Hasee Toh Phasee (2014) (Movie Review)

Dir: Vinil Mathew
Starring: Siddharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra
Dur: 2 hrs 21 mins
Genre: Romance
Rating: 4/10

Bollywood produces a lot of romantic movies. Come to think of it nearly every film is a romance or has something to do with romance. Romance is a useful component for spicing up a movie but when it is turned in to the main storyline it reduces the scope of the movie and relies on the directors and screenwriters creativity to turn it into a hit.

Indians love romance although they may not be very vocal or open about it. The idealist romantic thread is woven strongly into the Indian sensibility. Hasee toh Phasee is a weird romance. It’s about a guy who is courting a beautiful girl but who ends up falling in love with her outcasted and eccentric sister. I called it ‘weird’ because he spends more time and is shown as more sympathetic to the sister then to his lover, for no obvious or apparent reason. Things like this can happen but the film remains disconnected from reality, for me.


The songs weren’t very good and the dance routines lacked flair. Hasee toh Phasee got a name that doesn’t reflect in the movie. Siddharth isn’t the best choice for lead actor. Parineeti is fabulous and is, actually the only one worth watching. The story is shallow and fails to tug at any heart strings. 

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