‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’ review: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar shine in this delightfully funny film

Film: Shubh Mangal Saavdhan

Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, Seema Pahwa, Brijendra Kala and Supriya Shukla

Director: RS Prasanna

What’s it about:

Based on the Tamil movie Kalyana Samayal Saadham, the Hindi version is set in Delhi. Mudit (Ayushmann Khurrana) is in love with Sugandha (Bhumi Pednekar), but is unable to express his feelings. He sends a marriage proposal, which she accepts while retaining her dream of a romance even in this arranged scenario. A few days before the wedding the couple gets intimate, at which point Mudit realises he has ‘gents’ problem. He takes advice from his friends to cure erectile dysfunction, but nothing works. Slowly, both their families get the wind this problem and offer various solutions to ‘cure’ Mudit.

What’s hot:

Considering the fact that the topic is erectile dysfunction, it leaves the field wide open for crass humour, but some wonderfully clever writing never lets the movie go anywhere near that zone. The scene where Seems Pahwa, who plays Bhumi’s mother, tries to impart sex education to her daughter using the analogy of “Ali Baba” and a cave is just one example of the many humorous scenes peppered in the film, especially in the first half. …read more