Sui Dhaaga Movie Review - Made In Cliches
A small town man along with the support of his wife decides to start his own business by venturing into the clothing business. Director Sharat Katariya's Sui Dhaaga is a decent attempt that gets convoluted as it progresses.
Cast - Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma, Raghubir Yadav, Yamini Das, Namit Das
Directed By - Sharat Katariya
Genre - Comedy, Drama
With Sui Dhaaga, one thing gets clear that Bollywood now has started shifting its focus from love stories to good intended stories. But good intentions alone do not guarantee a good film. This trend which was started by Akshay Kumar has taken over the industry, and it is good to see movies made on these topics. But again, there are a whole lot of things in a film aside from the intentions, however good they may be.
So here I was on a Saturday afternoon in a packed theatre watching another one of those movies with nice message and intentions. Frankly, all of these have started feeling almost the same to me, and there is little to no difference between them. Be it Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Padman or last week's Batti Gul Meter Chalu and many more. On the bright side, I was mostly enjoying Katariya's Sui Dhaaga when it started with that long shot introducing the main characters of the film. The camera follows a cheerful and tempered Mauji (Varun Dhawan) and then moves away to introduce us to the wife, Mamta (Anushka Sharma), the pillar to his wall and then his father and mother played by Raghubir Yadav and Yamini Das respectively. I was instantly reminded of Mulk which too featured the same opening sequence like this, but in Sui Dhaaga, we have a voiceover of Varun Dhawan in the background telling us "Sab Badhiya Hai" (Everything's fine).
The one thing that makes the character of Rajkummar Rao from Stree and Mauji similar is their profession. Both have magical hands that work like a charm on the threads making astounding clothes out of them. While Rao faces supernatural elements, Mauji has more real problems to tackle here. He has to treat his mother, make a name for himself and prove his father that not only his talents are limited to acting like a dog (or any other animal) for entertainment but also when focused and given a chance, he can create wonders. His desires are fueled by his underwritten wife who works like a catalyst encouraging him to stand up on his feet. Both the actors did a fabulous job in the film, but it was Yamini Das as the mother who stole my heart. Raghubir Yadav was also hilarious in the movie.
But my enjoyment with the sweet and simplistic first half was taken away from a messier second half. Sui Dhaaga with its two main elements weaves more than required into its straightforward plot by stitching those same old crying faces, struggles and a heart-thumping montage complete with a song in the background. To make matters worse, it also adds a fashion show competition which makes up for a grand "showdown" for our characters with the frame freezing to a stop before rolling the credits, like those early 80's or 90's films. The villains are bad for the plot's sake that irritate the hero with there painful accents and behaviour (an unbearable Namit Das) or try to manipulate and break them (a pretentious Puja Sarup).
Like Dum Laga Ke Haisha, the songs here are again composed by Anu Malik and lyrics are penned by Varun Grover. The song "Chaav Laaga" feels similar to "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" as the scene transforms from a scooter to an overcrowded bus while the passengers use the jumpy roads to shuffle sideways like a dance on their seats. But "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" was more charming.
Now, this film follows the same cliches you would have seen in most of the film having the same storyline and characters, but even if these things are properly executed, the movie makes up for at least a decent watch. Katariya's last film Dum Laga Ke Haisha was simple and perfect. Sui Dhaaga aims for the stars, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, but in the process, it loses its touch. It is a film with a character overcoming hurdles before he reaches his destination. In case the message doesn't reach you, a frustrated Mauji asks as to why we write "Made in China" when the dresses are made in India. To which he gets the reply that "this is India, these things happen here".
Before writing this review, I visited the Wikipedia page and found that under "Critical Reception" section it was written that this film had got a "fresh" approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes that too based on 68 reviews. My amazement led me to the Rotten Tomatoes website and there I found a rating of 86% based on 6 "fresh" and 1 "rotten" review. At least, someone has greatly enjoyed this film.
Rating - 2.5/5
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Cast - Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma, Raghubir Yadav, Yamini Das, Namit Das
Directed By - Sharat Katariya
Genre - Comedy, Drama
With Sui Dhaaga, one thing gets clear that Bollywood now has started shifting its focus from love stories to good intended stories. But good intentions alone do not guarantee a good film. This trend which was started by Akshay Kumar has taken over the industry, and it is good to see movies made on these topics. But again, there are a whole lot of things in a film aside from the intentions, however good they may be.
So here I was on a Saturday afternoon in a packed theatre watching another one of those movies with nice message and intentions. Frankly, all of these have started feeling almost the same to me, and there is little to no difference between them. Be it Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Padman or last week's Batti Gul Meter Chalu and many more. On the bright side, I was mostly enjoying Katariya's Sui Dhaaga when it started with that long shot introducing the main characters of the film. The camera follows a cheerful and tempered Mauji (Varun Dhawan) and then moves away to introduce us to the wife, Mamta (Anushka Sharma), the pillar to his wall and then his father and mother played by Raghubir Yadav and Yamini Das respectively. I was instantly reminded of Mulk which too featured the same opening sequence like this, but in Sui Dhaaga, we have a voiceover of Varun Dhawan in the background telling us "Sab Badhiya Hai" (Everything's fine).
The one thing that makes the character of Rajkummar Rao from Stree and Mauji similar is their profession. Both have magical hands that work like a charm on the threads making astounding clothes out of them. While Rao faces supernatural elements, Mauji has more real problems to tackle here. He has to treat his mother, make a name for himself and prove his father that not only his talents are limited to acting like a dog (or any other animal) for entertainment but also when focused and given a chance, he can create wonders. His desires are fueled by his underwritten wife who works like a catalyst encouraging him to stand up on his feet. Both the actors did a fabulous job in the film, but it was Yamini Das as the mother who stole my heart. Raghubir Yadav was also hilarious in the movie.
But my enjoyment with the sweet and simplistic first half was taken away from a messier second half. Sui Dhaaga with its two main elements weaves more than required into its straightforward plot by stitching those same old crying faces, struggles and a heart-thumping montage complete with a song in the background. To make matters worse, it also adds a fashion show competition which makes up for a grand "showdown" for our characters with the frame freezing to a stop before rolling the credits, like those early 80's or 90's films. The villains are bad for the plot's sake that irritate the hero with there painful accents and behaviour (an unbearable Namit Das) or try to manipulate and break them (a pretentious Puja Sarup).
Like Dum Laga Ke Haisha, the songs here are again composed by Anu Malik and lyrics are penned by Varun Grover. The song "Chaav Laaga" feels similar to "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" as the scene transforms from a scooter to an overcrowded bus while the passengers use the jumpy roads to shuffle sideways like a dance on their seats. But "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" was more charming.
Now, this film follows the same cliches you would have seen in most of the film having the same storyline and characters, but even if these things are properly executed, the movie makes up for at least a decent watch. Katariya's last film Dum Laga Ke Haisha was simple and perfect. Sui Dhaaga aims for the stars, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, but in the process, it loses its touch. It is a film with a character overcoming hurdles before he reaches his destination. In case the message doesn't reach you, a frustrated Mauji asks as to why we write "Made in China" when the dresses are made in India. To which he gets the reply that "this is India, these things happen here".
Before writing this review, I visited the Wikipedia page and found that under "Critical Reception" section it was written that this film had got a "fresh" approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes that too based on 68 reviews. My amazement led me to the Rotten Tomatoes website and there I found a rating of 86% based on 6 "fresh" and 1 "rotten" review. At least, someone has greatly enjoyed this film.
Rating - 2.5/5
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