Boy follows the girl for a week or so. Girl waits
for him to propose. And finally, it happens. A month later when both the actual
parties in business [Marriage as they call it socially] meet in a restaurant to
discuss further nitty gritties, the only reaction boy in love could come up
with on his parent’s demand for dowry is, “My education in abroad needs only 60
lakhs. Why are you asking for 80 then?”…and you see a big banner being unveiled
in the background that reads, “Sale 70% off”. That’s one aspect of this
ethically corrupted-practically accepted malpractice we aren’t much vocal about
recently. But there has to be the other side of the coin. This one too has its
own.
The girl rejected countless proposals now has a
wicked and impish plan to teach all the ‘dowry demanding sharks’. Weapon is the
anti-dowry Law Section 498a of Indian Penal Code. Change your identity. Locate
a well off dowry-starved party. Record all the proceedings of the verbal trade
about the deal, get married and blackmail the parent for an out-of-court
settlement with heavy money in exchange. Simple from the word go but then
enters the spoiler. True love! What a filmy plot! Isn’t it? Do not dare you ask
me what happens next.
Habib Faisal’s DAAWAT-E-ISHQ definitely has a
delicious mix of new & age-old authentic flavors to lure his viewers but
incidentally it is a half-cooked, strictly average dish you would not prefer to
spend your special evenings with. Story by Faisal himself smells quite alike in
nature at various fronts with similarly plotted LADIES Vs RICKY BAHL (Known for
being Parineeti’s debut vehicle; Faisal was one of the co-writers), but the
screenplay, dialogues and the characters more than performances are worth
mentioning as they do a lot of damage control here.
Parineeti Chopra as the carefree & convinced Gulrez
Qadir is energetic yet enigmatic as always. She shines like a fine cut diamond
in most parts where playing the original character but the moment she slips
into her another ‘fake’ character in the film, her charisma gets lessen and
lighten by the overtly done character-sketch. Too shiny, too bright-eyed to be
believable! Anupam Kher apparently is more into the character without being
loud, his common setback with the most portrayals! Aditya Roy Kapoor looks
every part of a Lucknow based restaurentier. His flirtatious presence on screen
brings sheer energy in the plot. I wish he had given more room to show the emotional
side of his character. TV heartthrob Karan Wahi makes his debut and does full justice
to his extended special appearance.
DAAWAT-E-ISHQ scores big with the dialect and the dialogues!
The vernacular touch of Hyderabadi Dakhini and the ‘shaayrana’ Lucknowi is very
well achieved. When was the last time you met someone from Lucknow calling it ‘Nakhlau’?
I know, it’s not in expected practice anymore but still. And then, the all known
& loved authentic Mughlai dishes forcing and enticing you to rush towards
the nearest and locally famous Biryani & Kebab vendors.
At the end, Habib faisal does
dare to put some soul in the plot by raising a social issue we have been insensitive
about for a long time now. Hope if he could have restricted himself from being
tempted to filmy formulas of a happy-ending love-story. At best, it is one of
those buffets that send you back home with an enjoyable break from regular dinner
at home but will not keep you entirely-full or fully-pleased till you get
anything better to overcome it. Strictly Enjoyable! [2.5/5]
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