‘Gehraiyaan’ movie review: Needs to be relished for its deeper meanings and heartfelt performances

Shakun Batra’s relationship drama painstakingly dissects the lives of a set of upworldly mobile young people who love to surf in more ways than one

Those who watch FashionTV or have shopped in posh malls must have noticed short videos where male and female models could be seen strolling to nowhere in designer outfits in surroundings that are muted but rich – what we call the expensive matte finish of emulsion paints.

One often wonders what happens in the lives of these people beyond these picture-perfect images. Do they ever shout? Do things very get messy for them? Does financial constraint ever come in the way of their relationships? Can these characters find their way into a full-fledged feature film, once in a while?

In the past, Zoya and Farhan Akhtar have offered a slice of life into the lives of this privileged lot, without being judgmental. Here director Shakun Batra goes a step further as he painstakingly dissects the lives of a set of upworldly mobile young people who love to surf in more ways than one