The strength of the film lies in the characterisation - so under-toned, and pitch-perfect to counter-balance the trappings of melodrama. Saurabh Shukla delivers a standout and stellar performance. Ileana is effortlessly sweet and quite unexpectedly brilliant. One of the very few Hindi films I've seen where the audience connects with the character, and not the hero. He does not play the sympathy-card, he just lets the film carry him along instead of trying what Bollywood heroes desperately try to do - to carry the film on their shoulders. Maybe he is dumb, but he can surely act! In Junior Kapoor, we do see glimpses of his grandfather. I've been extremely critical of Ranbir Kapoor in the past. The effort is so genuinely heartwarming that it comes out through the characters in the film.

But, at the same time it's a lesson in the long-lost art of simple filmmaking without being pretentious. It does not revolutionize Bollywood in any way nor is it an example of superlative cinematic brilliance.

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