FIRST LOVE - REVIEW

FIRST LOVE - REVIEW

Five superb actors . Two tracks in one reel and, this too helmed by a supremely talented music video director.
Yet, FIRST LOVE, a film deals with your first crush, a film that promises to be  your First love whence you see it ads, lacks the power to make you fall in love with it. It's high on hype. But extremely low on content. Reason: Too many expectations spoil the broth!
                                                                                            
Simosh Sunuwar slipped to prove his abilities in his directorial debut Mission Paisa, but with FIRST LOVE the problem is that he tries to showcase his directorial abilities in this one film and tries in mastering his hand in many departments. Never stretch a rubber band beyond a point. It's bound to give away. FIRST LOVE tests the patience of the viewer for this very reason!

On the brighter side, Simosh  has handled certain sequences remarkably. In fact, he does pull off some amazingly well-tuned moments as well as some tragic ones. But as the captain of the ship, he should've ensured that the he is best at what he aspires to be doing. Either he got carried away with the script or he realized he had to do justice to the magnum cast, resulting in this labour of love proving one laborious exercise for the watcher.

To cut a long story short,FIRST LOVE disappoints a little !

Story 1:
 Aayus, Gaurav and Rohan : 3 forever friends and a love drama they tread on when they are in their college days.  Aayus [Aryan Sigdel] is in love with Aava (Nisha Adhikari) ; and no two thoughts, Aava also loves her. Aayus is a big time flirt and the audience keep guessing if he's going to leave Aava halfway the story. This very fear is constantly killing Gaurav (Karma) who one-sided loves her. He loves her unconditionally, buys a diamond ring for her which she unables to buy ; gifts her every possible red rose , and fails to confess that he loves her (coz he knows Aayus is dating Aava).

Story 2:
Rohan [Vinay],  meets his 'dream girl' Nitu [Reecha Sharma],  a close buddy to Aava (Nisha Adhikari) and falls for her the very day he sees her. Now for some reason Nitu is a shy girl , communicates less and runs away from the love proposed by Vinay . Wait for the intervel and with the post interval proceeding reels you'll get know : Who is this girl NITU (reecha), Why is she avoiding Rohan ? This track of Rohan and Nitu is a straight lift from Sanjay gupta's Dus Kaahaniyaa ( a film comprising 10 short stories, of which  watch 'Zahir' , directed by Sanjay Gupta and acted by Diya Mirza and Manoj Bajpyee ) . Only a difference is - Reecha narrates her flash back of  alloting a past being a bar dancer and  which ends brutally being a HIV positive at the end.

Now coming to the technical aspects :
 
Vinay -Reecha: Clearly, the best story amongst. And what takes it further is the twist in the tale -- Recha leaving her past of a bar dancer, realising that she can't love because she is a HIV positive. The sequence of both Vinay and Reecha practicing spelling thing  is outstanding (pre- interval). The symbol of love through a text book is very romantic and best , from writing to execution point of view .

Karma -Nisha: Believable. But too verbose to the point of getting boring. Also, the sequences could've been much more convincing, especially those parts where Nisha has a change heart for Karma. The drunk sequence is superb. Special mention to the scene where Karma confesses his love but Nisha takes it otherwise.

Aaryan - Nisha:  Mirrors the confusion. The one question : Why would any true boyfriend leave his girl friend in a trauma , especially whence she is his pregnant .In the wake of internet and mobiles why he is unable to messege her. And to my surprise why does Aaryan's character get a hasty exit.

Satya- Sworoop's music is pleasant. Though i'm not satisfied with the choreography. Surendraman Singh in a sad song shines both singer-musican wise.

Of the five  important characters and the sundry supporting ones, Reecha [suits the role and also does well. Note : this is her debut film], Vinay [exceptional], Aaryan  [dependable], Nisha  [wonderful], Karma [pleasant surprise] and Namrata Shrestha , in a surprising cameo is passable.

On the whole, FIRST LOVE has one major ace -- its massive star cast, which has translated into tremendous hype.Hari Humagai's camerawork is aptable .Simosh Sunuwar direction is obviously better than his previous work , but not up to the expectations! For the viewers , Go -Watch , this is one time watchable.

2.5/5 ratings
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