Gehraiyaan - Confusing or Brilliant?
Another Bollywood movie with the QUEEN Deepika Padukone, which meant I had to talk about it. Let me cut to the chase, this movie was weird. I watched this a little bit ago, almost two months ago, but it took me a while to process and just figure out exactly what I wanted to say. Let's start with the good maybe - This wasn't your typical Bollywood romance, which for me is a good thing because it was different and unpredictable. It really drew me in and made me watch the film, just as I would think something was going to happen, something else would happen.The acting was *chef's kiss*. While I think there could have been a little more character development, the acting was incredible. The characters were really complex and multi-layered and that was a treat to watch on screen.In particular, Siddhant and Deepika KILLED it.
The music - its been a while since I personally have heard really good Bollywood music come out and the tracks in this movie were beautiful. Slow songs can be hard to do and I find that the music composed from this movie is super calming and just easy to listen to. My favorite song like almost everyone on tiktok is the one below :)
So now here are some of my critiques about the film: I think overall just one being the storyline. In my opinion, the character development in the beginning was a little scattered and the plot of the movie moved into conflict almost immediately it felt like. Not only this but my major issue was the last 30-45 minutes of the film. It felt like every conflict was being thrown at the audience one after the other with unanswered questions. By the end of the film I felt like I had gone through such an emotional rollercoaster without coming out at the end with answered questions. Some major things such as Siddhant's job and just a few other details were honestly never answered or if they were, they just weren't to the audience which as a watcher was REALLY frustrating. Final verdict: Do I recommend you watch this? Yes honestly, the acting was reason enough to watch the movie ONCE. Do I think this is a multiple watch type movie? Nope probably not but for a one time watch I think its fine. Trailer is below, you can find this on Amazon Prime. Have you seen this movie? Let me know what you thought!Have your own Bollywood movie review for us to publish? Submit to our editor, Swati below and we might publish :)