Satyaprem Ki Katha staring kartik and kiara directed by Sameer Vidwans is released today on 29 june. With a fantastic story and idea in hand, the film falters in execution at times, but never to the point where it detracts from the story's purity. A musical romance with a good-looking lead couple -- Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani -- who previously turned heads with their chemistry in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 - Satyaprem Ki Katha is refreshing and enjoyable while never losing sight of the sensitivity of the issue at hand.
Satyaprem as Sattu Aggarwal (Kartik Aaryan) is a charming, virgin, Gujju boy who hasn't been able to finish his law exams for three years, hasn't ever dated a lady in his life, but possesses a heart of gold despite being classified as a loser. He meets Katha (Kiara Advani), a free-spirited, modern, and outgoing girl, during a community event and falls in love with her right away, despite the fact that she's much out of his league and already in a relationship. But, as fate would have it, they end up marrying. While Sattu works hard to impress Katha, she is keeping a secret that is difficult to let go of. The basis of the novel is how Sattu finds the truth and, in the process, provides Katha the strength to accept it, let go of her inhibitions, and stand up for herself.
While the first half lacks shine and takes too long to get going, the fast-paced second half has a lot going on with twists revealing one after the other. I appreciated how Sameer doesn't waste time taking us through a succession of uninteresting and time-consuming flashbacks, instead keeping us focused in the present day and what's going on at the time. Furthermore, there is no forced attempt to display a modern family setup with everything in order, but we are shown a realistic scenario in which parents and relatives in a middle-class household intervene by any means if their newly married son and his wife are not sleeping in the same room.
Satyaprem Ki Katha skillfully portrays the narrative of this couple and delivers the point it set out to in 2 hours 36 minutes. The screenplay, written by Karan Shrikant Sharma, never confuses you with heavyweight speech or over-the-top Gujarati lines. While there is a lot of Gujarati in the dialogue, both in words and in the characters' accents, it easily adds wit and humour. Ayananka Bose's cinematography is perfectly in harmony with the tale, and the scenes shot in the gorgeous Kashmir valley are truly breathtaking. Charu Shree Roy's editing ensures that the film doesn't drag and that there is a rhythm that keeps you engaged.
There are parts of Satyaprem Ki Katha that take you back to the 1980s and 1990s, when simple love stories were popular, and while narrating Sattu and Katha's story, the director gives us a lot more to keep us interested. Kartik makes a spectacular hero entrance with the song 20 minutes into the film. Kiara appears minutes later, looking stunning as she does those dancing skills in yet another upbeat number. The mood for the musical is established from the start, and the screenplay includes various songs that are properly spaced out.
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