Stars: 4.5/5 ⭐️This was actually a pretty good rom-com, where when there is the breakup between the characters feels real, more or less, or maybe I've just lowered my standards for those parts of the movie. But, to step back for a second, this movie is about Asha, played by Pallavi Sharda, and I thought that her name was Aisha for like two minutes, cause that's what I kept hearing, but Asha used to work on Wall Street, I'm pretty sure, but now works for a company that gets grants and loans, and distributes them to people that could really use them. And her whole professional arc is about her selling a big deal. However, on the personal side, it's wedding season, which just means that there are a lot of weddings back to back, and her parents, specifically her mom wants her to be coupled up, so she decides to go on this date with Ravi, played by Suraj Sharma, a guy who went to MIT at 16, and now works for a start-up, or so he says. They're not exactly fond of each other when they first meet, but when they see each other at a wedding, they decide to fake date, so their parents don't keep throwing them at people, and they can keep all these people off their back. But, pretty soon, they realize that they like each other, and the best part about that is I like the characters, so I like seeing them together. And their initial meeting where they don't vibe, there isn't spite there, it's just that they don't vibe together, but as they get to know each other, they realize that they like each other. But then, there's a twist, so not only does Ravi work for a startup, but he's also a DJ, and is pretty famous on at that, where he's done some big parties. We also get the sense that he is rich, cause Asha overhears him place a big order of food from his dad's restaurant, and then we learn that he does that on occasion, not telling his dad, cause it seems his dad wouldn't accept his money, and the food goes to like homeless shelters or low-income families, and it's genuinely super wholesome. But then we get to the second act break, where the two break up. Asha nails her presentation in such a massive way that she gets a promotion over her boss, where she's offered a senior position in her company's headquarters in London, and she texts her sister, Priya, that she has big news, but the parents think that Asha and Ravi are engaged, so the parents wait for the two to come home, and they celebrate, but there's no reason, and secrets get out, with Ravi saying if they did get married, he has something to tell Asha. He did go to MIT at 16, but then he dropped out because he was 16, he didn't know what to do, and he never went back to finish college. However, he is doing an amazing job as a DJ and turns out that he did work for a startup, kinda. He DJ'ed some parties at Facebook during its inception, and they didn't have any money to pay him, so they just gave him stock instead, so he's like super-rich from the stock. Asha is pissed that he never came clean to her, until now, and is even more pissed because turns out the same name that he uses to get orders from his dad's restaurant, he used the fake name to donate to Asha's cause, which she didn't need him to do. But then they get back together at Priya's wedding, which if I was Priya, and people were declaring love speeches at my wedding, I would be mad. My wedding is about me, not them, so Priya is a great person for that. And so, Asha is about to go to London for her promotion, which she wasn't sure about, and since Ravi is a DJ, he is able to join her. Which is what I love about this movie, is that it is a feel-good movie where the characters are likable, and as I talked about before in my review for The Royal Treatment, there isn't any time spent on Asha nor Ravi being quirky so they seem unique, but just focusing more on making them kind people. So, this is a great rom-com movie, and I highly recommend it if you're into rom-coms, or if you just want a feel-good movie.
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