Queen is an Indian comedy-drama movie, directed by Vikas Bahl, which has won six Filmfare Awards, two National Awards, and seven IIFA Awards. This movie was released on 7^th March celebrating International Women’s Day with a great spirit.

The story revolves around Rani Mehra (Kangana Ranaut) who is a Delhi girl who lives in Rajouri Garden. She belongs to a middle class family, her father being a mithaivala. Due to uncertain circumstances she ends up going to her honeymoon alone taking a trip to Paris and Amsterdam. The movie starts with a loud Punjabi wedding with a very famous song ‘London Thumakda’.

One day prior to her wedding, her fiancé Vijay (Rajkummar Rao) tells her that he no longer wishes to marry her and calls off their wedding. It is shown that despite this inconvenience she still decides to go to Europe and is very nervous about it as it is her first time travelling abroad and that too all by herself. 

In Paris Rani meets an Indo French girl, Vijaylaxmi (Lisa Haydon) who later become good friends. Vijaylaxmi gives Rani advice on love, marriage etc. which later boosts Ranis confidence. Although Rani faces a lot of mishaps in her trip like almost getting mugged on a lonely street, she doesn’t let these incidents bring her confidence down and continues on with her journey.

Before you know it Rani is in Amsterdam. She stays in a hostel where she shares a room with three foreign boys. Oleksander (Mish Boyko), Taka (Jeffrey Chee Eng Ho), Tim (Guithob joseph), these three foreign boys play a good role in supporting Rani on her solo trip. In the beginning we can see that Rani has trouble in communicating with them as she doesn’t know English but later we can see a strong friendship bond between them. The girl who didn’t party at all had become a party girl.

The role played by Kangana in this movie is very inspiring and motivating. The scene which had boost a lot of women’s confidence and had them all feeling extremely proud was when Rani rejects Vijay when he comes crawling back to her after seeing her thriving and living her life to the fullest. As she returns back to Delhi from her solo trip she has a smile on her face and we can see that the girl who was shy and did not have a lot of faith in herself at the starting movie had now transformed into this supremely confident and independent young woman. This is the best role done by Kangana till now.

All the foreign characters in this movie, be it Indian single French mother (Lisa Haydon), the child-like Japanese guy, the European artist, play true to their culture. We can also see how beautifully the movie has been shot as we can see how different parts in Delhi Paris, and Amsterdam have been perfectly captured. Director Vikas bahl has done an extremely well job by keeping the movie light hearted and a fun comedy movie yet inspiring for many women out there. 

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11 years ago, Imtiaz Ali presented his romantic drama film, Love Aaj Kal to the world. It was a unique film for that time as it focused on two love stories, set in different eras. Saif Ali Khan played the lover boy in both the tracks which built up the interest and kept the audience hooked to the screens. Director Imtiaz Ali has now used this idea once again in a film, which is also titled Love Aaj Kal-2. It features Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan who’s chemistry has always been a talk of the town.

It is a story that tackles the ever-changing dynamic of being in and finding love. Veer (Kartik Aaryan) and Zoe (Sara Ali Khan), reside in Delhi and they meet one night at a nightclub and Veer realises Zoe is special to him. He finds out that she works from a co-working space and ends up joining the same space. Zoe is at first irritated with him but is also interested in him at the same time. Raj (Randeep Hooda), the owner of the co-working space, sees their love blossoming in front of his eyes. Zoe shares her views with Raj that she just wants a casual relationship and nothing serious so soon.

At this point, Raj begins to narrate his own story. This is a time when he was Raghu (played by Kartik Aaryan) and was a school kid living in Udaipur. He was crazily in love with Leena (Arushi Sharma). She too falls for him and one day, they both get caught. Her family asks her to move to Delhi and Raghu follows her to the capital city. He starts to work as a waiter. Zoe is delighted to hear about Raj’s story. She decides to give love a chance. She gets a job offer from Dubai and she deletes the mail as she doesn’t wants to be away from Veer. However, this is when Raj reveals to Zoe that Raghu breaks up with Leena as he turns into a playboy. This and her mother’s (Simone Singh) constant reminder that she shouldn’t sacrifice career for love gives her a push. What happens after, forms the rest of the film

A few scenes in the film are very relatable, since they talk about the complexities of relationships in today’s times. But on the flipside, it’s also quite unconvincing. A few scenes are very well shot and handled. But there are also times where one thinks where exactly the film is leading. Some scenes don’t have the desired impact. Talking about performances, both Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan give their best shot. Kartik does something different and shines. Sara too shows her brilliance and talent on the screen.

A dream-like film capturing the harsh realities of life is exactly what Imtiaz Ali’s, Highway, is all about. It is his one of the most darkest and raw works yet.

The movie starts with wedding preparations shown in full swing. Rich, South Delhi girl, Veera (Alia Bhatt) steps away from all the preparations and convinces her fiancé to take her for a long drive. As Veera steps out of the car to breathe and take in some fresh air, she gets kidnapped by a group of goons led by Mahavir (Randeep Hooda). She is thrown into the trunk of a truck that drives off to a never-ending highway. She is tied up, slapped, touched, gagged and starved. Veera is sincere simple, passionate and hungry for freedom and living life by her own ways. While Mahabir is a tough, aggressive and a harsh goon.

As they set their journey to a far away land on a never-ending highway, Veera begins to fall in love with the roads and discovers her inner wanderlust and adventurous soul that could never do what it always wanted to. Travelling and roaming around like a nomad made her realise that this is the lifestyle she wants. She also begins to fall for Mahabir, her abductor and also discovers his soft side as he begins to tell her about the struggles in his life. The movie shows a very organic build up of emotions between the two with respectable boundaries and limitations. However, Veera’s little dreamland with Mahabir is destroyed right before her eyes when Mahabir is shot on the orders of Veera’s rich father. Unlike the typical ending of any movie, Veera and Mahabir got separated due to their ill fate.

Beautifully shot and directed in Himachal Pradesh in Northern India, the landscapes are breathtaking and a visual treat. Imtiaz Ali has used travel like artistry to unfold one’s true, inner self. A.R Rehman’s compositions tie the whole film together, giving a very soothing effect to the ears. This is one of the most raw heroine-centric films with utter simplicity shown in the outfits, and minimal to no makeup used in the entire film. Disconnecting from her regular routine and embarking upon a journey with no fixed destination, moulded Veera into a strong personality with the courage to speak her heart out instead of suppressing her emotions