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Movie: Gehraiyaan

Starcast: Deepika Padukone, Siddharth Chaturvedi, Dhairya karwa and Ananya Pandey

Directed by: shakun Batra

Reviewed by: Aadi Saklecha

Tu Marz Hai, Dawa Bhi - these five words from Gehraiyaan's title tune encapsulate every
character in Shakun Batra's complicated storey, which he co-wrote with Ayesha DeVitre and
Sumit Roy. The Movie star’s Deepika Padukone, Siddharth Chaturvedi, Ananya Pandey and
Dhairya Karwa. The movie revolves around the two cousins Alisha and Tia who grew up
together but there’s life make them different to each other. The movie starts over the Yacht
where the reunion of all 4 happens and Tia Introduces Zen to both Alisha and his Husband
Deepika played the Role of Alisha who actually is Yoga Instructor and who always feels that
she is the Unluckiest person. The director handles all the characters and maintains his
audience maintains his audience's attention by allowing his screenplay to flow naturally.
The characters sink further with each wave that the filmmaker employs as a metaphor, from
Alisha and Zain's affair to family backstories. While the film's first half is carried by the sea
breeze, it is in the second half that life takes a nasty turn, not just romantically, but also
professionally. Deepika Padukone is the captain of this journey and goes deep and pulls out
the best in everything she does whether, it's sharing screen time with Naseeruddin Shah or
dealing with panic attacks. She also provides opportunities for the younger actors to
flourish. The songs of this film make movie more beautiful. Gehraiyaan's standout attribute
is also its empathetic treatment of depression, suicide, PTSD, anxiety and panic attacks.
Using a board game of Snakes and Ladders as a metaphor for feeling stuck to portraying
triggers, the film's narrative and makers are mindful to not go overboard but show enough
to stir emotions. The film's dialogues further add substance to the screenplay combined
with its thoughtful background music.