Zurich Media House LLP’s Love You Loktantra (UA) is designed as a political satire.
Gulab Didi (Isha Koppikar) and Pandey (Manoj Joshi) bag an equal number of seats in the state elections. Both are desirous of becoming chief minister. But there are two candidates who win as independents. The two independent candidates go missing. One day, Gulab Didi’s son, Varun, is arrested by the police for the kidnapping of the two independent winners. Pandey loses no time in hiring the best advocate, Malpani (Ravi Kishan), to ensure that Varun is proven guilty in court so that Gulab Didi’s reputation would go for a toss, paving the way for him to be elected chief minister. Gulab Didi hires the services of international advocate Jerry Khattar (Ameet Kumar). Jerry meets advocate Divya (Sneha Ullal) who then assists him in the case.
What happens in court? Is Varun held guilty or is he acquitted? Who becomes the chief minister?
Sanjay Chhel’s story and screenplay are so boring and unexciting that they simply fail to engage the viewers. The drama moves in a predictable manner; the unpredictable portions are quite weird as far as logic goes. A little bit of comedy entertains the viewers but just about. Climax is weak. Sanjay Chhel’s dialogues are okay.
Isha Koppikar does a fairly good job as Gulab Didi. Manoj Joshi acts ably as Pandey. Ravi Kishan is fair in the role of advocate Malpani. Ameet Kumar is alright as advocate Jerry Khattar. Sneha Ullal fails to make a mark as advocate Divya. Ali Asgar lends routine support as journalist Deepak Dalal. Sudhir Pandey (as the judge), Dayashankar Pandey (as Gulab Didi’s husband), Suhasini Mulay (as Jerry Khattar’s mother) and Raj Premi are adequate. Krushna Abhishek and Sapna Chaudhary dance gracefully in two different song-dance numbers.
Abhay Nihalani’s direction is dull. Music (by Lalit Pandit and Rohan-Rohan) is below average. Lyrics (Sanjay Chhel and Gurunath Pandit) are not quite impressive. Song picturisations (by Lollypop and Longines Fernandes) are mostly functional; however, Krushna Abhishek and Sapna Chaudhary’s dances are graceful. Narendra Joshi’s cinematography is alright. Jayant Deshmukh’s art direction is ordinary. Vikas Pawar’s editing ought to have been sharper.
On the whole, Love You Loktantra is a poor fare.
Released on 14-10-’22 at Metro Inox (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru UFO Cine Media Network. Publicity & opening: poor. …….Also released all over.