Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar Review: Ranbir Kapoor latest flick is a Story of Love, its Consequences and Hilarity. Luv Ranjan’s offering is a romantic comedy that plays with the extremes. It tells the story of Micky (Ranbir Kapoor), the heir to a Delhi-based business empire, and Tinny (Shraddha Kapoor), a regular nine-to-five job holder who aspires to lead an independent life. The two meet at their respective best friends’ bachelor party in Spain and fall in love.
However, as with most of Ranjan’s films, things get complicated soon enough, and families get involved. The film then explores the consequences of love and the compromises that it sometimes demands.
The film begins with Micky and Tinny meeting at their friends’ bachelor party, and the two have an instant connection. Micky is a family-oriented person, while Tinny isn’t, and this becomes one of the primary sources of conflict in the film. Micky is a passionate ‘break-up artist’ like his friend, Mannu (Anubhav Singh Bassi), and only a breakup guru can help them part ways. However, the families get involved, and the couple is almost about to get engaged. Will they make the ultimate compromise in love and career, or will they go their separate ways?
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar touches chords with the modern-age romantic relationships and issues that aren’t far from reality. However, there’s no moral compass that the director defines for his characters. The characters are confident and gorgeous onscreen, and that’s what Ranjan makes the most of by showing countless close-up shots of them – crying, laughing, kissing, or shamelessly ogling at each other.
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Ranbir Kapoor is the standout performer in the film, delivering a decent performance that reminds us of his earlier roles in Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013). He portrays Micky as a more lovable character than Tinny, who is terrible in the emotional scenes and adds nothing to make you root for her. Anubhav Singh Bassi, who plays Micky’s friend, needs to hone his acting skills as his bromance with Kapoor falls flat for the most part.
The film’s first half is mediocre, with Micky and Tinny’s romance blossoming in the most absurd manner, with some cheesy pickup lines that are unapologetically misogynistic. Even the girl has some really problematic lines, like inviting the guy to ogle at her. The first half, for most part, looks as if Ranjan just picked a template out of Imtiaz Ali’s Tamasha, and replaced Deepika Padukone with Shraddha.
The second half opens up on a promising note, but the story turns so predictable that you can almost guess it scene by scene. It’s only in the last 30 minutes that the film truly redeems itself in the most hilarious, emotional, and genuinely funny way. If Ranjan had stuck to that tone and pace from the beginning, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar would have been a near-perfect watch.
Throughout the film, the humour is there, but the jokes don’t always land perfectly. In fact, more than the main characters, it’s the people around them who have lines that trigger some genuine laughs with their dialogues. A master in monologue writing and making his actors say those in a breathless manner, Ranjan has taken it to another level this time. There are countless monologues, and almost everyone gets to say one.
The addition of songs only makes this uninteresting movie worse, appearing abruptly like in a 1990s film. The only standout aspect of the movie is Samidha Wagnoo’s costumes because even though the characters are not entertaining, they manage to look stunning. The dialogue is mediocre at best, and the movie’s conclusion is shallow and only benefits the privileged. The protagonist’s family is extremely progressive and supportive, and the female lead is expected to give in, as is typical in Luv Ranjan’s movies. The last 20 minutes of the film are the only enjoyable part, with clever dialogue, physical comedy, and an airport scene. However, it is too little too late at that point.
In conclusion, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar is a story of love and its consequences.