Tanuja Trivedi weds Manoj Sharma

Tanuja Trivedi aka Tanu weds Manoj Sharma aka Manu...and they live happily ever after (at least we have our fingers crossed!).

Tanu weds Manu is not the most unique love story ever told on the Indian screen. Neither is it the most quintessential tale of two star-crossed lovers. Yet it is amongst the most entertaining things to hit the Indian screen in recent times.

Kangana Ranaut and R. Madhavan are the perfect choice for their characters and they do complete justice to the roles. The same can be confidently said about each performer in the film. They fit their roles to the T. The story does complete justice to the stereotypes of Delhi and U.P.

Yet, to be fair, I must say that the 'falling in love' seemed a little too forced. It felt like Tanu went through a guilt trip and fell in love with Manu. Not fair! It required a better build up to the love story. Jimmy Shergill felt contrived as did his entries and exits from the screen. And the end could have done without the melodrama. But then again we are talking Bollywood. And when did a family entertainer end without the glycerin bottle?

Having said that, I have an intense desire to meet the dialogue writer of the film. After long did a I hear lines that felt authentic and fun and not 'you better laugh because I think its funny' type. The uninhibited use of abuses and slangs made me feel that finally Indian cinema is starting to grow up.

This view would be incomplete if I do not mention the music and the audioscape of the film. There has been a brilliant use of Hindi film songs to evoke moods and emotions without the use of dialogues. I remember watching Inception and enjoying the fact that the audioscape of the film directed me to feel a certain emotion. At the same time I wondered why don't I hear more of similar work in Hindi films. Tanu weds Manu was an answer to that question.

This is what I call a slice of life tadka maar ke!