When it comes to Rom-coms in Bollywood, no one envisions it better than #LuvRanjan. After a series of entertaining movies likes "#PyaarKaPunchnama (PKP1, PKP2)" and "#SonuKeTituKiSweety". Luv Ranjan is back with yet another endearing and heartwarming rom-com "#DeDePyaarDe".
A rich investor Ashish (#AjayDevgn), who is in his fifties, falls in love with the hot and charming Ayesha (#RakulPreet), who is 24 years younger to him, in the beautiful environs of London. Ayesha is young, attractive, vivacious, confident, and full of life. Ashish, on the other hand, is matured, reserved, and man of few words. They cross paths in an unusual encounter and love blossoms.
Ashish is a divorcee and his family stays in #India. Ashish wants to introduce Ayesha to his family before getting married to her. His family comprises his mom (#Madhumalti), dad Veerendra Mehra (#AlokNath), ex-wife Manju (#Tabu), his daughter Ishika (#InayatSood), and his son Ishaan (#BhavinBhanushali).
We are also introduced to Suresh Khurana (#JimmyShergill), a customer staying in the family lodge, who has a soft corner for Manju.
The trailer of the movie gave out most of the stuff already. The million dollar question is "Does Ashish reconcile with his wife or stick with his decision to marry Ayesha at the end?" Keep guessing because we won't reveal that!!
This is by far Rakul Preet's best Hindi movie till date. Her character is a dream role for any heroine. The way Rakul Preet has slipped into the character of Ayesha is mind boggling. Ajay Devgn and Tabu have portrayed their roles to the T. They have been bang on with their performances. We are also greeted to some stellar performances by Jimmy Shergill, Alok Nath, and #KumudMishra.
The movie raises poignant questions over age differences in love, live-in relationships, and the taboo associated with divorce.
Watch out for the chemistry between:
Ajay-Rakul Preet
Ajay-Tabu
Jimmy Shergill-Tabu
Ajay-Alok Nath
Ajay-Javed Jaffrey
Tabu-Rakul Preet
The cinematography of the movie is awesome, and we are treated with some exquisite locales both in London and India. The music of the movie has a distinct Punjabi flavor to it. The songs are beautifully interspersed in the story.
The director gives us both the positive and negative aspects of marrying someone twice our age. It's up to us whose side we want to choose.
Luv Ranjan can be attributed as the #RajkumarHirani of Rom-Com films. His films display complex issues on relationships in a subtle and humorous way. The director, #AkivAli, has ticked all the boxes right with this movie.
The ending of the movie is unexpected; however, there are heavy chances that we may have a sequel to this movie.
Our verdict:
The movie is garnished with romance, love, wit, satire, humor, sorrow and a social message in the right proportions. This movie will make every individual above 50 years of age feel young. Watch this movie in theatres to look at love with a different perspective.
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Our Rating: 4.5/5.0
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Movie: De De Pyaar De
Director: Akiv Ali
Writer: Surabhi Bhatnagar, Tarun Jain, Luv Ranjan
Stars: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Rakul Preet Singh, Jimmy Sheirgill, Alok Nath
Release Date: 17th May 2019
Run-time: 2:15 Hrs
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