Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat review: This boring Harshvardhan Rane, Sonam Bajwa film is tailor-made only for Instagram reels | Bollywood
It took me a long time to figure out the point of a film like Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat. And then, amid one of the endlessly meaningless dialogues disguised as poetry, it hit me: the whole point was for a line, a scene, to end up as an Instagram reel for jilted lovers to clip and plaster across their feeds.
Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa star in lead roles in Ek Deewane ki Deewaniyat.
Diwali this year promised a box office clash, with a horror-comedy like Thamma and the romantic drama Deewaniyat. After sitting through both, it’s clear which one really delivers the screams. Hint: not Thamma.
The premise
Directed by Milap Milan Zaveri, the story revolves around Vikramaditya Bhonsle, a politician (Harshvardhan Rane) who sees Adaa (Sonam Bajwa), a popular actor, and immediately falls in love. He wants her to marry him at any cost. Thus begins a mishmash of Tere Naam and Raanjhanaa. There is nothing more to the story, trust me.
After refusing his proposal, Adaa is thrown out of films, her personal life goes for a toss, yet the story still tries to pass it off as his ‘passionate love’ or Deewaniyat. From the first few scenes, the film makes it clear how unrealistic it is. Adaa is a superstar, yet she lives in a middle-class house. She walks around with zero security, and the day her one servant is on leave, she has to do her chores herself. If Adaa were a real person, she would be a producer’s dream amid any entourage cost debate.
Meanwhile, a high-profile politician, played by Shaad Randhawa, walks around with only a bouncer/friend. Anyone could hit him at any time.
Movie Review
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat
Vikramaditya Bhonsle, a politician (Harshvardhan Rane) who sees Adaa (Sonam Bajwa), a popular actor, and immediately falls in love. He wants her to marry him at any cost. Their love story spirals into obsession and chaos.
Director
Milaap Milan Zaveri
Cast
Harshvardhan Rane, Sonam Bajwa
Verdict
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat tries to pass off absurdity as passion, and Instagram-ready moments as storytelling.
Screenplay borders on ridiculousness
The screenplay, by Mushtaq Sheikh and Milap Zaveri, borders on ridiculousness when the story in the second half becomes about Adaa making a public declaration: she will sleep with anyone who kills Vikram. I am not making this up.
The first half is Harshvardhan walking around in slow motion while Sonam maintains one expression. Let’s not mistake this for a passionate love story, as the final scene tries to convince us. The second half is repetitive and reminds me of the song ‘I hate you like I love you.’
In the performance department, Harshvardhan is nothing like his green-flag character in Sanam Teri Kasam. He tries to elevate a couple of scenes, but never quite convinces. Sonam too puts in effort, but when the screenplay has nothing to offer, you need someone of Manoj Bajpayee’s calibre to gloss over the faults.
The music, credited to Kaushik-Guddu, Kunaal Vermaa, Rajat Nagpal, Rahul Mishra, and DH Chetas, is nice in places, but there is too much of it. The background score is deafening.
To sum it up, Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat tries to pass off absurdity as passion, and Instagram-ready moments as storytelling. If you’re looking for a genuine romance or coherent cinema, keep walking.
