Film

Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety

Name: Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Released: 2018
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Sunny Singh, Alok Nath, Deepika Amin

A Hindi romantic comedy about a best friend trying to sabotage his buddy's wedding, convinced the bride-to-be is wrong for him. It's a fast-paced, affectionate romp that mines comedy from the eternal tension between loyalty to your mate and loyalty to love. Bollywood at its most unashamed about wanting you to have fun.

TMDb rating

3.3

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you enjoy noisy romantic comedies where a friendship becomes the real battlefield and the jokes come from people who refuse to back down.

Skip it if you find 144 minutes of stubborn, escalating sparring wearing thin, since the middle stretches one joke and the romance rarely gets quiet room to breathe.

What it asks of you: It asks for a long stretch of patience with bickering and a willingness to let the comedy run loud for stretches before the warmth arrives.

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