Love in the Time of Social Media

Loveyapa | Director: Advait Chandan | Cast: Junaid Khan, Khushi Kapoor

HE CALLS HER Bani boo. She calls him Baboo. His writ runs at home, hers is dominated by her ‘Sanskrit-medium’ father. Both are attached to their phones, and when they exchange their devices for a day, trouble beckons. She sees his rather colourful chats, some bordering on the offensive; he sees her relationship his­tory, including one muscled manchild called Cochiepoo. Gaurav (Junaid Khan) and Baani (Khushi Kapoor) love each other, but not enough to declare their history to each other. She gets her chance to make a major speech about women’s safety. He gets the opportunity to take on his friends for their misogyny. The parents get their moments too —Ashutosh Rana, the Hindi-speaking father, and Grusha Kapoor, the phone-hating mom, get to say their piece about sabr (patience) required in real relation­ships. The film has some nice touches of authenticity, the drawer in every home which has wires of no particular origin or necessity; the duties allocated to every member of the family during a wedding; and the nightlong get togethers with PS4 marathons. The young leads are sweet enough but suffer from Englishitis, the inability to speak Hindi like they ought to. Next time, a little more effort please.

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