Pun unintended, but this film on teenage pregnancy fails to deliver what it promises.
It’s hard to tell what director Satish Kaushik wanted to convey through Teree Sang? Did he want to highlight the issue of teenage pregnancy or did he wish to underscore the respect for the life of an unborn child? Did he want to put the irresponsible, too-busy-to-care parents in the dock, or did he want to make an example of the teenage kids who choose to parent rather than abort their love child? Honestly, the message, if any, from ‘Teree Sang’ is pretty garbled.
For starters, the love story in the film rehashes the pummeled-to-death cliché of the poor-guy-rich-girl romance. Kuku ( Ruslaan Mumtaz ) whose dad (Satish Kaushik) is an auto-rickshaw driver, falls for the rich girl Maahi (Sheena Shahabadi). Largely ignored by her busy parents (Rajat Kapoor and Neena Gupta), Maahi finds a friend and a companion in Kuku. On the New Year’s eve, after downing a couple of drinks, Kuku and Mahi get a little romantic and we all can guess what they do next. However, their ‘birds and bees’ experiment ends up getting a call from the stork.
The next thing we know is Maahi gets pregnant and her parents are fuming. Her dad wants her to abort the kid, but she surprisingly wants to keep it. What follows is a lot of headache for the parents and a journey of self discovery for the young lovers as they elope to give their unborn child a chance to live. There’s also some courtroom drama debating the question of ethics regarding teenage pregnancy.
‘Teree Sang’ starts off fine but keeps veering off into a somewhat fantasy land. Guess what! The underage lovers elope and within days they manage to get a plush house. If only life was so easy! Secondly, the characterization of Maahi doesn’t come across as convincing. She’s shown as an immature, dreamy little girl who suddenly transforms into a strong-headed personality choosing to undergo the whole pregnancy and bear the child.
Ruslaan Mumtaz manages to play his part nicely but Sheena is mostly plain in her expressions. Rajat Kapoor and Neena Gupta appear uninterested in their roles. Satish Kaushik has a significant part and is a complete natural in it.
Movie Review : Doesn't Deliver (2/10) Pun unintended, but this film on teenage pregnancy fails to deliver what it promises.
It’s hard to tell what director S...
Teree Sang - Movie Review
