Main Aur Mr. Riight (transl. Me and Mr. Right) is a 2014 Indian romantic drama directed by Adeeb Rais.[1] The film stars Shenaz Treasury and Barun Sobti[2] as the lead pair. Main Aur Mr. Riight tells the story of a single girl in search of her Mr. Right. The film was released on 12 December 2014.
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| Directed by | Adeeb Rais |
| Produced by | Pooja Gujral |
| Starring | Shenaz Treasury Barun Sobti Kavi Shastri Varun Khandelwal Danny Sura Neha Gosai |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
| Distributed by | Madmidaas Films |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editAlia Raj is a popular casting director in Mumbai, who believes she has the perfect life, perfect friends, and perfect personality, and therefore needs the perfect guy, Mr. Right. All of her friends are in committed relationships, dating, engaged and married, and are constantly trying to match make for her. Sick of her friends trying to control her life, Alia decides to take things into her hands. Here enters Sukhwinder Singh, born in Punjab and raised in Delhi, is an aspiring actor who has not gotten his break in movies yet. Alia pays Sukhi to play the role of a guy named Vridhaan Dalmia, her version of Mr. Right, to get her friends off her back. Sukhi, who is the complete opposite of Alia, takes time into getting into the role, but eventually wins the heart of all of Alia's friends and even becomes friends with Alia. Alia's friend Abhay, who is dating the gold digger Diya, reveals he has feelings for Alia, and Alia decides to choose Abhay. Sukhi, who has developed feelings for Alia gets depressed and goes away. The rest of the story is about how Alia discovers her feelings for Sukhi and realizes that Mr. Right is not always who you think it is supposed to be.
Cast
edit- Shenaz Treasury as Alia Raj
- Barun Sobti as Sukhwinder Singh a.k.a. Sukhi/Vridhaan Dalmia
- Varun Khandelwal
- Kavi Shastri
- Danny Sura
- Maia Sethna
- Anagha Mane
- Neha Gosai
- Charlotte Wijlhuizen
Tracks
edit| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yaar Bina Chain Kaha Re" | Bappi Lahiri & Hema Sardesai | 2:16 |
| 2. | "Desi Daru" | Jasbir Jassi | 1:37 |
| 3. | "Khuda Khair" | Shibani Kashyap | 1:48 |
| 4. | "Bhool Na Jaana" | Farhan Saeed | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Pyaon Pyaon" | Ravi Shukla & Mizee | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Tatti Wao Na Laggayee" | Pooja Gujral | 1:04 |
Reception
editShubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, writing "Varun Sobti gets the hungry-actor look right, but the smiley Shenaz Treasurywala needed to be deeper"[3] The Hindu wrote "A livewire, Shehnaz has finally got a film to showcase her talent and she doesn’t disappoint as the prim and proper girl who feels she is sorted but is actually not. She fumbles when the character demands more depth but is consistently fun to watch. Barun is not bad either but they have been saddled with a material that has long lost its bite. Even the tribute to Anil Kapoor-Amrita Singh starrer "Yaar Bina Chain Kaha Re" (Saaheb) fail to generate goose bumps. It only makes you miss an era when even tripe was stirred well."[4] Paloma Sharma of Rediff.com gave the film half star out of 5, writing "Barun Sobti fares better than his costars in the acting department. Main aur Mr Riight is a tad too pretentiously philosophical to be taken seriously."[5] Bollywood Hungama gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, writing "On the whole, MAIN AUR MR. RIIGHT can be avoided without any regrets.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Main Aur Mr. Riight Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Bollywood is now open to TV actors: Barun Sobti". 27 November 2014.
- ^ Gupta, Shubhra (12 December 2014). "Main Aur Mr Riight review: Barun Sobti gets the hungry-actor look right, but Shenaz Treasurywala needed to be deeper". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Main aur Mr Riight: Fails to connect". The Hindu. 12 December 2014.
- ^ Sharma, Paloma. "Review: Main Aur Mr Riight is avoidable". Rediff.