Though I'm yet unmarried, looking around at married couples, one thing I can say with surety is that it is not at all a piece of cake as shown in previous generation of Hindi movies. Its definitely a lot of hard work. Times have changed and so has the perspective of our society and hence the movies on marriages. The current generation of Hindi movies, as always, exaggerates the issue and tries to show marriages as an atrocious institution. Having said that, trust me when I say, no matter how atrocious Shaadi may seem, its nothing compared to the 3 hours of 'Shaadi ke side effects'. The atrocities commence right from the opening scene of the movie when Vidya Balan's bare back occupies the movie screen completely. Farhan Akhtar plays a music/jingle composer who is married to a modern working woman, Vidya Balan. Farhan Akhtar's role seemed to be still stuck in his teens where everything is a joke, even serious issues. Otherwise, why in order to understand the feelings of his pregnant wife, he'd need to tie a water balloon to his belly? A shallow, egocentric, yet-stuck-in-teenage man married to a know-it-all woman suddenly find themselves raising a daughter. The man is so pathetic in being a father and the woman is so perfect in playing mother that in one scene when the kid cries thrice, the hubby couldnt guess it right even once, but all the three times, she knows perfectly when the baby is feeling too hot, too cold and hungry. Made me wonder, was the woman really being portrayed a first-timer? I mean, I'm sure such prowess only comes with considerable experience. Another minor detail that kept bothering me was how did a not-so-well established jingle composer afford such a lavish apartment, car, bike, PG apartment, 15K salaried 'Aunty' and pay other bills?
The first 20 to 30 minutes of the movie is filled with usual jokes and hence are bearable. Past 40 minutes in the hall, one knows She/She has made a mistake buying tickets for this movie; and past interval, one starts to ponder over the meaning of life.
DO NOT take a scrumptious meal before watching 'Shaadi ke side effects'. There is good amount of 'Potty talk' in the movie. If in theater, you wouldn't want to puke on the person sitting in front or besides you. Now, would you?
The biggest (and worst) twist in the movie is at the end. No, I'm not going to spare you the agony by disclosing it here. If you want to know it, endure the pain. Songs seemed to be unnecessarily shoved in an already torturous mix. Throughout the movie, I kept wondering was the costume designer hired to make Vidya Balan look ugly? Also, a strange coincidence was that none of the female characters in the movie had even a hint of negative shade, but the two male characters that occupied most of the screen time, played by Farhan Aktar and Ram Kapoor, came out looking pathetic and much negative at times. A big name like Rati Agnihotri was onboard and yet her talent was not utilised at all.
All in all, the whole affair ended with a headache. You may chose to go for this movie if you have some money and time to waste and are in mood to perform penance for the sins of your past lives. You may also chose to take others along for revenge. If there is a recent movie that comes close to Gunday, this is it!
Rating: 2/10
Special thanks to #MissCoffeeAddict for the Meme ideas and making this movie experience bearable.
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