly giving us a glimpse into their lives in a relaxed method however quickly picks up tempo as their inside turmoil involves floor and will get intense within the final half hour. Not as soon as can we really feel an iota of synthetic lingo or mannerism or dialogue supply and the three of them come throughout as real-life associates which maybe turns into the largest USP of the movie.
There are heart-breaks, betrayals, fights, social gathering occasions, love, laughter, enjoyable, jealousy, and in some scenes, feelings are working excessive, and the director has dealt with the whole lot intelligently. The theme is sure to resonate extra with the youthful city crowd however there’s something for everybody to take residence. Each era comes with its personal set of issues and for the older era, watching the movie could be an eye-opener into understanding the minds and lives of as we speak’s children.
The music apparently is an enormous hit with the Gen-Z crowd and the lyrics are additionally being appreciated. There are six songs with totally different lyricists and music administrators for various songs however then, that’s how the music scene works in most of the movies as we speak.
Debutant director Arjun Varain Singh hits the jackpot together with his very first enterprise and reveals a deep understanding of how the world of social media, with all its optimistic and unfavourable results, impacts the lives of this era. The casting is ideal and the camaraderie between the protagonists comes throughout in a really pure approach thereby elevating the movie a number of notches increased to make it among the finest movies of this 12 months.
Ananya is a pure within the position and he or she acts very effectively. Siddhant is charming and aces the position like a professional and Adarsh Gourav after an outstanding efficiency within the web-series Weapons & Gulaabs earlier this 12 months comes up with yet one more memorable act. All three actors who’ve been earnestly engaged on their performing expertise since their debut movie appear to have lastly discovered a script which extracts glorious and nuanced performances from them and all three come out with flying colors. The supporting forged of Kalki Koechlin as Siddhant’s good friend, Anya Singh as a social media influencer and Rohan Gurbaxani as Ananya’s love curiosity additionally do their elements very effectively.
It’s ironical that the identical Zoya Akhtar who only a month again upset by giving us one of many worst movies of the 12 months The Archies, has managed to spring a nice shock on the finish of the 12 months by giving us among the finest movies with Kho Gaye Hum Kahan! The movie is a should look ahead to these on the lookout for a change from the motion movies and are prepared to look at one thing totally different. You will see that the movie totally pleasing and relatable and won’t be upset!
