Sanam Teri Kasam movie review: Harshavardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane shine in this
REGRESSIVE tragic love story!
Harshvardhan Rane and Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane have officially entered Bollywood with
Sanam Teri Kasam. But do directors Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru manage to give these
newbies their perfect la
Sanam Teri Kasam movie review: Harshavardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane shine in this
REGRESSIVE tragic love story!
After two backtoback sex comedies in the theatres this Friday will see the return of action hero
Sunny Deol with Ghayal Once Again and a love story that marks the debut of two good looking
actors in Bollywood. Since action isn’t my genre, I decided to go binge on some romance…
Harshvardhan Rane and Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane have officially entered Bollywood with
Sanam Teri Kasam. But do directors Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru manage to give these
newbies their perfect launch pad? Well, read the review to find out…
What’s it about:
Sanam Teri Kasam is a bad throwback to the over the top 90′s melodrama that we have happily
surpassed. In a time where scripts are progressive and innovative, STK reminds us what we
hated the most about those loud, garish, hammy movies that now have become fodder for
YouTube jokes. Newcomers Harshvardhan Rane (Inder) and Mawra Hocane (Saraswati) play
lovers who are cursed by fate to never unite. Circumstances and situations around them are so
dire (no pun intended!) that they are made to suffer through out the film. The first half has Mawra
play the geek ugly duckling, who no one wants to romance. While Harsh plays the intense
brooding hero who has a dark past and a strange aversion to clothes (his well chiselled torso gets
more footage than his acting). There is ample ronadhona for Mawra to do, in fact her crybaby act
is stretched beyond requirement in the film. And Harsh despite his elusive past has a one
dimensional track. The promos have already given us a glimpse of what happens in the climax, so
that isn’t much of a surprise!
What’s hot:
The chemistry between Mawra and Harsh is real! There is an immediate likeability to this jodi.
Also the first half, especially the scenes that establish Mawra’s character has some nice
moments. There is potential in both these actors to let this shoddy debut pass and attempt some
real good films. Harsh has the mix John Abraham’s (his cousin) physique and the intensity of a
new age loverboy. Mawra is more than a pretty face and proves that in several scenes in the film.
The songs are catchy, Kheech Meri Photo being a major highlight.
What’s not:
The major guffaw with STK is the excruciating length. The film could have easily done away with
at least 30 minutes. Despite knowing the end, the climax drags its feet to forever culminate into an
end. Also the directors treatment of the subject is extremely poor. There is very little scope for
humour in the film, and grey clouds of depression linger through out the storyline. In fact the
background music and writing is almost like an Ekta Kapoor TV show, characters cry and cry till
their glycerin wears out and ham it out till we start shifting in our chairs with discomfort. If the idea
was to make a Tere Naam or an Aashiqui 2 then STK should have gone all out keeping the fabric
of its script in mind.
What to do:
Sanam Teri Kasam had potential in the form of two promising debutantes Mawra Hocane and
Harshavardhan Rane, but a regressive script and over the top direction killed it from becoming
more than just another tragic love story.
Rating: 1.5 out of 5 Star Rating