Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Movie Review: An Opportunity Lost, Experiment Not Executed Well

Last updated on February 17th, 2024 at 11:30 pm

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Rating: 2.5/5

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Story:

TERI BAATON MEIN AISA ULJHA JIYA is a Hindi feature film about a man and a robot who fall in love. Aryan, played by Shahid Kapoor, works at E-Robotics as a robotics engineer and lives in Mumbai. His family lives in Delhi and wants him to get married. Urmila (Dimple Kapadia), his maternal aunt, is a well-known senior worker at E-Robotics, and she calls Aryan to her office in the USA for a project. Urmila flies to Belgium for important work the same day Aryan gets to the US. Then she tells Aryan that Sifra, her manager, will take care of him. When Aryan meets Sifra, they feel a strong attraction to each other. They make love, and Urmila comes back the next day. It turns out that she lied to Aryan about Sifra being a robot and that she did this on purpose to see if Aryan could figure out the truth about Sifra. Since Aryan has fallen in love with Sifra, he is shocked and even sad. He cuts short his trip to the US and goes back to India to get away from Sifra before he falls even more in love with her. He’s even ready to marry the girl his family picks. He comes up with a plan because he can’t get Sifra out of his mind. When he calls Urmila, he asks her to send Sifra to India as a test to see how she handles crazy family members. As soon as Sifra gets to India, he tells his family that he is going to marry her. What comes next makes up the rest of the movie.

The story of Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah is unique. The screenplay by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah is light and airy, but it’s not consistent and the ending is pretty weak. Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah’s dialogues are nicely written but not all jokes land well.

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Direction:

The direction by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah is fine. They know how to write family movies and add the right amount of drama, romance, and emotion. Also, the characters’ relationships are clearly shown to work. There is a simple and straightforward way to deal with the robot angle. Some scenes stand out: Aryan telling Sifra he’s sorry, Aryan finding out that Sifra is a robot, the break, Sifra downloading bad software, Aryan convincing Urmila on the day of his wedding, and so on.

What Didn’t Work Well:

Some scenes that were meant to make you laugh, like the beginning scene, Aryan’s experiments with a man named Dubey, and others, fail to do so. The men getting drunk scene is where the jokes are too forced to be funny. The makers of the show meant to show how crazy and chaotic a joint family can be, but it didn’t work out that way. The climax is the most important part, though. It happens all of a sudden, and the way it does will shock everyone. The message is clear, but it fails horribly when it comes to being put into action. The promise of a sequel doesn’t make up for the bad things.

Performances:

Wow, Shahid Kapoor looks amazing and dances like a pro. His performance is perfect, especially the way he timed his jokes. He’s also great in scenes that make you feel things. Kriti Sanon is cute and knows how to act. That she can play a character with robot-like features but still seems like a person is not easy, and she does a great job with it. The second half is where she shines. Dharmendra doesn’t get much screen time, but he’s cute. As you might expect, Dimple Kapadia makes a mark. Support is given by Ashish Verma (Monty). A few people laugh at Rajesh Kumar (Mama). Rakesh Bedi as Mama, Anubha Fatehpuria as Sharmila, Aryan’s mother, and Grusha Kapoor as Babi Bua don’t have a lot of screen time. Both Brij Bhushan Shukla (Goldie; doctor) and Raashul Vijay Tandon (Pappu) are good. It’s funny to watch Rajan Kavatra (Inspector Gupta) and Manish Kumar (Constable Gujjar).

Music:

The music is of the chart-busting variety. ‘Laal Peeli Akhiyaan’ is upbeat and well-choreographed. ‘Akhiyaan Gulaab’ and ‘Tum Se’ are beautiful. The title track, which plays during the end credits, is catchy. Sachin-Jigar’s background score is consistent with the film’s theme.

Cinematography:

Laxman Utekar’s cinematography is impressive. Mayur Sharma’s production design is rich. Sukriti Grover’s costumes for Kriti Sanon and Anisha Jain’s costumes for Shahid Kapoor are both stylish and attractive. Aejaz Gulab and Manohar Verma’s action is not overly graphic. Redefine’s VFX is impressive. Manish Pradhan’s editing could have been smoother.

Final Word:

Overall, TERI BAATON MEIN AISA ULJHA JIYA is supported by excellent performances from Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, but it suffers from poor writing and an abrupt climax. At the box office, its prospects will be limited to a specific segment of the multiplex audience.