![]() ![]() ![]() Abhishek does it with tact and weaves in humorous punches – soft and gentle, nothing too heavy-weight. He lays it all out – people’s crude and outrageous reaction on learning the truth about the subject, our general lack of knowledge and information on a matter that needs to be addressed, and the way our society is sharply divided on the concept of being ‘inclusive’, and giving every individual the liberty to be who they are and what they want to be. While Abhishek maintains light-hearted humour in most situations, he handles the hard-hitting reality of the subject with sensitivity and maturity. And when the moment arrives, he handles it finely, without too much dramatisation or theatrics – in performance or dialogues. While preparing us for Maanvi’s revelations, he’s also readying us for Manu’s initial disbelief, shock and horror at discovering more about the girl he’s so intensely in love with. After introducing Manu, his friends and his family, he lets us into Maanvi’s world, slowly and subtly revealing her past. While she feels liberated and is proud of her new identity, and one that’s true to her real self, will society and her family embrace her choice and accept her for what they call, ‘not normal’ in their very normal world.ĭirector, Abhishek Kapoor, doesn’t beat around the bush and gets to the point directly and quickly. Without giving away much (Story Idea credited to Simran Sahni), let’s say that Maanvi has courageously battled all odds, and ‘transformed’ into a new person, someone she has always pined to be. Well here, boy does meet girl, too, but she has a past (not the cliché affair, marriage, child out of wedlock or criminal history), that becomes hard for Manu, with all his machismo, to bear. Mostly, boy-meets-girl, some romance, mush-gush, conflict, makeup or breakup, and end of the story. ![]() REVIEW: Love stories are love stories after all. But there is more to Maanvi than the gorgeous woman that she is. Soon enough, sparks fly and the two are drawn into a passionate relationship. Until walks in, the head-turner, Maanvi Brar (Vaani Kapoor), the gym’s newly appointed Jhoomba (read: Zumba), instructor. While he’s focused all his energies on sweating it out and building his dole-shole for that (with little luck), his gym business sees far and few footfalls. STORY: Manvinder Munjal aka Manu (Ayushmann Khurrana) is a fitness enthusiast who owns a gym, and a bodybuilder who competes year on year to win the local championship. ![]()
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