Glad we were invited to this wedding

Jasmine Singh

Would you want to attend a wedding where the three brothers-in-law, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol, Harby Sangha, guarantee to leave you in splits with their unbeatable punches and one-liners? Chances are that you would. So, you can step in to witness the Laavaan Phere of Roshan Prince and Rubina Bajwa, directed by Smeep Kang. 

Get ready to meet a lot of characters, but Smeep has given a place to all of them. And this is his trademark, working with a battery of actors in a single project, and giving a proper space and shape to each one of them. But, then, you might like some characters, you might find some very loud, and some exceptionally funny.

The story of Laavaan Phere is written by Pali Bhupinder, who has given a fine shape to the relationship of ‘jijas’. Not that it is something we are new to, but the racy and fun-filled dialogues make the story a joy ride. As we know, even in a joy ride, we need to take a stop, wherein the driver slows down a bit before coming to a halt, and then accelerates again. The same holds true for Laavaan Phere as well! 

The film takes an interesting turn when three brothers-in-law—Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol and Harby Sangha—come together. In fact, they are the real strength of the film, the fountainheads of comedy. The three artistes have played their characters exceptionally well, making it difficult to decide as to who has performed better. 

Malkeet Rauni and Rupinder Rupi as Roshan Prince’s parents have performed really well. However, a fine artiste like BN Sharma should have been given a non-repetitive and stereotype role. As the main reel couple, Rubina Bajwa and Roshan Prince, well Pollywood gets a new filmi jodi. At this marriage ceremony, we are not treated to unnecessary songs, emotional drama or uncalled for romance. 

The climax of the film bears the Smeep Kang signature. You’d find the ‘chase me if you can’ bit here as well, though editing is crisp in Laavan Phere. And yet another good thing that the director did was, he came on the screen as and when it was required. Though the characters, the story, the drama, the comedy was pretty relatable, we wish we could relate to their Mauritius too! 

Laavaan Phere moves ahead with nice music, background score and songs, and we bet you would want to attend this marriage till the end, even if it gets drab at places, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol and Harby Sangha will bail you out.

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