The movie starts off well with fresh characters and a unique premise, but the story has many critical failings:
1. The premise of the 'road trip' becomes very unbelievable after a while. In an effort to stretch the story into a 2 hour movie, the road trip takes you through meaningless episodes, characters who serve no purpose, etc.
2. The age-old 'photography' vs 'software engineering' topic that supposedly is the reason why Dulqer Salman's character is an introverted and melancholy protagonist with bottled up angst towards his father - seems oversimplified and highly cliched. "I want to do photography for a career" and "I want you to do Software engineering" is how a 9th standard kid would think about following one's passion vs career stability. This is simply outdated and not applicable in the landscape of modern India.
3. Mithila Palkar does not act well in this role , and what's worse - her character seems lazily written, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. How anyone can stand that girl for more than a few minutes is beyond comprehension. As a viewer, you simply cannot empathize with someone like that.
All in all, this movie would get a < 4.0 rating if Irrfan Khan wasn't in it. He is as usual great, but one really wonders how he picks his movies these days. He is simply wasted in this role and needs to be more frugal with his time and movie selection.
All in all, this movie would get a < 4.0 rating if Irrfan Khan wasn't in it. He is as usual great, but one really wonders how he picks his movies these days. He is simply wasted in this role and needs to be more frugal with his time and movie selection.