Dil Dhadakne Do
By Muskaan Singh
One of the most hyped up films, Dil Dhadakne Do, directed by Zoya Akhtar was one of the most awaited movie for its huge star cast, the exotic locations and its relatability with the audience since it addresses regular family issues
The movie is focused around a dysfunctional family aka ‘The Mehras’. They are a family of rich high-class people. Kamal Mehra (Anil Kapoor) is a self-made businessman and a typical ‘man of the house’. Neelam Mehra (Shefali Shah), married to Kamal Mehra runs the house and is constantly working towards keeping the spark of her failed marriage alive. Kabir Mehra (Ranveer Singh), their son all set to inherit the Mehra empire, and their daughter, Ayesha (Priyanka Chopra) runs her own business and is a successful entrepreneur. The Mehras don’t get along well and are constantly making efforts to fix the issues between them.
To celebrate the 30t wedding anniversary of the senior Mehra’s, they’re all set to take a cruise through Turkey and Greece along with their family and friends for a giant celebration. What makes the movie interesting is that all the characters are dealing with their own set of conflicts in their relationships and their emotions look very genuine and authentic which keeps the audience hooked on to their screens. The movie is all about rich people hiding their everyday problems behind their high-profile image.
The film also raises the topic of parental pressure on their children. On one hand, Ayesha is trying to divorce her husband, Manav (Rahul Bose) since she is not satisfied and happy in her marriage but isn’t doing so because of her parent’s image in the society. On the other hand, the senior Mehras are trying to fix the wedding of Kabir with the daughter of family friend due to business reasons. They are indirectly blackmailing him and providing Kabir’s “one true love” aka his plane as a bait in return of his wedding.
The side characters Farah Ali (Anushka Sharma) and Sunny Singh (Farhan Akhtar) play important cameos in the film as the love interests of Kabir and Ayesha respectively. All four have complications in their relationships with each other and their own issues to deal with. The story revolves around the messed up issues of the Mehra family and how they deal with it. The miscommunication between this dysfunctional family is a core conflict creator between them.
Towards the end of the film, they’re all seen resolving their issues and the Mehras ending up in a lifeboat after a big fiasco. The last 20 minutes of the film show alot of commotion and hustle bustle amongst all the characters. There is alot of confusion, running and unnecessary shouting, like it is in every punjabi family. But the Mehra family ends up being each other’s “lifeboat” and saving each other in every situation in life.
The film is tied together through the narrator aka Pluto Mehra, Mehra’s pet dog, voiced by Amir Khan. The foot-tapping numbers in this film will never be forgotten. Numbers like Gallan Goodiyaan or Girls like to swing or even the title track sung by Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar will always make you want to hit the dance floor no matter where you are.
Zoya Akhtar has done a great job in capturing everything against the blue backdrop of the ocean. The movie is such a visual treat for the eyes because of the huge star cast and aesthetic locales of Turkey and Greece. It is a light hearted movie all about a rich family going on a foreign trip trying to find themselves and find stability in their relationships amongst all the complications and drama.
To view the trailer of the movie, click on the link below.
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