KS Entertainment and Big Box Series’ Trisha On The Rocks (dubbed from the Gujarati film the same name; UA) is the story of a girl who hooks up with a bootlegger at a party one evening.
Trisha (Janki Bodiwala) meets a bootlegger, Vishal (Ravi Gohil), at a party one evening. She is shocked to find Vishal missing from the room when she wakes up the next morning. Soon, Trisha realises that she is pregnant with the bootlegger’s child. She is now desperate to once again make contact with Vishal after her one-night stand with him. But she doesn’t even know his name. What happens thereafter? Why does she want to meet Vishal?
Krishnadev Yagnik has written a story which begins on a light-hearted note but becomes intense and even serious at times. He has woven an interesting and comic screenplay around the story. The comedy and light moments are very enjoyable. However, since the story is based in Gujarat, which is a state in which alcohol is prohibited, it holds more local appeal for the people of that state. The actors are also all from Gujarati cinema and hence the appeal of the drama for the other parts of India would be very limited. This is so as the faces of the actors are not popular among the Hindi film audience and, therefore, it is very unlikely that the Hindi film viewers will feel invested in the drama. Krishnadev Yagnik’s dialogues are funny at many places and add to the entertainment quotient.
Janki Bodiwala does an outstanding job as Trisha. Ravi Gohil is good in the role of bootlegger Vishal. He is endearing and wins people’s hearts with his sincere performance. Hiten Kumar lends extraordinary support as Trisha’s father. Others are adequate.
Krishnadev Yagnik’s direction is convincing and his command over the medium is exemplary, but the limitations of the film for the Hindi film-going audience cannot be denied. Krishnadev Yagnik’s music is functional. Lyrics (Bhargav Purohit and Roshan Tamang) are so-so. Krunal Soni and Deepak Lodha’s choreography is very nice. Andrew Samuel’s background music is appealing. Pratik Parmar’s cinematography is eye-filling. Production designing (by Chirayu Bodas) and art direction (Shailee Sheth and Chaitanya Parab) are of a good standard. Shivam Bhatt’s editing is suitably sharp. Dubbing is alright.
On the whole, Trisha On The Rocks will rock in Gujarat but its chances in Hindi are not very bright, mainly because of lack of promotion and the presence of Gujarati actors in the cast.
Released on 21-6-’24 at Sterling (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Panorama Studios. Publicity & opening: poor. …….Also released all over. Opening was weak everywhere. The original Gujarati version opened to very good houses in Gujarat today.