If Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is the ultimate cinematic embodiment of the Shah Rukh Khan persona, Befikre is the same for Ranveer Singh.
Befikre, clocking in at a brisk two hours and fifteen minutes, seems like something Aditya Chopra would write after a wild night of partying with Ranveer and snorting all his cocaine. Nothing else explains the film's spiritual fascination with all things Ranveer SinghTM, especially from a filmmaker like Aditya Chopra, whose earlier films had some moments of quiet, introspection and sombreness.
MOVIE REVIEW | BEFIKRE
Befikre never introspects. Like Ranveer and Vaani's characters in the film, Befikre never stops to think. It perpetually exists in the present and like the #YOLO generation, the film appears to be a tribute to, Befikre is mostly dumb.
Relentless in its audio-visual assault, Befikre exudes Ranveer Singh's hyperactiveness in both script and execution. Ranveer stars as Bittoo Sharma 2.0 who falls in lust with Katrina Kaif dressed in a Vaani Kapoor suit. They make a big deal out of not falling for each other and just having sex - the initial thirty minutes really knock you out of your stupor and hint at interesting things.
But naiyo naiyo! They are Indians inside a Yash Raj film and so, they fall in love. Then, they break up and find different lovers. Ranveer gets a Playboy reject and Vaani gets an investment banker whose character can be best described as Raymond: The Complete Man down on two Patiala pegs.
Finally, after half the GDP of Ethiopia is spent on screen, Ranveer and Vaani's chin predictably realise that they are in love. Then, they dance in a Punjabi wedding song over the end credits. Fin.new movies update