‘Half Girlfriend’ Review: Experience the CRACKING chemistry of Arjun Kapoor-Shraddha Kapoor!

Film: Half Girlfriend

Starring: Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Vikrant Massey, Seema Biswas

Directed by: Mohit Suri

WHAT’S IT ABOUT:

Every Mohit Suri film comes with its unmistakable stamp of love and yearning. Half Girlfriend is no exception. Based on Chetan Bhagat’s best-selling novel by the same name, the film tracks the romantic journey of Madhav Jha (Arjun), a Bihar lad who secures admission in an upmarket college in Delhi. Life changes for Madhav after exchanging first glances with Riya Somani (Shraddha), also a student in the same college. The two become friends in spite of the vast differences in their backgrounds, cultures and even dialects. Madhav falls in love with Riya while she’s still in the in-between, indecisive stage – therefore referred to as ‘half girlfriend’. They separate and then bump into each other years later – only to separate once again. When Madhav learns of a tragic truth about Riya, his only purpose in life is to find her.

WHAT’S GOOD:

Mohit Suri is in fine form at what he does best – the combination of melancholy and music. The angst and longing in the screenplay amp up the emotional quotient effectively. Half Girlfriend is a classic love story; the conflicts in it are simple …read more