Updated On: 12 February, 2022 03:03 PM IST | Mumbai | Aastha Atray Banan
Shakun Batra's Gehraiyaan could be a nod to his favourite director Woody Allen, but the inspiration falls flat as it's devoid of real motivation, depth of emotion and that poetic parody that Allen is loved for

A still from `Gehraiyaan`
I WATCHED Gehraiyaan after a long day at work on Friday night. I didn't need for it to be a perfect movie, but I wished it was going to be entertaining, heartfelt and gripping. The only expectations I was going in with was that I had liked director Shakun Batra's work on the documentary about Ma Sheela's trip to India, and that the trailers and glimpses of the movie had made me hopeful about Padukone and Chaturvedi's chemistry. I also hoped that we were finally talking about modern-day dysfunctional relationships, and what we do to make ourselves feel loved again.
It was neither of the things I had wished for it to be.