Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya
2012 · Directed by Mandeep Kumar
Original language: Hindi
- drama
- comedy
- romance
The story
In a quaint village of Haryana lives Miny, a free-spirited tomboy who instantly wins your heart with her bubbly personality. Her father, Bhatti, runs an auto-rickshaw business and is adamant to marry her off against her liking to Sunny. The male protagonist Viren, is a humble and ambitious rickshaw driver working for Miny's father. Bhatti, insecure about Viren's success, sells of all the rickshaws where Viren had carefully stashed his life savings. In an attempt to recover his money from Bhatti, Viren storms into Miny's engagement with fury. This gives Miny the perfect opportunity to escape her marriage and so she stages a kidnap. However, the kidnap goes all wrong and she and Viren land up in Viren's family mansion. Eventually, Miny's father arrives with the ransom that she had asked for and takes her back home. Back in Punjab, while she is being married off to Sunny...
What it’s like
Bright, saturated frames of dusty Haryana lanes, painted auto-rickshaws and sun-faded village courtyards give way to the glossy colour of Punjabi wedding season, with marigold garlands, embroidered silks and gleaming brass. The camera stays lively and mobile during the comic chases and settles into easy two-shot close-ups for the flirtatious exchanges. The score is bhangra-driven, with dhol beats and cheerful folk-pop songs that fill the bustling streets and the big family set pieces. The mood is breezy, playful and warm, a slapstick romantic comedy with a light, teasing edge rather than real menace. Its violence is cartoonish and brief, its romance is chaste, and its tension stays comic. The pacing is brisk and the central pairing's rapport carries the lightness through. It suits a sunny weekend afternoon, a comfort watch with friends, or anyone wanting a feel-good Bollywood romp with big music, big family energy and no real darkness.
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