Only the Interview and Star Host episode were good . Other episodes were a let down.
Couldn't relate to it at all.
Overall 6/10 from my side 😏
Couldn't relate to it at all.
Overall 6/10 from my side 😏
37 Reviews
Pretty average !!
sambeetabc224 July 2021
'Interview' stands out, everything else falls flat.
Perspicuity127 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
After watching these films, one gets the feeling that every film may or may not have a love story, but love shouldn't be the only subject of a film. It's nice to have some fluffy cream over a cake, but what if there is no cake and fluff is all that you get ? Well, that's pretty much 'Feels Like Ishq'.
1. SAVE THE DA(Y)TE
A rich family, wedding, bride develops cold feet on the day of her marriage and runs away, a boy and a girl discuss pros and cons of marriage and then fall in love with each other. Add a lot of production value to these two lines and that's all what you have in the first short film. Why is this kind of cinema still being made in India ? Why are we accepting these nonsense films ? Are we as an audience that shallow ? We have seen these stories a number of times and have got bored of them. It's time directors and writers tried something new. There are no issues as far as acting is concerned, Radhika Madan and Amol Parashar are fine actors, who deserve better scripts.
2. QUARANTEEN CRUSH
One of the better films of the series, not entirely believable but still not as bad as some of the other ones. I just wonder, is it even possible for someone to sneak out food from the house for their neighbour every day without their mother getting a whiff of it ? It's a feel good film where everything happens way too easily for our protagonist, but one can't deny that it was quite an enjoyable watch. It's a film where you can figure out what's going to happen next and then it actually happens. There are no twists in the tale, the film was clearly made with the intention of bringing a smile on the face of it's viewers, and it definitely succeeded in doing that. The lead pair of Mihir Ahuja and Kajol Chugh have done a pretty good job of portraying sweet innocent love, but the other couple of the film, Kavita Pais and Jaipreet Singh, playing the role of Maninder's parents have performed even better. Another highlight of the film is it's music, composed by Ashutosh Phatak, Ayushmann Khurrana and Sameer Kaushal. 'Quaranteen Crush' is exactly the kind of story that in Ayushmaan Khurrana's words would be called a 'Vanilla Film'.
3. STAR HOST
A good looking boy and a pretty girl meet accidentally, then fight with each other, girl is scared of insects, girl is scared of water, boy helps girl in finding her adventurous self who isn't scared of anything, boy learns to live in the moment and cherish the beauty that surrounds him, and then they fall in love with each other. And all this takes place in one day. This short film has a cliché storyline, inspired from multiple other films and to top it all, the actors were clearly chosen on the basis of their looks and not exactly for their acting talent. When you are given a short film format, you should try something unique, there's no point in rehashing the same stories that have been told a thousand times already. Star Host has been helmed by Anand Tiwari, and yet it comes across as a lazy effort.
4. SHE LOVES ME, SHE LOVES ME NOT
It was quite a surprise to see Sanjeeta Bhattacharya act in a film, after having seen her in the Berklee music videos. It's nice to see Sanjeeta, who plays Muskaan, break the fourth wall every now and then, just like 'Fleabag'. This short film is the slowest of all, and ends in a fairly simple manner just like most of the short films. 'She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not' has all the colours of a rainbow and looks extremely beautiful but falls short in the screenplay department, and as a result doesn't really make for a great watch. I just feel all these filmmakers are heavily inspired by Yash Chopra, Karan Johar kind of filmmaking. There's nothing wrong if a creator pays a lot of attention in making his/her film colourful and stylish, 'Taika Waititi' does that as well, but that's not the reason why his film's stand out. The real strength of a film lies in it's script, that's the real cake, everything else is more like decoration and icing on the cake. You can't hide the shallowness of your script by adding hundreds of bright colours to each frame. Maybe I was expecting a lot from this, after having seen how Neeraj Ghaywan presented a story of two lesbians in 'Geeli Pucchi', which had brilliance written all over it.
5. INTERVIEW
With this short film, the series comes back to the real world. This is the only story that doesn't come across as contrived and shallow, and is easily the best film of the series. A good filmmaker always aims to make content that engages the audience, and this film manages to capture your attention right from the start and keeps you invested in the story of its two protagonists till the end. It's quite amazing to see how writer Arati Raval and director Sachin Kundalkar have managed to narrate a story with multiple layers in such a short time. Neeraj Madhav, who had already made his mark in the Hindi Film Industry with 'The Family Man', has given a splendid performance once again playing the role of Rajeev. The scene where he realizes that Shahana is not being honest with him, and calls out her lie, gives you an idea how special this actor is. On the other hand, there is Zayn Marie Khan, who takes you by surprise with her confident portrayal of Shahana. It's difficult to believe that this girl has barely done a film or two in her career, but it's true. This short film is a good example to show that all that you need to make a good film is a story that connects with the audience and actors who can act. This one is a must watch for everyone.
6. ISHQ MASTANA
I was really looking forward to this short film, just because it had Tanya Maniktala in it. But unfortunately, it turned out to be the weakest of all the films. Love against the backdrop of politics and activism could have made for an interesting watch, but all that this short film offers is a half-heartedly written story and some below par acting. Also, at just over 20 minutes, this is the shortest story of the series, which just gives you a sense that the creative team of this film might not have been that creative after all. To be fair, a concept like this needs a longer runtime. The only good thing about this film is the song 'Haman Hai Ishq Mastana', which stays with you for some time.
Writers and directors need to come up with fresh ideas. Gloss and bright colours in the frame cannot save a poorly written script. I agree, all kinds of movies should be made and accepted, but if you are rejecting stories just because you want all your films to be as cheesy and superficial as "Feels Like Ishq", then you are definitely making a mistake. I get that the idea was to make light hearted entertaining short films, but your first priority as a filmmaker should be to make engaging content, everything else follows after that. Also, Netflix, please understand that not all stories can be told in such a short run time. So please allow the filmmakers some breathing space in future, you would be surprised by the difference a few additional minutes can make to a project. A good example of that would be "Geeli Pucchi" from 'Ajeeb Daastaans'.
1. SAVE THE DA(Y)TE
A rich family, wedding, bride develops cold feet on the day of her marriage and runs away, a boy and a girl discuss pros and cons of marriage and then fall in love with each other. Add a lot of production value to these two lines and that's all what you have in the first short film. Why is this kind of cinema still being made in India ? Why are we accepting these nonsense films ? Are we as an audience that shallow ? We have seen these stories a number of times and have got bored of them. It's time directors and writers tried something new. There are no issues as far as acting is concerned, Radhika Madan and Amol Parashar are fine actors, who deserve better scripts.
2. QUARANTEEN CRUSH
One of the better films of the series, not entirely believable but still not as bad as some of the other ones. I just wonder, is it even possible for someone to sneak out food from the house for their neighbour every day without their mother getting a whiff of it ? It's a feel good film where everything happens way too easily for our protagonist, but one can't deny that it was quite an enjoyable watch. It's a film where you can figure out what's going to happen next and then it actually happens. There are no twists in the tale, the film was clearly made with the intention of bringing a smile on the face of it's viewers, and it definitely succeeded in doing that. The lead pair of Mihir Ahuja and Kajol Chugh have done a pretty good job of portraying sweet innocent love, but the other couple of the film, Kavita Pais and Jaipreet Singh, playing the role of Maninder's parents have performed even better. Another highlight of the film is it's music, composed by Ashutosh Phatak, Ayushmann Khurrana and Sameer Kaushal. 'Quaranteen Crush' is exactly the kind of story that in Ayushmaan Khurrana's words would be called a 'Vanilla Film'.
3. STAR HOST
A good looking boy and a pretty girl meet accidentally, then fight with each other, girl is scared of insects, girl is scared of water, boy helps girl in finding her adventurous self who isn't scared of anything, boy learns to live in the moment and cherish the beauty that surrounds him, and then they fall in love with each other. And all this takes place in one day. This short film has a cliché storyline, inspired from multiple other films and to top it all, the actors were clearly chosen on the basis of their looks and not exactly for their acting talent. When you are given a short film format, you should try something unique, there's no point in rehashing the same stories that have been told a thousand times already. Star Host has been helmed by Anand Tiwari, and yet it comes across as a lazy effort.
4. SHE LOVES ME, SHE LOVES ME NOT
It was quite a surprise to see Sanjeeta Bhattacharya act in a film, after having seen her in the Berklee music videos. It's nice to see Sanjeeta, who plays Muskaan, break the fourth wall every now and then, just like 'Fleabag'. This short film is the slowest of all, and ends in a fairly simple manner just like most of the short films. 'She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not' has all the colours of a rainbow and looks extremely beautiful but falls short in the screenplay department, and as a result doesn't really make for a great watch. I just feel all these filmmakers are heavily inspired by Yash Chopra, Karan Johar kind of filmmaking. There's nothing wrong if a creator pays a lot of attention in making his/her film colourful and stylish, 'Taika Waititi' does that as well, but that's not the reason why his film's stand out. The real strength of a film lies in it's script, that's the real cake, everything else is more like decoration and icing on the cake. You can't hide the shallowness of your script by adding hundreds of bright colours to each frame. Maybe I was expecting a lot from this, after having seen how Neeraj Ghaywan presented a story of two lesbians in 'Geeli Pucchi', which had brilliance written all over it.
5. INTERVIEW
With this short film, the series comes back to the real world. This is the only story that doesn't come across as contrived and shallow, and is easily the best film of the series. A good filmmaker always aims to make content that engages the audience, and this film manages to capture your attention right from the start and keeps you invested in the story of its two protagonists till the end. It's quite amazing to see how writer Arati Raval and director Sachin Kundalkar have managed to narrate a story with multiple layers in such a short time. Neeraj Madhav, who had already made his mark in the Hindi Film Industry with 'The Family Man', has given a splendid performance once again playing the role of Rajeev. The scene where he realizes that Shahana is not being honest with him, and calls out her lie, gives you an idea how special this actor is. On the other hand, there is Zayn Marie Khan, who takes you by surprise with her confident portrayal of Shahana. It's difficult to believe that this girl has barely done a film or two in her career, but it's true. This short film is a good example to show that all that you need to make a good film is a story that connects with the audience and actors who can act. This one is a must watch for everyone.
6. ISHQ MASTANA
I was really looking forward to this short film, just because it had Tanya Maniktala in it. But unfortunately, it turned out to be the weakest of all the films. Love against the backdrop of politics and activism could have made for an interesting watch, but all that this short film offers is a half-heartedly written story and some below par acting. Also, at just over 20 minutes, this is the shortest story of the series, which just gives you a sense that the creative team of this film might not have been that creative after all. To be fair, a concept like this needs a longer runtime. The only good thing about this film is the song 'Haman Hai Ishq Mastana', which stays with you for some time.
Writers and directors need to come up with fresh ideas. Gloss and bright colours in the frame cannot save a poorly written script. I agree, all kinds of movies should be made and accepted, but if you are rejecting stories just because you want all your films to be as cheesy and superficial as "Feels Like Ishq", then you are definitely making a mistake. I get that the idea was to make light hearted entertaining short films, but your first priority as a filmmaker should be to make engaging content, everything else follows after that. Also, Netflix, please understand that not all stories can be told in such a short run time. So please allow the filmmakers some breathing space in future, you would be surprised by the difference a few additional minutes can make to a project. A good example of that would be "Geeli Pucchi" from 'Ajeeb Daastaans'.
Only Ep. 1 & 2 worth watching!
pallabibhowmick24 July 2021
Appetising Love Emotions to the core
akashsonias-5765113 August 2021
It's one of a kind tc series which doesn't want to narrow the screenplay by binding itself to a story line with beginning and end. It's a great attempt at showing 6 stories that make us come across our love emotions to someone. They start and delve into some unexpected and unknown situations and then emotions justify everything else what transpires. If you want to see a show with no strings attached kinda feeling, go for it. When you will watch it, you will be able to recall each word of my review.
Quaranteen Crush and Interview are the only worthwhile stories in this uneven anthology!
nidhunmoviebuff25 July 2021
#MovieReview #FeelsLikeIshq #Hindi #Netflix #anthology
'Feels Like Ishq' is a run-of-the-mill anthology series featuring 6 stories centered around couples that explore love and relationships. While it is not a bad attempt, most of the stories fail to make any lasting impact.
1. Save the Da(y)te: Starring the talented duo of Radhika Madan and Amol Parashar, this story follows a chance encounter between a bridesmaid and a wedding organizer as all hell breaks loose at a ceremony. Nevertheless, poor writing and the lack of any genuine chemistry between the two leads makes it a boring watch.
2. Quaranteen Crush: Starring relative unknowns Kajol Chugh and Mihir Ahuja, this story follows a naive teenager as he crushes on his new neighbor and bonds over their love for music. A tender, joyous love story that is elevated by the theme of corona and quarantine, this ends up being the best of the lot.
3. Star Host: Centered aroud an inn owner who falls for his guest, this short stars a terrific Rohit Saraf alongside the sub-par Simraj Jehani. The romance however, seems very forced and inorganic and one cant really connect with this one.
4. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: The worst of the lot, this short talks about the love affair that develops between an ad executive and her new boss. Both the leads Sanjeetha Bhattacharya and Saba Azad lack authenticity and ooze pretentiousness in this damp squib of a tale.
5. Interview: Zayne Marie Khan and Neeraj Madhav put a smile on our faces with this earnest romantic short about a couple of job aspirants who fall in love during an interview that they have both applied for. Sparkling chemistry and tender humor makes this an enjoyable experience.
6. Ishq Mastana: A preachy, contrived story of a recently heartbroken youngster who tries to court an environmental activist, this one is a tedious watch. Both Tanya Maiktala and Skand Thakur put in shambolic performances that fail to stir you.
It is very difficult to create a connection with the audience with 30 minute shorts and even more so when it comes to romantic storylines. Nevertheless, due to the sincerity and feel of 'Interview' and 'Quaranteen Crush', this is a worthwhile experience.
Recommended-Quaranteen Crush & Interview. Skip the rest.
'Feels Like Ishq' is a run-of-the-mill anthology series featuring 6 stories centered around couples that explore love and relationships. While it is not a bad attempt, most of the stories fail to make any lasting impact.
1. Save the Da(y)te: Starring the talented duo of Radhika Madan and Amol Parashar, this story follows a chance encounter between a bridesmaid and a wedding organizer as all hell breaks loose at a ceremony. Nevertheless, poor writing and the lack of any genuine chemistry between the two leads makes it a boring watch.
2. Quaranteen Crush: Starring relative unknowns Kajol Chugh and Mihir Ahuja, this story follows a naive teenager as he crushes on his new neighbor and bonds over their love for music. A tender, joyous love story that is elevated by the theme of corona and quarantine, this ends up being the best of the lot.
3. Star Host: Centered aroud an inn owner who falls for his guest, this short stars a terrific Rohit Saraf alongside the sub-par Simraj Jehani. The romance however, seems very forced and inorganic and one cant really connect with this one.
4. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: The worst of the lot, this short talks about the love affair that develops between an ad executive and her new boss. Both the leads Sanjeetha Bhattacharya and Saba Azad lack authenticity and ooze pretentiousness in this damp squib of a tale.
5. Interview: Zayne Marie Khan and Neeraj Madhav put a smile on our faces with this earnest romantic short about a couple of job aspirants who fall in love during an interview that they have both applied for. Sparkling chemistry and tender humor makes this an enjoyable experience.
6. Ishq Mastana: A preachy, contrived story of a recently heartbroken youngster who tries to court an environmental activist, this one is a tedious watch. Both Tanya Maiktala and Skand Thakur put in shambolic performances that fail to stir you.
It is very difficult to create a connection with the audience with 30 minute shorts and even more so when it comes to romantic storylines. Nevertheless, due to the sincerity and feel of 'Interview' and 'Quaranteen Crush', this is a worthwhile experience.
Recommended-Quaranteen Crush & Interview. Skip the rest.
Feels Like Cringe!
oeishee24 July 2021
"Where did I see it before?" I tried really hard to remember. "I definitely have watched this movie before!" But how was it possible? It just released this morning. I started digging into my memory & realized "Feels Like Ishq" is just every other Bollywood rom-com. The characters are just replicated versions of Geet-Aditya (Jab We Met), Naina-Aman (Kal Ho Na Ho), Raj-Simran (DDLJ), Akash-Shalini (Dil Chahta Hai) all those iconic characters that Bollywood produced over the years.
Overall, Feels like Ishq contains 6 bad stories with even worse dialogues & acting! One more time, Bollywood/Netflix India doesn't cease to disappoint.
Overall, Feels like Ishq contains 6 bad stories with even worse dialogues & acting! One more time, Bollywood/Netflix India doesn't cease to disappoint.
Definitely feels like Ishq!
asaduzzamanabir-2119723 July 2021
Firstly, all of these stories are very refreshing, sweet and full of innocence. Secondly, the cinematography will force you to fall for this series even more. And people who usually likes innocent love story and that fresh story and vibes for them this series is must watch.
Very refreshing.
TreeFiddy5330 July 2021
All 6 stories are regular run-of-the-mill but refreshing. None of them are wowing/mind-blowing, but you might find yourself wanting more in some cases. The acting was good for the most part, all six eps were very well shot too.
The characters fall under the "sweet/innocent" for the most part, and overall, you could say that these were six short "feel good" episodes. If that's your thing, totally check it out. Also check it out if you've been watching a lot of content from the same genre.
The characters fall under the "sweet/innocent" for the most part, and overall, you could say that these were six short "feel good" episodes. If that's your thing, totally check it out. Also check it out if you've been watching a lot of content from the same genre.
overacting
wasiislam-0735124 July 2021
Feels like ishq interview
mdrizwan28 July 2021
Best out of all is "interview" episode and very honest and bubbly act by Zayn Marie Khan. I love her soo much in it and did 20 mins research to find out who is she ? She and the kerela guy did awesome performance .. 10 out of 10 for this episode .
All 6 Episodes Ranked
ritesh65728 July 2021
Feels Like Ishq Review
Ishq Mastana
Ishq Mastana is the most underwhelming episode of the 6. Stars Skand Thakur and Tanya Maniktala is about a date during a formal protest, the chemistry seemed forced and the premise isn't interesting either, the conversations never felt like it would rouse any love interest but it did which made no sense. But Still, you can try this if you are a fan of Tanya Maniktala's adorable smile.
Star Host Star Host is an Anand Tiwari product, I am astonished seriously. Another super forced episode of the 6. Stars Rohit Saraf and Simran Jehani is about Simran's adventure trip to the hills where she stays at a homestay hosted by Rohit. The actors are good-looking but the chemistry and the loved wasn't convincing for me.
She Loves Me , She Loves Me Not She Loves Me , She Loves Me Not is a refreshing and bold episode that is based on a gay couple. Stars Sanjeeta Bhattacharya and Saba Azad, this episode is beautifully captured and has decent performances. Sanjeeta is adorable and she drives the film with her cuteness. Saba Azad is quite good too. Overall a decent, cute drama about coming out as gay.
Quarantine Crush Quarantine Crush is a sweet, teen drama episode with cute romance and a classic Ayushmann Khurana Song which is mesmerizing. The show is well directed and has a simple plot of an NRI girl and a guy liking each other. Simple and Cute again. Mihir Ahuja and Kajol Chugh look cute together.
Interview Interview is a beautiful story of two strangers meeting during an interview and sharing a refreshing bond, exchanging experiences. I was seemed to connect with this episode as the acting is beautiful. Neeraj Madhav and Zayn Marie Khan are brilliant. The screenplay is so smooth I wish It had more episodes with these two in it.
Save The Da(y)te Save the Da(y)te is the best of the lot. Amol Parashar and Radhika Madan are both national treasures who make you invest in their emotions. They share infectiously addictive chemistry which doesn't let you bore and keeps you hooked to see these two wonderful actors more. I wish the first episode has an exclusive film on its own.
Star Host Star Host is an Anand Tiwari product, I am astonished seriously. Another super forced episode of the 6. Stars Rohit Saraf and Simran Jehani is about Simran's adventure trip to the hills where she stays at a homestay hosted by Rohit. The actors are good-looking but the chemistry and the loved wasn't convincing for me.
She Loves Me , She Loves Me Not She Loves Me , She Loves Me Not is a refreshing and bold episode that is based on a gay couple. Stars Sanjeeta Bhattacharya and Saba Azad, this episode is beautifully captured and has decent performances. Sanjeeta is adorable and she drives the film with her cuteness. Saba Azad is quite good too. Overall a decent, cute drama about coming out as gay.
Quarantine Crush Quarantine Crush is a sweet, teen drama episode with cute romance and a classic Ayushmann Khurana Song which is mesmerizing. The show is well directed and has a simple plot of an NRI girl and a guy liking each other. Simple and Cute again. Mihir Ahuja and Kajol Chugh look cute together.
Interview Interview is a beautiful story of two strangers meeting during an interview and sharing a refreshing bond, exchanging experiences. I was seemed to connect with this episode as the acting is beautiful. Neeraj Madhav and Zayn Marie Khan are brilliant. The screenplay is so smooth I wish It had more episodes with these two in it.
Save The Da(y)te Save the Da(y)te is the best of the lot. Amol Parashar and Radhika Madan are both national treasures who make you invest in their emotions. They share infectiously addictive chemistry which doesn't let you bore and keeps you hooked to see these two wonderful actors more. I wish the first episode has an exclusive film on its own.
Too hyped... not worth the time
dricha-1165024 July 2021
Feels Like Ishq
sulemansaeeed25 January 2024
"Feels Like Ishq"
Every episode of it has a different story, so i think every episode should have a different review.
Episode 1 Save the da(y)te: It's about a girl who runs away on the day of her wedding. And her best friend tries to find her with the wedding organiser. After all they find the bride to be on the beach. Her fiancé also comes and they decide not to get married if they don't feel like doing it. And they don't.
Episode 2 Quaranteen Crush: This episode is about a teen-age boy who lives with his parents and wants to sing songs. One day there comes a girl to his neighbourhood who had just come from Canada and had to stay quarantined for 14 days. Meanwhile they became friends and talked to each other on text messages. After 14 days the girl goes away, and that's where the story ends.
Episode 3 Star Host: It's about a boy who rents out his house while his parents are away on vacation. A girl comes alone at his place and they roam around and have fun. This episode is shot in Mahabaleshwar, India. That song in the end is nice. Beautiful music.
Episode 4 She loves me, she loves me not: I hate these kind of movies or series. No more comments. Period.
Episode 5 Interview: It's about a boy and a girl who goes to an electronics shop for a job interview. In the end the girl doesn't show up for an interview so that boy should be selected who was called before her.
Episode 6 Ishq Mastana: Some young boys and girls protest on a road, maybe to avoid constructing a road there. Police arrest them and drop them off somewhere far. Then they come back to the protest site when they get to know some other people have arranged a protest there.
Every episode of it has a different story, so i think every episode should have a different review.
Episode 1 Save the da(y)te: It's about a girl who runs away on the day of her wedding. And her best friend tries to find her with the wedding organiser. After all they find the bride to be on the beach. Her fiancé also comes and they decide not to get married if they don't feel like doing it. And they don't.
Episode 2 Quaranteen Crush: This episode is about a teen-age boy who lives with his parents and wants to sing songs. One day there comes a girl to his neighbourhood who had just come from Canada and had to stay quarantined for 14 days. Meanwhile they became friends and talked to each other on text messages. After 14 days the girl goes away, and that's where the story ends.
Episode 3 Star Host: It's about a boy who rents out his house while his parents are away on vacation. A girl comes alone at his place and they roam around and have fun. This episode is shot in Mahabaleshwar, India. That song in the end is nice. Beautiful music.
Episode 4 She loves me, she loves me not: I hate these kind of movies or series. No more comments. Period.
Episode 5 Interview: It's about a boy and a girl who goes to an electronics shop for a job interview. In the end the girl doesn't show up for an interview so that boy should be selected who was called before her.
Episode 6 Ishq Mastana: Some young boys and girls protest on a road, maybe to avoid constructing a road there. Police arrest them and drop them off somewhere far. Then they come back to the protest site when they get to know some other people have arranged a protest there.
Breezy And Sweet But Looks Very Childish !!!
cs_rahul_prasad29 July 2021
Feels Like Ishq, an anthology of six half-hour films, is a bit like this. Dealing with romantic love among millenials and even Gen Z, it is packed with the easy charm of youth - and largely upper-middle class - but that can also feel like its downside.
The opening film, Save The Da(y)te, written by Monisha Thyagarajan and directed by Ruchir Arun, is an embodiment of this sentiment. The film examines love and marriage, from the points of view of a dreamy, spunky - and let's not miss, wealthy - bridesmaid and BFF (Radhika Madan) and a wedding planner (Amol Parashar), who are on the lookout for a runaway bride. Do they offer new insights or big answers? Not really, you could say it is pleasant enough with sweet one-liners and identifiable moments.
Quaranteen Crush is set in the early days of the lockdown and is a teen romance. Maybe it is a cliche, but director Tahira Kashyap Khurrana and writer Gazal Dhaliwal have put the story in a Punjabi household, which seems the perfect setting for the hilarity this short offers. And the cleverest joke has to be the job of the smitten young boy's father. Under the circumstances, he is reduced to online selling of bras, something that women abandoned en masse during the lockdown.
Star Host and the last short Ishq Mastana have some similarities and try to bring some poignancy into the proceedings. The former, written by Saurabh George Swamy and directed by Anand Tiwari, looks at a young girl being forced to break free from a controlling relationship and dealing with 'mental health' issues, while the latter has two very different personalities, rich boy-environmental activist girl, being thrown together. Writer Shubhra Chatterjee and co-writer and director Jaydeep Sarkar Ishq Mastana tries to go grand with the 'politics' of mystic poet Kabir thrown in. This works to hold the movie together in a sweet way, but again, it is not really an eye-opener.
Neeraj Madhav and Zayn Marie Khan come together for Interview, a story about a high-aiming girl and a Malayali who is trying to find his ground in the job market in Mumbai. Aarti Rawal's script directed by Sachin Kundalkar probably goes against the grain of the anthology, being as much a touching story of hope and aspiration, woven in with the beginnings of a love story. And for this, it probably will appeal better to a more mature audience.
And proving that love of all kinds find space and opportunity today is scriptwriter Sulagna Chatterjee's She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not, directed by Danish Aslam. The story is told within the advertising world and perhaps offers one of the most relaxed views of a same-sex relationship that we have seen on our screen.
Feels Like Ishq definitely feels like it is made for a more youthful audience, though it tries within its limited space to also look at current issues, from environmental concerns and veganism, to mental issues and sexuality.
The opening film, Save The Da(y)te, written by Monisha Thyagarajan and directed by Ruchir Arun, is an embodiment of this sentiment. The film examines love and marriage, from the points of view of a dreamy, spunky - and let's not miss, wealthy - bridesmaid and BFF (Radhika Madan) and a wedding planner (Amol Parashar), who are on the lookout for a runaway bride. Do they offer new insights or big answers? Not really, you could say it is pleasant enough with sweet one-liners and identifiable moments.
Quaranteen Crush is set in the early days of the lockdown and is a teen romance. Maybe it is a cliche, but director Tahira Kashyap Khurrana and writer Gazal Dhaliwal have put the story in a Punjabi household, which seems the perfect setting for the hilarity this short offers. And the cleverest joke has to be the job of the smitten young boy's father. Under the circumstances, he is reduced to online selling of bras, something that women abandoned en masse during the lockdown.
Star Host and the last short Ishq Mastana have some similarities and try to bring some poignancy into the proceedings. The former, written by Saurabh George Swamy and directed by Anand Tiwari, looks at a young girl being forced to break free from a controlling relationship and dealing with 'mental health' issues, while the latter has two very different personalities, rich boy-environmental activist girl, being thrown together. Writer Shubhra Chatterjee and co-writer and director Jaydeep Sarkar Ishq Mastana tries to go grand with the 'politics' of mystic poet Kabir thrown in. This works to hold the movie together in a sweet way, but again, it is not really an eye-opener.
Neeraj Madhav and Zayn Marie Khan come together for Interview, a story about a high-aiming girl and a Malayali who is trying to find his ground in the job market in Mumbai. Aarti Rawal's script directed by Sachin Kundalkar probably goes against the grain of the anthology, being as much a touching story of hope and aspiration, woven in with the beginnings of a love story. And for this, it probably will appeal better to a more mature audience.
And proving that love of all kinds find space and opportunity today is scriptwriter Sulagna Chatterjee's She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not, directed by Danish Aslam. The story is told within the advertising world and perhaps offers one of the most relaxed views of a same-sex relationship that we have seen on our screen.
Feels Like Ishq definitely feels like it is made for a more youthful audience, though it tries within its limited space to also look at current issues, from environmental concerns and veganism, to mental issues and sexuality.
Good in a few parts
swarnapravadash24 July 2021
Refreshing
assinatorankur27 July 2021
Not worth watching
jms-2954023 July 2021
Very cute stories
soni-6283531 July 2021
Don't waste your time.
anshianand-5701124 July 2021
I WISH WE COULD RATE THIS 0/10
sj-5237528 July 2021
Happy stories
fabinduram31 July 2021
A typical clichéd lazy lazy writing
palak-200126 July 2021
Beautiful work!
bigvees30 July 2021
All Shorts are worth watching. Excellent stories and great casting. Creative music and full of romance. If you love real cinema, you won't regret it. If you are a logical person and have a sense of cinema, you won't regret it.
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