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‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ is on Netflix.
Sunny Sanskari (Varun Dhawan) is completely blindsided when Ananya (Sanya Malhotra), his girlfriend of two years dumps him when he proposes marriage dressed as her favorite character – Baahubali. To make things worse, she announces she is marrying Vikram Singh (Rohit Saraf), a billionaire in a few weeks. Heartbroken, but not defeated, Sunny makes a Bollywood-style plan to break the couple up at their wedding and convinces Vikram’s ex-girlfriend Tulsi Kumari (Janhvi Kapoor) to join him on his mission.
Director Shashank Khaitan (‘Dhadak’, ‘Ajeeb Daastaans’) has co-written ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ with Ishita Moitra (‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’, ‘Call Me Bae’), and the writing team sure has brought on the laughs needed for an un-serious Bollywood romantic-comedy like this. The film is packed to the hilt with Bollywood references, remixed old numbers, and funny gags. And even if very little is original about the film, at least it’s what one would call ‘solid time pass’.
Varun Dhawan is quite cringe-y as the romantic, confident, Delhi lover-boy Sunny, but the comedic writing makes his character bearable. Meanwhile, all the other three lead actors deliver entertaining performances, even though Sanya Malhotra and Rohit Saraf could’ve used more space in the runtime as Ananya and Vikram, but are instead sidelined in their own lavish wedding celebrations.
Janhvi Kapoor (Ulajh, Mr & Mrs Mahi) is comically endearing as the middle-class teacher Tulsi, who has a ball trying to make her ex-boyfriend jealous, even though she is bawling her eyes out at other times over the heart-break. The onscreen chemistry between the actors is just about passable, although Rohit Saraf and Sanya Malhotra make a cuter couple. However, there is zero suspense over who is going to end up with whom, thanks to the very evident title – Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari.
The best thing about the film is the fact that the ex-partners aren’t portrayed as villainous for choosing to bow to family pressure and marrying into somebody who is at par with their social standing and ‘status’. In-fact, there’s a hilarious sequence where both pairs get hammered at a party and hang out, high as kites, bonding like they’re pals.
Seriously, there isn’t much to critique here… ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ is a low-stakes, reasonably budgeted, glitzy, colorful comedy that’s all about finding love in unexpected places, or with your ex’s new partner’s ex. This is the kind of film you can watch with friends for a movie night without investing too much of your brain energy.
Watch Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari on Netflix.
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