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I usually procrastinate from watching Hindi movies, mostly because I can’t understand the language well. My interest in Love, Sex aur Dhokha spawned when I came to now that it was shot with an amateur camera. The descriptive ‘Amateur’ demeans the actual effort of the director; he’s faced with a bland canvas, unlike the usual background music and soft lenses which the professionals have. So, to effectively paint a scene, the director heavily relies on dialogue and editing, which needs talent.

Love, Sex aur Dhoka is an anthology movie weaving three different stories with each other. The love for voyeurism, brought about by the infamous DPS MMS Scandal of 2004 seems to be the inspiration for the movie.

“Love” tried to portray the relationship between a rich girl and a commoner, the usual Hindi fare, minus the bravado. The story tried to mock the well established romantic genre by bringing in the spoof element unsuccessfully; I tried hard to laugh at the slow running and the exaggerated emoting, in vain. Frankly, the girl in that was pathetic.

“Sex” was much more laudable as the characters did evolve a bit and manage to engage the viewers, but the plot did meander in between, which is quite forgivable. The guard was quite over the top making it feel like a cheap soap opera.  

“Dhokha”, swept everything out with a brilliant introduction and had continued to define the characters well. I loved the TV editor’s role of the ‘bitch’ and the crassness of the pop singer; the scene where he describes his trailer was pushing it though. I liked dhokha, because every character lived by the theme and the story was also able to carry it rather well. Throughout the movie, the attempt to bring about humor was entirely futile

On the whole, I applaud the effort. I feel such experimentations with a powerful canvas such as cinema should be encouraged more.

For those who haven’t seen the movie, you can read the plot from http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14205/index.html