Qarib Qarib Singlle

<p>Jaya Shashidharan is a 35-year-old widow leading a monotonous life, still grieving the loss of her husband Manav. She works in an insurance firm, and tired of being needled constantly by her friends and family, she creates a profile on a dating website and eventually fixes a date with a man with a decent profile, Yogi.<br /> Yogendra “Yogi” Kumar Devendra Nath Prajapati, a lesser known poet and a happy-go-lucky person. He helps Jaya get rid of the people sending her weird messages on the dating site. Although initially Jaya wants to avoid Yogi, she agrees to meet him again. During their conversation he tells her about his past 3 girlfriends who still yearn for him. Jaya challenges him to meet them to find out whether that is in fact the truth. Yogi asks Jaya if she will accompany him on this quest. She reluctantly accepts, ready to pose as his ‘cousin’ if someone asks. They head to first. Yogi misses the flight, frightening Jaya. He meets her eventually at the airport and they commence their journey. On the way he asks for some water but she refuses, saying she doesn’t share her bottle. Jaya has booked their stay in an . At night they have a telephonic conversation from their adjoining rooms and Yogi falls asleep instantly to a restless Jaya’s chagrin. Next day they meet Radha, his first girlfriend who is now happily married. Jaya is surprised when Yogi is addressed as a maternal uncle to Radha’s kids.<br /> After the awkward encounter they board the train and head to . Yogi, in search of , misses the train, again scaring Jaya. Initially Jaya decides to abort her trip due to Yogi’s whimsical ways. But he explains to her that their ways of looking at and leading life are simply different, but that’s all. Jaya relents and on their way to meet Anjali, Yogi’s second girlfriend, buys “sleeping pills” from a medical store. She gobbles down 3–4 pills to shut the inquisitive Yogi. She soon goes under influence of the sedatives and begins to act funny. Yogi’s ex girlfriend Anjali meets them. It is revealed that she abandoned her anniversary party to make it to the meeting. Yogi walks Anjali back to her home, she hugs and gives him a peck. An inebriated Jaya sees this and rants at Yogi, calling him a cheat, hints of her developing feelings for him starting to show. Finally exhausted, she crashes on him and falls asleep under the starry sky. Next morning the duo head to , to meet his third girlfriend. A still seething Jaya reveals that she has accompanied Yogi only so that she could meet her ex-boyfriend from college, now a very famous industrialist in the city. This revelation upsets Yogi.<br /> At the hotel Jaya puts on a beautiful saree and waits for her ex-boyfriend at a café, while Yogi books his return ticket and prepares to leave.<br /> Jaya meets her ex—boyfriend and they spend some lovely time together at his home. Yogi goes to see his third girlfriend who is a dance teacher. From the window he watches her dance lessons in progress. He leaves a note at her doorstep, which salutes her for her victories and then silently goes away. Back at the hotel he packs his bags and goes to Jaya’s room when he finds her Laptop. She has created a of Yogi’s poems. Realizing his feelings for Jaya, Yogi runs out. He gets into a car while searching for Jaya. Their paths cross and Jaya calls to him from an opposite car. An excited Yogi finally doesn’t miss and makes the jump into the . The couple look at each other, smiling in a knowing way.<br /> Yogi asks her if she would share her water bottle with him, which she willingly does. is based on a story which was originally written many years ago as a radio play by director ‘s mother . In August 2016, it was reported that would be the lead actor in Tanuja Chandra’s next film which would be a romantic comedy about an odd couple falling in love on a road trip. The production team approached , and for the film but talks didn’t materialize with any of them. While scouting for the lead actress of the film, , who is the co-writer of the film, suggested the name of , an actress who was supposed to work in a film written by but could not as the film got shelved. In February 2017, it was confirmed by herself that she would be making her debut in cinema with Tanuja Chandra’s film opposite . The of the film began in February 2017 in , . The film was shot across multiple locations of , , , , , and . The music of the film is composed by , and while the lyrics have been penned by Raj Shekhar, and Varun Grover. The first song of the film titled, “Khatam Kahani” sung by , was released on 13 October 2017. The second song of the film, “Tu Chale Toh” which is sung by , was released on 19 October 2017. The third single to be released was “Jaane De” which is sung by was released on 25 October 2017. The soundtrack was released by on 10 November 2017. The film received mainly positive reviews. On website , has an approval score of 86% based on 7 reviews with an average rating of 7.2 out of 10. of gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and said that, “Yogi and Jaya won my heart, and I wouldn’t have minded spending more time in their company.” Neil Soans of praised the performances of the leading actors of the film, and Parvathy and gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5. The critic concluded his review by saying that, “As long as you don’t expect fireworks, enjoy this sweet film that will leave you smiling.” Sweta Kausal of was impressed with the performances of and Parvathy and said that is “A heartfelt film where Parvathy outshines a superb Irrfan”. The critic gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5. of applauded the movie as well as the acting performances of Irrfan Khan and Parvathy saying that, “QQS is a happy confluence of many things besides an absolutely entrancing, candid and un-self-conscious Khan who makes acting seem utterly easy and effortless.” Saibal Chatterjee of gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and said that, “Qarib Qarib Singlle might put off average film goers but if you see value in a film that breaks away from norm and derives strength from understatement rather than flashy storytelling methods, your search ends here.” Shubhra Gupta of complimented the performance of leading actress Parvathy saying that, “Qarib Qarib Singlle’s beating heart is Parvathy (the lead actor of the terrific Malayalam film Take Off). She is such a breath of fresh air, such a break from the dressed up dolls of Bollywood.” About the movie the critic said that, “This Irrfan Khan starrer is a well-crafted, winsome rom-com” and gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5. of said that, “Qarib Qarib Singlle is a beautiful slice-of-life film about solitude and companionship that takes time to cast a spell on the viewers but once they are hooked there is no escape from its irresistible charm.” and gave the film a rating of B+. Rachit Gupta of gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 and said that is “A light but spectacularly adroit romantic comedy.” Stutee Ghosh of gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, “The screenplay by Tanuja Chandra and Gazal Dhaliwal is a mature and sensitive meditation on life and love, but the unhurried pace at which the story unfolds might disappoint some.”</p>