Tu Hai Mera Sunday (2016)

This is THE perfect movie to watch with your buddies on movie night. It's so wholesome and refreshing, with super relatable characters and situations. Especially everyone's gigantic issues with their families, oh lord. Or with their careers, because of course. One of the best Hindi cinema takes on the found family trope, and that jus filled my heart with so much joy, because found family done right is literally the best thing to ever exist. Who doesn't want that ending with all the characters being happy together in each other's company, finding solace at their favourite spot? The world outside stays vicious and exhausting BUT HEY, at least you have the comfort of friendship to fall back on, even if it is for a little while. My god, I can't even stay optimistic for half of a sentence, but whatever. This movie can fill in the void, thank you very much.

The cast makes it seem like the roles were written for them and them alone. Avinash Tiwary's Rashid gave me a little more faith in the guy, which I needed after watching his latest film. As for Rasika Dugal, I think it's time I officially declare myself a fan. This was the third thing I saw her in, and all her roles have been so different in each, but she's made it all seem so effortless?? A true queen, methinks, and I'm so ready to check out more of her stuff. Barun Sobti as Arjun had a difficult role to play and he managed it so well- he was the softboi but he never overdid it or tried to make him appear holier than he was, which I appreciate. Simps are simps, and that's about that. Plus the character was so well written that at one point my friends and I wondered if a woman had written it. Thanks Milind Dhaimade for being a good one. Shahana Goswami was fabulous, but what's new. I liked Shiv Kumar Subramaniam too, who played her Alzheimer's-affected father. The high point of the movie was definitely him hitting people on the head with a football and driving the narrative forward. Genius! 

I related a lot to Jayesh Bhai (Jay Upadhyay)- I too can see myself hanging out with the youngsters in order to feel relevant in my middle age, and of course, the unforgettable scene where he contemplates going to an air-conditioned cinema hall to pass the day and sleep. Totally me. As for Vishal Malhotra's Dominic, his dysfunctional family dynamics felt the most close to home, and I really loved how the final resolution came about. The Mehernosh (Nakul Bhalla) storyline was quite entertaining as well as cathartic, and is making me smile so wide even as I write about it 3 days later. Which is my overall feelings for the movie, to be honest. It just leaves you smiling and feeling warm and cozy and a little more in love with your friends than you were before. And don't we all need a little more of that in the post-2020 world?

In conclusion, ZNMD can suck d*cks, this is the real male friendship movie we all need right here (especially with real and amazing female characters who're more than props in the male leads' sELf-diSCoVeRy). 

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