Movie Review : Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd

Reema Kagti’s debutant fun flick “Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.” is about six married couples on a package honeymoon to Goa.
Film: “Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd”; Director: Reema Kagti; Cast: Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Kay Kay Menon, Raima Sen, Abhay Deol, Minissha Lamba, Sandhya Mridul, Vikram Chatwal, Amisha Patel, Karan Khanna, Ranveer Shorey, Dia Mirza and Arjun Rampal; Rating: ***

“Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd” is all about mindless fun - a feel-good film. Made on a medium budget, Reema Kagti’s directorial debut succeeds in entertaining the audience and the narration is full of surprising twists and turns.

There are different perceptions on what a honeymoon should be and “Honeymoon Travels …” portrays it through six couples. The film is basically for the multiplex audiences who can sit back, relax and take a break from their fast paced lives. In short, they can unwind completely.

A word of advice for the so-called ‘intellectuals’ who look for a logical explanation to everything - the film is not really to your liking. But if you can keep aside your ‘rational’ brains, then you are sure to have a pleasurable journey with the characters in Kagti’s film.

After Farah Khan, Kagti is another woman director who will hit the bull’s eye with her first film.

The execution is up to the mark. The characters, plot and the surroundings are in sync with one another, which makes it an arresting fare. The best part of the movie is you can relate to the characters because most of them are inspired by real day-to-day people. Most of the film is set in Goa - one of the hottest honeymoon destinations for newly weds.

Shabana Azmi and Boman Irani fit the role of an elderly, experienced couple, trying to find solace in each other’s company after leading a traumatic life.

Kay Kay Menon, as a conventional, dominating Bengali guy married to his long-standing girlfriend Raima Sen, is at his humorous best. Even a true Bengali can’t deny that Kay Kay has done justice to his role.

Sandhya Mridul plays a girl jilted in love and desperately seeking an alternative on the Internet. While her performance is impressive, Vikram Chatwal, who plays her husband in the film, is just passable.

Amisha Patel is a loud, typical Punjabi girl, who daydreams all the time. Her constant blabbering is bothersome to the point of distraction. The other couples take it as a passing discomfort except her husband, played by Karan Khanna.

Abhay Deol and Minissha Lamba portray an unusual Parsi couple. They share similar interests and never fight, which really intrigues the other honeymooners. And thank god, they are not a caricature of Parsis. But they have a secret - watch the film to know what it is.

The most interesting couple is Ranveer Shourey, a Gujarati, married to a demure Dia Mirza. He gets the shock of his life when she elopes with her boyfriend from Goa.

Through these couples, Kagti unfolds the complexities of relationships in a humorous way and keeps you entertained without preaching or being boring.

Most of the songs gel with the story and “Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahani”, filmed on Abhay and Minissha, needs special mention for its brilliant choreography. The two have definitely perfected their dance moves.

Though it is not a perfect film, the flaws can be overlooked. If you are just scouting for fun, watch “Honeymoon Travels…”

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