It’s attainable that in the present day’s youngsters would discover Gutar Gu too vanilla, nevertheless it might need better nostalgia-inducing attraction for older viewers, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Gutar Gu, a teen romance, exists in a fluffy cloud of innocence.
Have been it not for the fixed use of cell telephones, laptops and social media, Gutar Gu may have belonged to a distant previous, earlier than the ugliness of crime, violence and sexed-up teenagers permeated the world and made its option to OTT.
Set in Bhopal, the six-part collection, created and directed by Saqib Pandor (produced by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain), is an odd love story of Ritu (Ashlesha Thakur) and Anuj (Vishesh Bansal) which stands out due to its candy simplicity.
Bhopal is a quickly urbanising city with malls and cafes however sufficiently small for a boy and woman seen collectively to generate gossip.
The boys of the Hindi medium Bhojnagri College don’t even dream of speaking to the ladies of the luxury co-ed Paul Williams.
Ritu, whose household has simply relocated from Gurugram, unselfconsciously chats with Anuj on the teaching class they attend, and he’s instantly smitten.
His laughing boy buddies already quick ahead one informal dialog into an excellent romance earlier than the hero and heroine have even considered step two.
One can surmise that stepping out of the macho atmosphere of Gurugram, the place road harassment of ladies is routine, Ritu should be charmed by the shy and respectful Anuj.
The boy, then again, wants recommendation from the older, world-weary Amit Bhaiya (a hilarious Satish Ray). His child brother is, nonetheless, smarter and extra devious than the dorky Anuj.
Anuj, together with his goofy grin and lingering child fats, is incapable of being dishonest, and after their first tentative date goes bust, he even blurts out the true motive for his no-show — his father despatched him out to get additional holes punched on his belt. (Awwww! Is that this man for actual?)
The friendship turns to like by a collection of gently humorous by plausible episodes — like a jock-like admirer of Ritu from her faculty difficult Anuj to a duel (‘Jo harega woh Ritu se rakhi bandhwayega‘); or the time when Ritu’s Gurugram pals go to and look down on the eager-to-please Anuj.
Underneath the specter of the Hindutva teams fulminating on tv, Ritu and Anuj’s Valentine date is unexpectedly aggravating.
Then, there’s the invention of Anuj’s secret by his dragon mother.
Heartening to notice that Ritu is just not a bimbette. She is a category topper and profession oriented, although she prematurely accorded ‘bhabhi‘ standing by the opposite boys.
Bhopal’s landmark Manuabhan Tekri performs an essential half within the story. After all, it’s unlikely that the vacationer spot could be left vacant for the younger couple’s privateness.
Nonetheless, with the city unfold under like a patch work quilt, the view from the Tekri provides a top-of-the-world feeling.
Gutar Gu is just not the primary venture of Thakur or Bansal — that they had additionally acted in Pandor’s earlier quick movie Gupt Gyaan — however they’ve the fresh-faced look of uncorrupted youngsters.
It’s attainable that in the present day’s youngsters would discover the present too vanilla (at 17, who thinks of rising outdated collectively!). Nevertheless it might need better nostalgia-inducing attraction for older viewers.
Gutar Gu streams on Amazon MiniTV.
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