

Kriti Sanon is charming and believable as Rashmi. Vinod “Guddu” Shukla (Kartik Aaryan) is the star reporter of Mathura, the small north-Indian town where the party is headquartered.Īll the ingredients of a hit, none of the execution Soon, the nation is heatedly debating whether live-in relationships are corrupting the youth of the country.

Immediately, a right-wing political party called Sanskriti Raksha Manch - which literally translates to Culture Protection Platform - latches on to the issue, calling live-in relationships an insult to Indian culture. The film starts with a popular actor being badgered into defending live-in relationships. Even so, amid the many missed opportunities you’ll find some heart-warming moments that make you want to root for its confused, star-crossed lead pair. More than once, debutant director Laxman Utekar calls on the audience to suspend their growing disbelief and go along with a premise that increasingly defies logic - and it’s a task that gets exhausting after a while. Sadly, it's not a good film - despite trying hard, and coming close every once in a while. Luka Chuppi is a lighthearted, sometimes fun film. Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi, Vinay Pathak, Aparshakti Khurana
