It's fair to say that I've been absent from the Bollywood scene for a good while now. I didn't recognise anyone in this film nor had any idea about what it was about. I had been dragged along by a friend who was being dragged along by his wife after what seems to have been a compelling social media campaign mesmerising young and old alike.
Anyway. Saiyaara wasn't the worst. In some ways it was a bit of a throwback to the YR era at the turn of the century. Yes, it had been updated with sex and nudity and kissing that did nothing for the film (never has a movie make me feel so old), but the emovibes were there and the plot enough to get us to the end.
Without spoiling too much, I'm not sure if the subject matter was given the full justice it deserved but on the other hand the 150+ minutes runtime did kind of fly by.
So perhaps not quite a full recommendation, but not something I hated myself for watching either.
