Raabta

The much-awaited movie starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Kirti Sanon, Raabta released today. The story has reincarnation as its main idea. However, the film doesn’t have seemed to go down well according to the proclaimed and self-proclaimed film critics. The film has largely received negative remarks.

Here is what the film fraternity is saying about the flick:

Times of India

There are too many obvious influences: the saccharine first half is full of walk-and-talks in a beautifully shot European city (Before Sunset); the tribal past is right out of Game Of Thrones — Dothrakis are replaced by Murakis and astronomy is given similar importance; a scene towards the end is a forced throwback to Titanic. If sparks flew more organically, it would have been easier to make a connection with this epic tale of love.

Taran Adarsh

One Word Review... Raabta: Terrible Bad writing. Bad direction. Bad acting.

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Unfinished business in a previous life brings together Saira (KritiSanon), Shiv (Sushant Singh Rajput) and Zakir (Jim Sarbh) in the present one in Dinesh Vijan’s directorial debut Raabta. Predestination fills many of the holes in Siddharth-Garima’s script, such as Saira’s attraction to Shiv despite his loutish behavior and her inability to resist Zakir’s pallor and sign posted creepiness. Raabta reincarnates a tried and tested formula without capturing the mystery and sense of aching loss that marks the better entries in the genre. Some experiences don’t last beyond a single lifetime.

Gulf News

The second half is dominated by a fierce, brutish warrior who falls in love with a brave princess. The medieval arc sticks out like a sore thumb. It’s almost like seeing Game Of Thrones being inserted into the iconic, tender romance Before Sunrise. It’s the contemporary parts of the film that are relatively enjoyable. Watch this if you are in the mood for a cute romance that is at fantasy flight risk.

Masala

To be fair, most of us, who have marveled at the likes of reincarnation films such as Karz, Om Shanti Om, Madhumati, Mahal, Neel Kamal, Kudrat and Karan-Arjun, have laughed off Mirziya and Love Story 2050. Raabta comes somewhere in the middle. It tries to toe the line by not shrugging off reincarnation totally. Raabta has all the right ingredients of a ‘much seen’ Bollywood film – the abs, the legs, the looks, the songs, the locations, a solo dance number (I refuse to call it an ‘item number’) with Deepika Padukone and the reincarnation story. It is a Sushant Singh film all the way and all those who like him will find it endearing and fun. For the rest, it is a chance you might want to take.

Kamal R Khan

The only good words that the film received were perhaps by AyushmanKhurrana

Ayushman Khurrana

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