A Thoroughly Disappointing Movie!
I've lived in India for several years, and I love the country, the people, and the culture. So, every once in a while, I fulfill my travel fantasies of returning the the sub-continent by watching Hindi movies. I love the dancing, the songs, and color, and the wild plots that make most Indian films a unique treasure in human culture. My most recent viewing, however, left me wondering how in hell I could recover the three hours I lost by watching this film. The movie in question: Luv Ranjan’s Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, a film made in 2018. The story is a simple one. A young man (Titu, played by Sunny Singh) is going to marry a young woman (Sweety, played by Nushratt Bharuccha). It’s an arranged marriage, approved of by both sets of parents. The problem is, Titu has a “brother” (Sonu, played by Kartik Aaryan) who has been his constant companion for most of their lives, who disapproves of the arranged marriage. Sonu does not believe that Sweety is the perfect match for Titu. He res