Remolo Entertainment and Dream Launcher Entertainment’s Rom Com (Marathi; UA) is a romantic comedy, as the title suggests.
Rahul (Vijay Gite) whiles away his time in the village, dreaming about becoming a film hero. He keeps proposing to girls in filmi style, much to the embarrassment of his family.
One day, Rahul meets Suman (Madhura Vaidya) at a wedding in the village. He falls in love with the city-bred Suman who has come from the city to attend the same wedding which he is attending. As always, he proposes to Suman too, in filmi style but gets beaten up by onlookers. Not the one to give up, he goes to the city and takes up a job in a motor garage which is very close to the college where Suman studies. He tries to woo Suman but meets with zero success. In fact, Suman even slaps him one day but Rahul is persistent. Days later, Suman tells Rahul that she is already engaged to be married.
As luck would have it, Suman gets engaged but is unhappy about it as by now, she has also developed a fondness for Rahul. She meets Rahul and accepts his marriage proposal. Suman is well aware that her family would never allow her to marry Rahul due to class differences. So, they decide to elope but since Rahul doesn’t have enough money, he works overtime in the motor garage.
Before they can elope, Suman’s father gets wind of the love affair and keeps her captive. Nevertheless, Suman escapes from her home on the day she is to wed her fiancé, Rohit. Suman’s father orders that Suman and Rahul be killed. Rohit intercepts Suman and Rahul while they are eloping. What happens thereafter?
Gorakh Jogdande’s story is as routine as routine can be. The screenplay is hackneyed and offers absolutely no novelty. Even the dialogues are clichéd.
Vijay Gite makes an ordinary debut as Rahul. Madhura Vaidya is average as Suman, in her maiden attempt. Kishor Kadam lends decent support. Chhaya Kadam makes her presence felt. Asit Redij has his moments. Teja Deokar leaves a mark. Antara Patil, Swati Pansare and Mrudula Vaidya are adequate.
Gorakh Jogdande’s direction is below the mark, like his story. Music (by Sajan Patel and Ameya Nare) and lyrics (Ramesh Bhalerao and Abhishek Narayankar) are functional, at best. Aniket K.’s cinematography is alright. Mukund More’s sets are so-so. Rahul Bhatankar’s editing leaves something to be desired.
On the whole, Rom Com is a poor fare and will go largely unnoticed at the ticket windows.
Released on 18-10-’19 at Bharatmata (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Sunshine Studios. Publicity & opening: dull.