Raja Baswana Films’ Haryana (UA) is a film about three Haryanvi brothers who live in Haryana. Mahender (Yash Tonk), Jaibeer (Robbie Mairh) and Jugnu (Aakarshan Singh) are brothers. Mahender is engaged to be married with Bimla (Ashlesha Savant). Jaibeer loves Vasudha (Monica Sharma) but finally gets her married to the boy she loves although he is from a different caste. Jugnu, the youngest of the three, falls in love with Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt. His innocence brings him to Bombay with the intention of proposing marriage to her.
Sandeep Baswana’s story is childish — and that’s putting it mildly. Although Mahender is the eldest brother, he doesn’t explain to Jugnu that Alia is a film star who would never marry a commoner like him. Even Jugnu realises too late in the day that he is a fan, like millions of other fans, and hence it would not be possible for him to meet Alia Bhatt, leave alone marry her. Since the story-line is thin in spite of having three tracks, the pace of Sandeep Baswana’s screenplay is excruciatingly slow. What’s more, hardly anything appears believable. Therefore, the audience passively watches the drama unfold on the screen, without rooting for anybody. The viewers neither experience thrill nor heartbreak along with the characters. Comedy is weak. Romance is almost completely missing. Emotions are conspicuous by their absence. Sandeep Baswana’s dialogues don’t add anything to the drama.
Yash Tonk delivers an average performance as Mahender. Ashlesha Savant looks pretty and does well as Bimla. Robbie Mairh is alright as Jaibeer. Monica Sharma is fairly expressive as Vasudha. Aakarshan Singh is natural as Jugnu. But his style of crying is a bit weird. Raju Maan (as Desraj), Satish Kashyap (as Fauji), Hariom Kaushik (as Rohtas), Manoj Rathi (as Pavan), Joginder Kundu (as Amar Singh), Kuldeep Sharma (as Lamba), Shankar Saharan (as Rocky), Rohit Bachi (as Veeru), Vishwajeet Singh (as Billu), Rohit Kundu (as Satpal), Manjit Beniwal (as Hooda), Naveen Dhankhar (as Vidyarthi), Raashul Tandon (as Jai), Vishwas Chauhan (as Jeetu), Armaan Ahlawat (as Vijay), Mustafa Shervani (as Bala), Ashok Mehta (as Bir Singh), Kamal D. Khatak (as Ruldu), Shiv Banga (as Tau Manphool Singh), Dr. Bhupinder Pilania (as Sheespal), Anoop Yogi (as Japan Singh), Lokesh Mohan Khattar (as Chetram), Vishal Kathpal (as Dara), Manoj Mahaich (as Jagtap), Manish Bisshla (as Karan Singh), Sanyuktha Pai (as Alia Bhatt’s assistant), Virender Phogat (as Bimla’s father), Harinder Gahlot (as Sikka Thekedar), and Sumit Dhankher and Harick (both as Jeetu’s friends) lend routine support.
Sandeep Baswana’s direction is ordinary. Music (Mohit Pathak and Sandeep Baswana) is appealing. Lyrics (Sandeep Baswana) are alright. Guru Dhanoa and Mohit Pathak’s background music is average. Johny Lal’s camerawork is quite nice. Action and stunt scenes are functional. Raju Sapte’s production designing is okay. Editing (Sanyuka Kaza and Jitendra Dongare) is loose.
On the whole, Haryana is a boring fare with no commercial potential.
Released on 5-8-’22 at Movie Time Goregaon (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Sunshine Studios. Publicity & opening: poor. …….Also released all over. Opening was dull everywhere.
