Review: 'Kucch Luv Jaisaa'

'Kucch Luv Jaisaa', directed by Barnali Ray Shukla, depicts an odd couple. The woman is a bored housewife, while the guy is on the run. They share nothing in common. But opposites attract... Interesting idea, isn't it? In fact, a lot of people who lead a boring, monotonous existence might identify with this thought. Unfortunately, 'Kucch Luv Jaisaa' just doesn't turn out as exciting as the one-line concept. It loses the plot after a promising start.

What could've been an amusing, at times dramatic, but relatable fare that looks at the sensitive relationship between a married couple and also between a married woman and a gangster fails to deliver due to a messy screenplay that only gets bizarre and boring as it progresses. In fact, the sequence of events become uninteresting and tedious after a point and what makes it worse is the fact that there's no remedy in sight. There's nothing to salvage the film... not even the performances from its lead actors.

It's 29 February and is Mrs. Madhu Saxena's [Shifaali Shah] birthday. It comes once in four years and her husband has forgotten her birthday. Her husband [Sumit Raghavan] has been taking her for granted and her marriage is getting into a fatigue zone. She has two options; she can choose to sulk or reinvent herself. She chooses the latter. And she meets Raghav [Rahul Bose].

Raghav is a criminal on the run. Today is also Raghav's birthday and he is choosing this day to make a life-changing decision. He wants to marry the woman he loves [Neetu Chandra], but fate has other plans. A casual conversation between Madhu and Raghav ensues; she mistakes him for a detective and Raghav takes this cue. He continues to pretend he is one. The remaining story is about Madhu and Raghav coming to terms with certain truths.