‘Parivarik ManuRanjan’ review: Charming leads can get you only so far
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Parivarik ManuRanjan is the story of a confirmed bachelor meeting a confirmed bachelorhood breaker. From the second that Helen (Aditi Rao Hydari) walks into the spacious home occupied only and entirely by Ranjan (Pankaj Tripathi), the Hindi film throws broad hints about where it is headed.
Lucknow resident Ranjan is a happily unattached government employee who owns a house that in of itself should have resulted in a long line of prospective brides. Yet, Ranjan is unable to find a match despite the efforts of his friend Rajaram (Brijendra Kala). Ranjan is also having trouble maintaining the house, so he hires a “property manager’, the super-efficient and super-smart Helen.
Helen is a stunner too. Rajaram’s jaw descends to the floor when he sees her.
The neighbourhood is pleasantly shocked that Ranjan has a live-in maid and cook, Ranjan’s squeaky clean reputation notwithstanding. Helen is also excellent hausfrau material, churning out delicious food and fixing the broken fountain in the courtyard… you get the picture.
Varun V Sharma’s Parivarik ManuRanjan, co-written by him, Brijendra Kala and Ali Abbas Zafar, is hell-bent on conjuring a film out of thin air.
Whatever Parivarik ManuRanjan lacks in terms of narrative logic, it makes up for with good-natured humour. Any sinful thoughts resulting from two adults sharing a space are...