Tiku Weds Sheru

About the film

Tiku Weds Sheru is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language satirical romantic comedy-drama film. The film is produced by Kangana Ranaut, written and directed by Sai Kabir under the banner of Manikarnika Films. It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur in lead roles. The film premiered on 23 June 2023 on Amazon Prime Video to negative reviews from critics.

Synopsis

Tiku Weds Sheru film is billed as a tale of two eccentric, starry eyed characters, who want to make it big in Bollywood. The film is a kind of love letter to those who come to this city, but lose their way yet end up finding something much more meaningful. Ranaut described the movie as a heartfelt ode to Mumbai, the city of dreams.

Production

The film was initially titled as "Divine Lovers", with Irrfan Khan and Kangana Ranaut as main leads in 2016. The film got stalled because director Sai Kabir felt severely ill for three to four years. When the filmmaker went back to working on the script, Irrfan died in April 2020. Kangana was also not in the same frame of mind that she was eight to ten years ago. Hence they decided to bring in a new cast.

The film is Kangana's maiden production after the launch of her production house in 2020.

After Irrfan Khan's demise, Nawazuddin Siddiqui was cast for the male lead, and Avneet Kaur was finalized as the female lead.

Soundtrack

The music for the film is composed by Gaurav Chatterji and Sai Kabir, while the lyrics are written by Shellee and Sai Kabir. The film's background score is composed by Aman Pant.

Release

The film's official trailer was released on 14 June 2023, and the film premiered on 23 June 2023 on Amazon Prime Video.

Reception

The film received generally negative reviews from the film critics who praised the performances of Kaur and Siddiqui but panned the direction and storyline. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 0% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10.

Vinamra Mathur of Firstpost gave the film 3 stars (out of 5) and wrote, "What keeps Tiku Weds Sheru afloat are Tiku and Sheru. Right when Tiku is introduced, her age gap with Sheru is quickly addressed that a majority of the movies shy away from". Kahkasha of Punjab Kesari gave the film 3 stars (out of 5) and wrote, "The film is a mix of love story, drama, comedy and emotion". Shanti Nanisetti of Telangana Today gave the film 2.5 stars (out of 5) and wrote, "The film is like a single pot dish – many ingredients are thrown in to see what surprise dish gets churned out". Filmfare gave a rating of 2.5 stars (out of 5) and wrote, "Watch the film for the performances and also if you wish to see the grime beneath the glamour of Bollywood".

Gautaman Bhaskaran of CNN-IBN gave the film 2 stars (out of 5) and wrote, "Tiku Weds Sheru looks quite jaded, and seems to be unsure of where to place itself". Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu wrote, "Tiku Weds Sheru has the goods of a moving love story. But it does not deliver". Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film a rating of 2 (out of 5) and wrote, "Tiku Weds Sheru wants to project itself as a film about a strong and spirited girl willing to go the distance in pursuit of her dream. But it frequently reduces the female protagonist to a damsel who paints herself into a corner and then needs to be rescued". Abhimanyu Mathur of DNA India gave 2 stars (out of 5) and wrote, "Tiku Weds Sheru sees Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur deliver sincere and earnest performances marred by a weak story and bad direction".

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