'Hamari Adhuri Kahani' - Old-Fashioned Tragic Saga

MUMBAI: Director Mohit Suri's "Hamari Adhuri Kahani" is an anachronistic, tragic romance that touches an emotional chord, yet, makes you dismiss it as a regressive piece of art. The direction appears confused, with a present-day setting, while the treatment of the plot and characters belong to a bygone era.

The story, with its verbose, melodramatic and regressive dialogues, along with outdated metaphors and symbolism, fits into the 1970s' mould perfectly. Sadly, the audience today will not relate to it.

An intriguing tale nevertheless, it is all about love. An engaging story of a married lady bound by the shackles of society, yearning for true love.

The dramatic prologue lays the foundation of the narration. It is 22 years that Vasudha (Vidya Balan) has left her husband Hari (Rajkumar Rao). Upon learning of her death, Hari, steals the urn as he is adamant about immersing her ashes in Bastar and not in the Ganges, to enable Vasudha attain salvation.

Hari's truth -- the story of his life is unraveled through a diary that he leaves behind for his son Sanjh to read.

Mahesh Bhatt has penned this semi-biographical convoluted saga, with well-etched characters which are intense and complex. High on emotional quotient, he leaves his imprint with the well-structured, tight and intelligently-woven script. But it is the clichéd, archaic and effusive expositions that nail the narrative.

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