Director: Kaashvi Nair (as Kaashvie Nair)
Writers: Anuja Chauhan, Amitosh Nagpal (dialogue) |
Stars: Neena Gupta, Arjun Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh
Release date: 18th May 2021
Run Time: 2h 20min
SYNOPSIS:
A devoted grandson embarks on a complicated and comic journey to fulfill his ailing grandmother’s last wish.
MOVIE REVIEW:
The setting of the story takes place between America and Amritsar, both places that nest the different lifestyles of a brooding Punjaban named Amreek (Arjun Kapoor). He is in a relationship with Radha (Rakul Preet Singh) and together they run a movers and packers business – Gently Gently. Contrary to their business’s title, Amreek is a clumsy man with a girlfriend who seems to be tired of his gauche mannerisms.
Amreek rushes to Amritsar upon getting a call from his father Gurkeerat (Kanwaljit Singh) who expresses fear of the former’s grandmother dying. Now enters the main character around whom the plot is revolved – Sardar (Neena Gupta). Sardar (originally named Rupinder Kaur), is a 90-year-old woman who still full of life and has one wish to fulfil before her death. She considers Amreek her favourite grandson and shares her past with him, eyes brimming with tears. Sardar wishes to visit her first home in Lahore (modern Pakistan), a house built by her and her husband Gursher Singh.
Amreek takes a while to be persuaded but eventually gives in to his grandmother’s wishes. This is when his struggle reaches its peak point. Eventually, a complex cross-border affair commences and it’s all mayhem from there.
Amidst all this, we have several flashback scenes with Rupinder and Gursher. The scenes describe their life after marriage and during the birth of their child. The time setting for these clips take place during the partition where the couple are forced to part ways with Gursher’s untimely death.
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