Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)

This was exactly the kind of movie I needed to watch- I've been feeling quite off these days, and this came as a pleasant diversion indeed. I loved how light and fun it was, while never being vapid like most rom-coms are from the 00s. But well, 2007 really was a superior year for Bollywood, as I've been saying for ages now.

All the actors (including Ameesha Patel) do such a good job that even when the film lags a little, you're never bored or tired of watching it. While I wasn't really invested in any character, simply because there were too many of them, I did appreciate how even within such a crowd, appropriate layers were given to all our main players. The Madhu (Sandhya Mridul) and Bunty (Vikram Chatwal) storyline hit the closest to home, and I am so glad that there was a refreshing maturity taken on such a "heavy" topic. I do wish the Vicky (Karan Khanna) narrative was given a little more space, but considering how the industry and the rest of the country were at that point of time (and still are, to some extent), it was probably for the best. And even within that short span, his trajectory did show very realistically what it's like to question yourself like that. Reminded me of my own weird reactions and suppression, so yeah. Good job, Reema Kagti. 

Kay Kay Menon and Raima Sen were my favourite pairing though. I loved Raima particularly, and felt so alive when I saw her thriving on the beach and how she became more of herself after that incident. Kay Kay was suitably obnoxious- always a win with this man. Shabana ji's last monologue was amazing, and made me realise yet again that I should catch up on her filmography, and Boman Irani was a treat to watch, despite being kinda under-utilised here. Abhay and Minissha were... umm.... I was quite annoyed with them throughout the movie, but the end kind of makes up for it, so I'm cool with them. 

In conclusion, the music is a bop, and there really is no reason why you shouldn't be watching this whenever you need a pick-me-up. 

PS- Arjun Rampal MAAAAAASSSSS. 

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