Romances are the unicorns of popular cinema, urging you to thumb your nose at conventions. In short: there are two couples and zero chemistry in Manmarziyan. When Robbie was watching Rumi, you felt for him and you hurt for her, but there was no longing. That madness is there in ManmarziyanвЂ™s story, but translated to visuals, when Rumi and Vicky smashed their lips against each other in a kiss thatвЂ™s supposed to be epic, all I wondered was whether their teeth were gnashing. вЂњI only knew he accepted me, my madness,вЂќ Pritam said of Imroz. She would eventually find the love of her life in artist Imroz, who wasnвЂ™t threatened by her passion for Ludhianvi. (ThereвЂ™s a circle of hell reserved for Kashyap and Dhillon, for making me imagine Ludhianvi with the hair вЂartвЂ™ that Vicky sports in the film.) That relationship would eventually leave both Ludhianvi and Pritam with broken hearts, and bleed into PritamвЂ™s poetry. In the 1940s, an unhappily-married Pritam fell in love with poet and lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi who, much like Vicky in Manmarziyan, just couldnвЂ™t bring himself to commit to Pritam even though he loved her deeply. This is particularly ironic because the film is dedicated to Punjabi poet Amrita Pritam, whose life and work crackle with romantic energy. Despite being well-made, there isnвЂ™t one tingly moment of romance that makes you want to linger with Rumi, Vicky and Robbie. The only thing missing in Manmarziyan is love, which is a shame because the film is officially a love triangle. Kanika DhillonвЂ™s story, script and dialogues are filled with perceptive details and the three leads are as confused, insecure and conflicted as real people tend to be. D, itвЂ™s a clever bit of quirk that subtly clues you into the fact that Manmarziyan is about people who have two sides to their personality. For instance, KashyapвЂ™s decision to use twins as a motif throughout the film is inspired. ThereвЂ™s a lot thatвЂ™s beautifully on-point in Manmarziyan. They go back to their chalet with him walking like a penguin and sporting a strategically-positioned wet patch, and her giggling. Later, her way of showing affection to her husband is to stuff snow down his shirt, which melts and finds its way to his crotch. IвЂ™m a dragon).вЂќ When her boyfriend tries to unbreak her heart, Rumi literally beats him with her hockey stick. Dragon hoon main (I want to burn it all down. At one point, when a pani-puri seller has the temerity to tell her how much spice she should eat, Rumi tells him, вЂњJalaana hai mujhe. Rumi is a hockey player in the sheets and a daayan (virago) in the streets. What? We must grab all the eye-candy we can and hello, allyship is important). One can only hope that in a parallel universe, the arranged marriage circus will bring the Mysore-based bachelor face-to-face with ManmarziyanвЂ™s Rumi (and her very hot brother Babloo. He signed off as вЂњMasculine warrior killerвЂќ (sounds suicidal from someone who considers themselves a warrior, but maybe thatвЂ™s the fault of my non-Vedic education) and вЂњRapist of all feministsвЂќ (thus alerting us to not only his criminal aspirations, but also to the fact that self-assessment is not his forte). When someone emailed this gentleman with a prank response to his matrimonial, he replied with a rape threat that radiated machismo and anger. It was for a Mysore-based bachelor who boasted of a вЂњRig and Atharva vedic backgroundвЂќ and wanted a вЂњnon-feministвЂќ bride. WarnerBros.A few days before the release of Anurag KashyapвЂ™s new film Manmarziyan, a matrimonial ad went viral.

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