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Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Namaah Pictures’ Satyaprem Ki Katha (UA) is a love story with a difference. Satyaprem alias Sattu (Kartik Aaryan) lives with his parents, Narayanbhai (Gajraj Rao) and Diwaliben (Supriya Pathak Kapur), and younger sister, Sejal (Shikha Talsania). He is madly in love with Katha (Kiara Advani), but is crestfallen to know that she already has a boyfriend, Tapan (Arjun Aneja). However, things go wrong between Katha and Tapan. Consequently, Sattu and Katha wed. Since Sattu had guarded his virginity to be presented as a gift to his wife, he is on top of the world to have gotten married to the girl he loves. However, there is a problem and hence the two cannot consummate their marriage.
What is the problem? Does the problem have a solution or not?
Karan Shrikaant Sharma has written a story which is quite novel. The angle of Katha’s past is quite unique and it sucks the audience in completely. Sharma’s screenplay is very well-written and engages the viewers. The audience gets a shock when the true picture of Katha’s past emerges in the second half. From then on, the rest of the post-interval portion moves like a bullet and entertains the audience thoroughly. The first half has its share of light moments which are enjoyable but could’ve been better. The drama in the last 30-45 minutes is fantastic and it will evoke tears from the eyes of the weak-hearted. Some of the extremely well-written scenes are the one in which Sattu tells Katha that he wouldn’t mind just being good friends with her even if he didn’t get a chance to consummate his marriage, the scene in which he asks her to sign the legal papers, the scene in which Katha recounts the mistakes she has made in her life, etc. The scenes in which Katha confesses about her past, first to Sattu and then to his family, is extraordinary. Karan Shrikaant Sharma’s dialogues are splendid and touch the heart.
Kartik Aaryan is outstanding as Satyaprem/Sattu. He plays the honest simpleton with such integrity and simplicity that it is sheer delight to watch him on the screen. The viewer’s heart goes out to Kartik because of both, his characterisation and his portrayal of the character. Kiara Advani looks ravishing as Katha and acts with aplomb. She essays the very difficult role with the finesse of an accomplished actress. Gajraj Rao lends fantastic support as Narayanbhai. Supriya Pathak Kapur has her moments as Diwaliben. Shikha Talsania is endearing and natural as Sejal. Siddharth Randeria is superb in the role of Katha’s father. Anooradha Patel is alright as Katha’s mother. Rajpal Yadav’s comedy is entertaining. Nirmiti Sawant makes her presence amply felt as Christmasben. Arjun Aneja leaves a mark as Tapan. Maira Doshi (as Kinjal) and Palash Tiwari (as Dhiraj) are adequate and so are the others in the cast.
Sameer Vidwans’ direction is fantastic. He has handled the subject with the sensitivity that was required for a subject of this kind. Music is very good. ‘Aaj ke baad’ (music and lyrics by Manan Bhardwaj), ‘Naseeb se’ (music by Payal Dev, lyrics by A.M. Turaz), ‘Sun Sajni’ and ‘Gujju pataka’ (both composed by Meet Bros., lyrics by Kumaar) are the best songs. ‘Raat baki’ (composed by Meet Bros., lyrics by Kumaar), ‘Le aaunga’ (composed and penned by Tanishk Bagchi), and ‘Pasoori nu’ (composed by Rochak Kohli-Ali Sethi, lyrics by Gurpreet Saini-Ali Sethi) are also well-tuned numbers. Choreography of the songs (‘Gujju pataka’ and ‘Pasoori nu’Â by Bosco-Caesar; ‘Le aaunga’ by Ganesh Acharya; ‘Raat baki’, ‘Aaj ke baad’ and ‘Sun sajni’ by Vijay Ganguly) is eye-filling. Hitesh Sonik’s background music is pretty effective. Ayananka Bose’s cinematography is phenomenal. Amar Shetty’s action scenes are in synch with the mood of the film. Rajat Poddar’s production designing and Krishna Sharma’s art direction are of a fine standard. Charu Shree Roy’s editing is sharp.
On the whole, Satyaprem Ki Katha is a fine entertainer for all age groups and all classes of audience. Ladies, in particular, will love the film.
Released on 29-6-’23 at Inox (daily 14 shows) and other cinemas of Bombay thru PEN Marudhar Cine Entertainment. Publicity: very good. Opening; so-so. …….Also released all over. Opening was fair at places and average at others. However, collections showed an upward trend at most of the places as the day progressed.