Love Guru

Ever since the trailer of Lo Guru was released, we had been reading harsh comments about it. So yesterday, we went to the cinema fully prepared for a disaster. But I wanted to see the truth for myself-if the film was bad, then just how bad was it?

After watching the entire movie, I can say with full responsibility that it was a good film. We were not bored for a moment, and we never felt like our ticket money was wasted. Below, I'm sharing both the positive and negative aspects of the film:

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Positives:

Direction and Cinematography: The direction was outstanding. The camera work was excellent. The visuals were filmed beautifully. Many Pakistani films are shot like dramas, so they don't feel like "films" on the big screen. But Lo Guru was filmed exactly how a cinematic story should be filmed. Whether it was London or Pakistan-every frame was beautiful. Brilliant.

Chemistry and Acting: The chemistry between Mahira Khan and Humayun Saeed carried the whole film. Both gave excellent performances. Mahira looked stunning, and Humayun appeared as a strong hero throughout. While watching different scenes, we kept thinking, "How could they have looked more beautiful than this?"

Mahira is 40 and Humayun is 53 years old. But trust me, their age had zero negative effect on the film's quality. All those people criticizing them for their age are just age-phobic and insecure. Mahira's fitness at 40 is better than that of most 25-year-old girls in our country. Her figure, her flat tummy-was impressive. It's not common for women at 40 to maintain such fitness. She must work extremely hard for it.

So yes, Mahira looked just as glamorous as any Bollywood heroine in this film.

And Humayun played his role perfectly-no 25- or 30-year-old actor could have done justice to his character the way he did.

The Age Joke: Due to public pressure, Humayun's character jokingly says two or three times, "We aren't young boys anymore." Personally, I think he shouldn't have said that at all. It weakened the film. Movies are supposed to break taboos, not reinforce them under pressure from ageist critics.

I'm shocked at the jealousy of some of these so-called "reviewers." One even called Humayun "horse-faced." Even our educated crowd doesn't hesitate to body shame. But Humayun looked quite handsome in this film.

Character Portrayal: I had read comments mocking them as "uncle-aunty doing teen things," and I expected them to be acting silly-dancing on buses or playing childish games. But surprisingly, there was nothing cringey. Both actors were completely in sync with their characters.

Supporting Actress: Ramsha Khan looked incredibly beautiful and acted well. Although she is much younger than Mahira, she couldn't overshadow her. To be a film heroine, you need a special aura-and Mahira has that. If you can't see it, you're blinded by jealousy.

Wardrobe: Thank God real money was spent on wardrobe. It felt like a professional designer had curated the costumes. Every outfit worn by the leads was beautiful and fitting. Even the supporting actors were well-dressed. Unlike past Pakistani films that wore Indian or European styles without considering body shapes, Lo Guru paid attention to tailoring, styling, and overall fashion sense.

As a fashion designer, I enjoyed watching the clothes-even if the styles weren't entirely unique, the quality and fit were on point.

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Negatives:

Script: The film had everything... except a script. The story was extremely clichéd and uninspired.

The script was so weak it barely held the movie together. Our directors often believe that even a poor script can be saved with strong direction and casting. And to be fair, Nadeem Baig did inject life into the film with his direction and cast.

But here's the thing: a powerful script doesn't just bring life to a film-it makes it unforgettable. Such films are remembered for decades. Great visuals and acting can keep the audience entertained, but they can't create lasting emotional impact without a strong story.

I still remember Kamli by Sarmad Khoosat, even years after watching it-because it had a solid script.

My humble request to directors: Please stop writing scripts yourself or hiring amateurs. Mixing bits of four or five stories doesn't make you a writer. If you keep using patchwork scripts, the outcome will always be half-baked.

Casting: Besides the lead pair, Marina Khan and her two colleagues acted well. Ramsha was also good.

But I was disappointed with how other supporting roles were cast-especially Javed Sheikh and Usman Peerzada, who played Pashtun fathers. They did a terrible job. Nadeem Baig should have cast actual Pashtun actors. For instance, Adnan Tipu's Pashto accent in Suno Chanda was way more authentic. Instead, they went with big names-and gave us zero acting.

Ahmed Ali Butt's character was also poorly written or directed. He's a good actor, but he couldn't bring his character to life. If the antagonist opposite the hero had been stronger, the film would have been even better.

Music: The Pashto cultural song in the film was amazing-absolutely top-notch.

Other songs were also good-except for one: "Woh Bekhabriyaan", which was a cheap knockoff of Bollywood's "Ve Kamliya." I almost wanted to throw my shoe at the screen. Why copy something so badly? Our country is full of talented lyricists and composers. They could've easily created an original song instead of ruining the vibe with this copycat disaster.

Sound Design: The overall sound of the film could've been much better. Compared to the excellent cinematography, it was weak. Just look at the powerful sound design of The Legend of Maula Jatt-that was next-level.

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Final Verdict:

This was not a bad film. You should definitely go watch it.

And yes, it is family-friendly. If you're uncomfortable, you can skip the post-film song shown during the credits. (Though honestly, I even enjoyed that one.)

An interesting fact: I watched this film in my hometown, Burewala. When the film mentioned "Burewala" in a dialogue, everyone in the cinema clapped. Had I been in Karachi, I wouldn't have felt that same joy from the line.

Apologies for the long review, but I had to speak up because some jealous, bitter people made such hateful and unfair comments about this film.

Let me be clear: Lo Guru is not equal to a Bollywood masterpiece, but it certainly stands equal to many Bollywood films-and is even better than most of them.

Films like this are a positive sign for our local industry. When you watch it and give constructive feedback on its strengths and weaknesses, our filmmakers get a chance to improve.

Judging a film solely by its trailer is ignorance.

Average entertaining movie but typical copy paste story .and whole story was already been shown in trailer that really absurd .they must update this aspect I'm future films. Moreover there were no twists in movie .same profile storyline that is being obvious since start. Howoever this movie may be made with more twists.hamauyun saeed and mahira acting was good but with poor story their acting was overshadowed. Songs were good. Performance were good .but again story was obvious and obsolete .hamauyun saeed and mahira khan fitness and appearance was good but again weak story overshadowed their performances.

So the movie isnt really breaking any new grounds here. In fact its a mix of several troups so commonly seen in romcoms, especially ones from Pakistan.

The story is simple and predictable so I like it better than LONDON NAHI JAON GEE, but even here the pacing drags a bit.

The songs are few (thankfully), and above average. Aima's song and the Pashto wedding songs are sensational.

Humayun saeed never looked better and Ramsha looked stunning as well. With Mahira its about her presence and it feels like SHE WAS BEING FORCED TO NOT BE HERSELF. Almost as if she was suffocating under the direction.

There was less comedy here than humayun's previous movies which was a bummer frankly. The supporting cast did a better than average job too, it just gets TOO OVER THE TOP at times as if punjabis and Pakhtuns are caricatures which is typical really.

So go to the cinema and have a good time.

For a Pakistani movie.. it was a very fun watch!!! After a long time I enjoyed a Pakistani movie with family !! No vulgarity or foul language or double meaning jokes. It wasn't a great mind blowing movie and agreed that story wasn't new however overall had great production value, editing, camerawork , locations !! Jokes were not stale and no over the top acting, songs weren't bad either.

We should all try and support Pakistani cinema. Definitely watchable and definitely recommended to watch with your family.. first half was very enjoyable and funny ... Second becomes a bit serious but still overall an entertaining movie!!

This movie was good I mean the cinematography especially the music direction and location of this film was good. But only problem with the movie is typical repeated and predictable story of this love angle. This movie was feel good at start but in the middle it felt slow and they need to add something new in the story. But on Eid a good movie to watch with your whole family. Humayun Saeed was brilliant in acting but Mahira Khan is unfit for this role.... I don't know why they don't pick Hania or Ayesha Omer or Mehwish... But overall a good time pass. So don't expect much from this Pakistani movie but it will be a good day out especially with family.