Auron Mein Kahan DumTha

Their chemistry is so palpable. The actors are naturally relaxed in each other’s presence, heart beats in sync, both their performances delightfully understated and nuanced. The leading pair are so extremely watchable, their presence adds depth to characters that the script often lacks. Auron Mein Kahaan Dum Tha straight up suffers sabse pehle due to that clunky, mouthful of a title. Then comes the outdated, hyper melodramatic treatment of the story by Neeraj Pandey himself. The underlay is underlaying, there is dhanan dhanan and symphonies and orchestra added in WAY too liberally, overshadowing any nuance the actors are trying to bring to the scenes. There’s an entire song where the two leads ke younger versions played by Saai Manjrekar and Shantanu Maheshwari simply stand on Marine Drive, looking at each other and crying. For the duration of the song. Yes, an entire song. The effect is tedious, stretching the emotional bandwidth of the audience thin. Empathy evoke karne ki jagah, mostly it tests your patience, making a case for watching movies at home with a fast forward option.