Pyaar Ke Side Effects

Love is blind. And when you bang against the side tables (that you obviously can’t see coz you are blind), you are bound of experience the side effects as well. I passed last night watching an adorable comedy - Pyaar ke side effects (Mallika madam and Rahul –I know it all- Bose.)

When love blossoms between the quintessential Dilli ki ladki (Sherawat) and the quintessential Mumbai cha porga (Bose), all’s well till the quintessential shaadi question pops up. So in the film you get a mix of Meet the Parents to Kabhi Alvida na Kehna to Runaway Bride to Dil to pagal hai (Mallika’s drunk acting is no different from Karishma’s in DTPH…even the voice is similar!!)

But amidst this chaos and comedy, there is the underlying truth- that if relationships were so simple, why would one indulge into them?? I mean, do we really want perfection? Imagine going home to a sweet loving wife who has cooked the right food and prepared just the right drink, albeit toiling for four hours. The husband brings home expensive flowers and smiles till his mouth aches.

Now think of a life with a wife who blows her lid with every given opportunity. It is good coz at least you don’t have to buy those expensive flowers (they are going to dry up anyway) and smile till your mouth hurts. Imagine a husband who doesn’t bring flowers home. At least you have a reason to yell at him and make him your punching bag at all times. It helps release stress you know!

If life were so perfect, I really wouldn’t be living it!

So coming back to the film…..I strongly recommend. It’s so identifiable that it’s freaky. Films have this uncanny habit of resembling reality, especially relationships. I sat through the film and asked myself, “If this is a film, am I on celluloid?”