Satyaprem Ki Katha Review: Engaging Entertainer!

Satyaprem Ki Katha

Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala

Director: Sameer Vidwans

Cast: Karthik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Gajraj Rao, Supriya Pathak, Siddharth Randeria, Rajpal Yadav , Shikha Talsania and Anuradha Patel

Released in cinemas.

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By Jyothi Venkatesh

College drop-out Satyaprem’s (Karthik Aaryan) life is far from ideal but that doesn’t ever dim his spirits and he carries on with an air of confidence, though he struggles to find a girlfriend.  Interestingly while his mother (Supriya Pathak) and sister (Shikha Talsania) gang up together against him but his father (Gajraj Rao) is his only friend, who understands him. He constantly eggs him on to start finding for himself the right girl and he sets his eyes on – a strikingly beautiful Katha, (Kiara Advani) who not only is several leagues ahead of him stature-wise but also has a boyfriend, who is equally rich.

A new chapter opens up in his doomed one-sided love story for the girl, who harbors a big secret in her heart. Armed with his smile and unconditional love for Katha, Sattu marches on to confess his love to her, without bothering to find out the reasons for her breakup, because it would be a spoiler for the audiences.

The biggest plus point of the film is that the overall theme of the film is committed to driving home a social message, like every other Marathi film directed by Sameer Vidwans film. Besides being a rib-tickling comedy featuring some of the finest talents from the world of Gujarati and Hindi cinema, this film has a hard-hitting, poignant theme and delivers a strong message.

As far as the performances are concerned, I should say that definitely Kartik’s core strength lies in his immersive performance, and he does it with immense ease once again. He endears with his Gujarati accent all over the place and sits well with his character of a dim-witted loser. Whether it is the solid Gajraj Rao, talented thespian Supriya Pathak or for that matter the heavyweight Gujarati actor Siddharth Randeria, each and every one performs his or her part with full conviction.

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Rajpal Yadav is utterly wasted in a cameo of a milk vendor that had a huge potential to bring good comic relief. Anuradha Patel and Shikha Talsania have sadly been wasted without any substantial roles to justify their presence in the film. Cinematographer Ayananka Bose succeeds in capturing effectively the essence of Ahmedabad’s vibrant cosmopolitan, yet conventional vibe beautifully.

Director Sameer Vidwans has to be applauded for having lent women a significant voice, by showing us an unconventional Ahmedabadi middle-class family where the ladies not only run the house but also ensure that the men are well aware of the deeply non-patriarchal dynamic. The film’s soothing as well as melodious music (Manan Bhardwaj and Payal Dev) blends well with the narrative and is quite melodious.

To sum up, on the whole, although a section of the audiences may crib about the adult content and language used in the film. It is definitely different from the other Sajid Nadiadwala commercial potboilers.