Love and Shukla

Understated and nuanced acting and directing. Honest portrayal of the hard times and resilience of the protagonist. Highly recommended

Karan johar should learn the screenplay and dialogue writing from this movie. It was an amazing treat to my eye. The person played hero father done a fantastic job by speaking with his eyes only. Commendable job by the girl who played wife role. Must Must watch. Loved it.

Acting - 101% Story - 101%

Such a brilliant stuff, entire cast and director deserve huge round of applause. Out of words for this beauty i had never written a review fo any movie but this one vow me to write few words for the film. Please make more movies like this which actually depicting our society instead of typical love stories.

What worked:

• realistic and simple screenplay and the dialogues
• authentic naturalistic setting, mood and characters development. The movie was a treat especially the ending five minutes has one of the best scenes in Hindi cinema in terms of cinematography.

What did not work: -maybe it's true but the scenes where the main character being exploited constantly which driving auto-rickshaw in the movie felt cliche and repetitive although the theme of the movie was conveyed through those scenes as well. Final verdict: Recommended; I was pleasantly surprised

If u are a fan of parallel cinema, Love and Shukla will tick most of your boxes. The subtle life story of an "Unimportant" autowala is presented in a rather beautiful manner. Stories around Mumbai's woefully inadequate spaces are not uncommon on screen, yet Love and Shukla sets out to tell a realistic tale, that steps out of the confined space of a room in a chawl to capture the claustrophobia of life for the poor and underprivileged.

Terrific cinematography & direction by Jatla Siddhartha sets the tone and paints a vibrant picture in audience's hearts. Editing, production design, music, costumes & makeup were all apt & subtly used in a perfectly toned down manner for good effect. Saharsh Kumar Shukla delivers a mature, delicate and a memorable performance, ably supported by all the supporting actors.

Overall, a good watch for parallel cinema audiences as the film is full of tight frames that enhance the frustration and suffocation of the characters. Not recommended for mainstream SRK and Salman Khan audiences.