Hello everyone,
I am back again with a review of another movie. I am done with spreading awareness about Covid-19. I mean what is the point when the people even after knowing the risks are still hanging out in groups and goes for an evening walk. Its pathetic situation every other day an ambulance pulls up in front of our society and then 4 people get down in biohazard suits and take away a person. You know what... Never mind.
Unlike the movie that I’ve seen the real-life is frustrating. And that doesn’t make the movie any better. Case in point Shimla Mirchi.
SPOILER: EVEN I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS MOVIE. IT IS JUST ANOTHER BOLLYWOOD ROMANCE-DRAMA MOVIE.
This movie stars Rajkummar Rao (one of the few from the Bollywood whom I like), alongside Rakul Preet Singh & Hema Malini.
Before I jump in a little background on the audience. I didn’t know this movie existed. And when my wife was browsing through the Netflix she found out this one and saved it for a later day. And finally, the day came. We watched it together. While she was all excited about the movie, I was busy pointing out why the Lead’s love interest’s plan of opening a restaurant is brilliant but the execution is a failure. And I kept pestering her till I met with glaring eye contact and me losing my bowl of Murukku sticks and a ‘Please shut up and watch’.
This is the love story of Avinash (Rajkummar Rao) who has trouble expressing feelings to the lady. And he fell for Naina (Rakul Preet Singh) as beautiful as always and her acting is.. well... she is beautiful. Naina wants to open a cafe. And she is constantly in trouble with the contractor. (Well, of course, you will have trouble if you are so obsessed about the decoration rather than the operational challenge. Who am I to suggest? My restaurant is yet to take shape. It is still a silly dream of mine. BTW this is where I lost the snacks). Moving on, Avinash joined a waiter (I really don’t know if the waiter is the correct word) in the Naina’s cafe, to get close to her. He writes a lovely letter as anonymous to her. Naina gives the letter to her mother (Hema Malini) with the intention of this might cheer her up. As her mother is already dealing with the depressing life with a broken marriage. Confusion ensued and the mother develops feeling towards Avinash assuming that he secretly admires her. And all this leads up for a final Bollywood style confrontation between Naina and Avinash. When I say Bollywood I mean cheesy, forced, and awkward.
This is not a bad movie. This isn’t a good movie either. Rajkummar manages his side of acting I will the others were real too. And it is not their fault. Probably the direction. Wait let’s look him up and found the problem. He is the legendary director who directed one of the Bollywood Top 10 films of all time “Sholay (1975)”, Which has a legacy of its own. You can smell the scent of yesteryears from this movie. Even though it was released just Feb this year. It gives the feels of 90’s. With the forced drama and situation.
Like I said this is not a bad movie, Unlike the few others that left my soul in pain. It is just a harmless boring movie. I don’t have any more words to say about this movie. And honestly, I lost a lot of interest as I lost those murukkus.
I think I should watch some other movies to cancel the cumulative effect that these Bollywood movies may have.
I am Inuke,
And I don't know why I watched it.
I don't know much about filmmaking. I learned most of the stuff about filmmaking from the internet. I am no expert. And all the remarks made are my personal opinion. Also, 
Ciao.
