What Is the Story About?
Disney Plus Hotstar’s latest direct to digital release ‘Hum Do Hamare Do’ centres on the importance of family in one’s life. Orphan and budding entrepreneur Dhruv Shikhar (Rajkummar Rao) falls in love with Anya Mehra (Kriti Sanon), and wants to marry her. Except for one hurdle – she wants her to-be groom to have a loving family and a pet dog. So Dhruv decides to create one, in Purushottam Mishra (Paresh Rawal) and Dipti Kashyap (Ratna Pathak Shah).
‘Hum Do Hamare Do‘ is produced by Dinesh Vijan and his Maddock Films; directed by Abhishek Jain; and written by Prashant Jha.
Performances?
Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon are bankable actors, and they pull off their respective roles with ease. Paresh Rawal looks a bit out of sorts throughout the runtime. The fault is not his, though. It is a poorly written character overall. Ratna Pathak Shah is sharp as ever, and delivers yet another assured performance. Aparshakti Khurana as Shunty, Dhruv’s best friend, is average.
Manu Rishi Chadha, as Anya’s uncle Dr Sanjeev Mehra, is well suited as the critical and overly distrusting father of the bride. Prachee Shah Paandya, as Anya’s aunt, barely has more than a minuscule role to make much of an impact.
Analysis
‘Hum Do Hamare Do‘ is a film with its heart in the right place. Unfortunately, its script is what is out of place — or rather, out of sync with the times. It is a run-of-the-mill story that has been done to death in numerous other films, and in a much better way than this humdrum film. The film opens in the past, giving us some context about the relationship between Dhruv, Purushottam and Dipti. Thankfully, the narrative takes its audiences to be intelligent humans and believes in showing and not telling. That is not saying much, because there’s not much to show in the film anyway.
The dialogues are cheesy and cringe-worthy, and seem as if they’ve been written by an amateur. The humour in the film is drab and dull, and hardly elicits a smile from the viewer, let alone laughter. The chemistry between the lead pair is next to negligible. The chemistry between Paresh Rawal and Ratna Pathak Shah is even worse – it is completely non-existent. The actors merely go through the motions of acting, with nary a hint of flair or flourish.
The focus of the film is firmly on family, and its importance in the lives of us Indian folks. Yet, the ideas that the narrative puts forth are hardly inventive. The screenplay reinforces age-old tropes such as the fake parents being better than real ones; the female lead has a heart of gold; the male lead is a self-made guy who not only earns big bucks but has a big heart too. Proof? Well, he tutors street kids on weekends, get it?
All said and done, ‘Hum Do Hamare Do‘ is the kind of film that is out of mind as soon as it is out of sight. You forget about it as soon as the screen goes blank. It is a one-time watch, and all because of the engaging performers that form the lead quartet of the film.
Music and Other Departments?
Sachin-Jigar’s music for ‘Hum Do Hamare Do’ is eminently forgettable. The songs are below average, as are the lyrics. Dev Rao Jadhav’s editing is adequate. The camerawork by Director of Photography Amalendu Choudhary is average – nothing outstanding about it.
Highlights?
None as such
Drawbacks?
Run of the mill storyline
Full of tropes
Drab humour
Did I Enjoy It?
Not that much
Will You Recommend It?
Only for die hard fans of any of the four primary cast members
Hum Do Hamare Do Review by Binged Bureau
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