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Kedarnath

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Kedarnath



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Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Sara Ali Khan

Director: Abhishek Kapoor

Producer/s: Prernaa Arora, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Ekta Kapoor, Arjun N Kapoor

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kedarnath Review

Kedarnath Movie Review Rating: 2/5 Stars (Two stars)

Star Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Sara Ali Khan, Alka Amin, Nishant Dahiya, Pooja Gor & a flood of unnecessary melodrama

Director: Abhishek Kapoor

Kedarnath Movie Review
Kedarnath Movie Review: Heavy Downpour Of Melodrama From The Clouds Of Absurdity!

What’s Good: The love story angle of Sushant & Sara is very well written till the first half, cinematography captures the essence of Kedarnath very realistically & both the lead performers are delightful (at places)!

What’s Bad: A very mediocre attempt at telling a story which had all the right ingredients to make a good film, even a very tight 120 minutes seem to be too long because of the tedious second half.

Loo Break: Only in the interval… If possible don’t go back in!

Watch or Not?: This isn’t a tear-jerker, it jerks your sensibilities to evoke some tears out of you (these aren’t the natural ones). Watch it only for the lead pair, that too on television, only when you’ve nothing to do on a lazy Sunday!

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Mansoor Khan (Sushant Singh Rajput) is a pitthoo in Kedarnath who ports the visitors on his back helping them to cover the trekking distance and reach the temple. Mandakani Mishra aka Mukku (Sara Ali Khan) is the daughter of a wealthy priest who also owns some hotels in that area. They both are fond of cricket & that helps them to get so close to each other so they kiss in a cave.

“Even your mule will be smart enough to understand that this love story isn’t possible,” says the sister of Mukku, Brinda (Pooja Gor) to Mansoor. It goes without saying that Mukku’s family strongly disagree with her relationship. In a very naive track, we get to know how Mukku is already engaged to marry another guy. All this amidst the mayhem created by the flood comprises a very boring second half.

Kedarnath Movie Review
Kedarnath Movie Review: Heavy Downpour Of Melodrama From The Clouds Of Absurdity!

Kedarnath Movie Review: Script Analysis

Whenever Bollywood doesn’t get anything to evoke the emotional connection in their paper-thin love stories, a religious, controversial, forced connect takes birth in the script. Same is the case with Kedarnath. It’s 2018 and we’re over thousands of love stories, Kedarnath offers nothing new. The only fresh things in this story lie somewhere in the first half & rest of the story is just another tale with the backdrop of a natural disaster.

It would be unfair to blame Abhishek solely for this mess because the movie is uninteresting from the script level itself. Kanika Dhillon’s story is full of flaws, hence making the film as an unbearable watch. People who will compare this with Titanic, PLEASE DON’T mock the classic. The backstory of Mansoor’s dad works very well until the makers decide to ruin it at the very last minute.

Kedarnath Movie Review: Star Performance

Sushant Singh Rajput is marvellous in his act. He carries a bag of various expressions with him with the confidence of using it at the proper time. He fails to grab the accent of a Pahari guy but is perfect with his body language.

The beautiful reflection of her mother, Amrita Singh, Sara Ali Khan leaves a mark with her debut performance. She’s very good in most of the scenes barring a few of the emotional ones. Still, need some brushing but she’s definitely a star to look out for.

Alka Amin is pretty good as Mansoor’s mother & emotes her expressions beautifully. Nishant Dahiya faces the flak of poor writing & his character just doesn’t click even for a single scene. Same as him, even Pooja Gor’s role adds nothing substantial to the script.

Kedarnath Movie Review Quicker: The movie starts with introducing Mansoor (Sushant Singh Rajput) who’s a Pithoo/Porter in Kedarnath. Backed by a beautiful song by Amit Trivedi, Namo Namo, we see the picturesque locations of the route through which visitors reach the temple. Mukku (Sara Ali Khan) belongs to a wealthy family & bonds with Mansoor over her undying love for Cricket.

Living in an orthodox family, Mukku is forced to get engaged with a guy against her wish. Out of the two sisters, Mukku is outspoken & dares to speak what’s in her heart. Few incidents bring them together, initiating a disputed love story.

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Kedarnath Movie Review Quicker: Sushant Singh Rajput & Sara Ali Khan Will Tangle You In Aww-dmiration!

First half majorly focuses on the love story between Sushant Singh Rajput & Sara Ali Khan. Abhishek Kapoor, the director, captures the essence of Kedarnath very well & it helps the story to hold your attention. It also has couple of amazing moments building up the chemistry between Sushant & Sara. The political angle of building more hotels & shops fall flat, at-least till now & the religious angle also need something strong to create the desired impact.

With Kedarnath, Abhishek Kapoor is launching Sara. And it’s not the first time he is launching an actor, as he had done so with Farhan Akhtar in Rock On!! and with Sushant in Kai Po Che!.

Written, directed and co-produced by Kapoor, Kedarnath tells the story of a Hindu girl who takes a pilgrimage to the historic Kedarnath Temple in the Uttarakhand mountains, where she meets and falls in love with a Muslim boy who is her guide.

Releasing on December 7, the film will launch Sara Ali Khan, the daughter of actor Saif Ali Khan and his former wife Amrita Singh. She has been paired with actor Sushant Singh Rajput.