Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta Review

Movie: Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta
Director: Pravesh Bhardwaj
Cast: Prashant Narayanan, Aruna Shields
Rating: *

Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta, as the title of the film suggests are the names of the leading characters of the film. First-timer Pravesh Bhardwaj’s direction makes sure that you are as puzzled throughout the movie as the title. Do not expect any great work now!
The protagonist of the film, Ashwin Mehta, played by Prashant Narayanan plays the role of a painter. He is such a great painter that more than anything he paints his wife’s toenails more often. His wife Sakhi Mehta played by Lucy Hassan has an extramarital affair with Karan Singh played by Naved Aslam. Karan’s wife Neera Singh played by Aruna Shields finds out about her husband’s infidelity and seeks solace in Ashwin’s company. Both Ashwin and Neera choose not to confront their respective partners and prefer to see the loyal illusions instead.

The screenplay consists of extensive nude footage. For instance its shown that the artist overcomes his block by painting a nude female. The director spends liberal and lethargic screen-time and tries to establish chemistry between Ashwin and Neera. The conversations are corny and they get monotonous after a while. The film gets wrapped up in haste and doesn’t have a clear and subtle ending.

The characters and their co-relations do not have much clarity and you end up doing some guesswork throughout the movie. The performances of the first timers are average and the music tracks do not have any innovation. In fact the ghazal from the film sounds similar to Aye Khuda from Paathshala.

The film is about an artist and sadly there is absolutely no color in the film. The film talks about NRI couples with very little NRI nuances and the London setting of the film also holds no sense.
Overall the film is a sheer waste of money and time.