Reviewing Ginny weds Sunny

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If someone has seen Vikrant Massey in Death in the Gunj and now watches him in Ginny weds Sunny will feel helpless and lost like Massey in the film. From the word go he looks clueless and seems in complete discomfort in the avatar of a Punjabi lad from the interiors of Delhi. Set in a very Delhi locale the two neighbors Ginny (Yami Gautam as fair and lovely in those ads we see her) and Sunny (Massey in a forgettable role) the guy next door who has a flair for cooking and is promised a restaurant once he gets married (pity by the end of the movie, the plot of cooking is lost). What starts with some premise and promise and is ably supported by the support cast of Mazel Vyas (in a confident role), Ayesha Raza and Rajiv Gupta, fizzles out eventually in an extended Sangeet Video. 

What works; in bits and parts the plot which is lost by the half time. The relatable Ayesha Raza and her relatable dialogues (Hum Punjabiyon ke paas aur hai hi kya ... ek emotions, ek paneer) and Mazel Vyas in a surprisingly confident avatar. In a screen time of 2 hours you can lose patience by the end of first 30 minutes and that's about it. What does not work; the leads definitely with no chemistry and perhaps a disappointing screenplay it all makes up for a lost in time thing for Vikrant and Yami. 

Watch it at your own time, when perhaps there is really no choice left to watch or you are a die hard fan of the leads or anyone else. I watched it for Ayesha Raza though; big fan of her spontaneity of acting. And a role like this she has mastered well (remember Sonu ke tweety ki...). At the end of it, somewhere I felt this was a role written for Kartik Aaryan and his brand of cinema. Well, lets leave it that for now.      

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