Lamboo Rastoo review: Jay Soni-Shrenu Parikh's film breaks stereotype and we love it

3.5/5

Story:

Dhaivat (Jay Soni) is a budding musician who is faced with his wife Shruti (Shrenu Parikh)'s ex-husband, a symphony expert Param Agarwal (Maulik Pathak). Param re-enters Shruti's perfect life but will Dhaivat let him off the hook so easily? We don't think so.

Review:

Even though the movie is titled Lamboo Rastoo (a long road), there is absolutely no moment where you feel like the film is a drag. Of course, there are moments where you wish for the sake of the character that it passes but that is the journey called life. Ironically, that is also the theme song of the film titled 'Jeevan Lamboo Rastoo'.

Lamboo Rastoo is a musical journey and that is ensured from the very first scene. You see a group of symphony and then realize Jay Soni's Dhaivat is also a guitarist.

The love story is established very well but more than that, Dhaivat is a perfect family man who takes care of his child just as much. His bond with his baby girl is simply cute.

Shrenu Parikh as Shruti is simply mesmerizing. She also expresses with her face which is definitely a pro for her as an actor.

Archan Trivedi as Nayak Kaka is interesting and hilarious. He appears in cameos but wins your heart every single time.

The story of this film develops soon and it instantly piques your interest. The journey to that is just as interesting.

Manoj Joshi as Dhaivat's father-in-law Dilip is not a new role. While he is the perfect fit for his character, we don't see something new in him as an actor.

Dilip and Dhaivat's face-off is rather interesting and something to look forward to. While that is something to look forward to, his face-off with Shruti is simply too much.

Maulik Pathak as Param Agarwal holds true to the terror developed in the film. He is a villain to the t.

One thing I cannot phathom is how the scenes are edited. You keep on jumping from one scene to another without a loop and the background music simply makes you want things to stop.

The film does come to a stage where it can be tagged dramatic but since it isn't overdone, the scenes are tolerable. In fact, the point where Nayak Kaka has a face-off with Param is the drama you actually want to see.

Anang Desai comes in the film very late and he has such a warm presence in this movie that you instantly want to be Dhaivat and sit next to him.

What I love about this movie is that it manages to change the traditional definition of symphony in the most beautiful manner. I was only half-expecting what I saw but it sure was impressive.

Verdict:

I have one question after watching Lamboo Rastoo. Why aren't there more Gujarati films like this one? Those that break the stereotype and leave you impressed with it. This one is a good watch for Dhollywood fans and even those who are new at exploring Gujarati films.