When Ayesha contemplates a divorce, family meetings are held in which she is questioned and counseled by her parents and in-laws. The character of Ayesha Mehra, in particular, strikes a chord as she faces the fate of most strong, successful married women in India – a mother-in-law’s jibes about her outrageous independence, a husband who sees her career as little more than a hobby to be benignly entertained and “allowed” until she serves her actual purpose of bearing him children, and parents who think of her as the exported commodity, now the belonging of another family. The director, Zoya Akhtar, deserves extra credits for letting the family remain the hero of the movie, without ever letting the love stories take over the narrative, Bollywood’s usual Achilles Heel.
The film also casts Farhan Akhtar, Anushka Sharma and Rahul Bose as the love interests. And Ranveer Singh as the happy-go-lucky son (Kabir Mehra) is a revelation with his comic timing. Anil Kapoor as the self-made businessman (Kamal Mehra) and Priyanka Chopra as his self-made businesswoman daughter (Ayesha Mehra) essay their Punjabi characters with great finesse without ever going overboard – a rather likely risk one runs when essaying Punjabi characters. Shefali Shah, as the millionaire’s wife, Neelam Mehra, is a treat to watch, as always. Review: The center-stage is occupied by the standard nuclear family – husband, wife, daughter and son – played respectively, by Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shetty, Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh. Synposis: The multi-starrer Dil Dhadakne Do is the story of a dysfunctional, neurotic, co-dependent, chaotic, crazy Indian family – so basically, almost every Indian family. Cast: Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shetty, Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh
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