Bollywood is abuzz with new ideas. Risks are being taken to provide a new experience in movie making as well as in movie watching. Love Sex Aur Dhokha falls under it. Filmed using low-budget techniques, what makes the film a winner is not solely its title and that it’s a complete digital film but that it is very well written and scripted. And the performance by all the unknown actors is like an icing on the cake. Love Sex Aur Dhokha exposes the very dark and selfish side of humans. It’s as raw as it can get and it is as real as it can be!
The film is divided into 3 stories:
SUPERHIT PYAR: Rahul (Anshuman Jha) is making his graduation film titled ‘Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna’. He casts Shruti (Shruti), daughter of a rich and powerful businessman as his heroine. Soon they fall in love with one another. They run away and get married. Is this the best or worst decision of their lives?
PAAP KI DUKAAN: Adarsh (Raj Kumar Yadav) installs security cameras in a 24-hour departmental store. He has only a week to clear his debts or else he’ll have to face dangerous consequences. His associate persuades him to woo Rashmi (Neha Chauhan), a salesgirl working in the store, have sex with her and shoot the entire footage using the security cameras as it would really get him lot of money. Will Adarsh commit this immoral act?
BADNAAM SHOHRAT: Prabhat (Amit Sial), a sting journalist, is facing a bad time. He comes across Naina (Arya Devdutta) who he saves while she attempts suicide. Naina is distressed as Loki Local (Herry Tangri), a popular pop star had slept with her in return for a promise for casting her in his next album. But Herry insteas casts a Russian blonde. Prabhat provokes her to take revenge in the form of a sting operation. Will everything go as per their plans?
Love Sex Aur Dhokha might remind of Sex Lies & Videotape or more recently of Cloverfield which was also filmed with similar techniques. However, the shaky and moving camerawork doesn’t bother or irritate at all. One miraculously adjusts to it as if we are used to such digitial flicks since years! Also, the convincing screenplay makes the film a winner!
My take on the 3 stories:
SUPERHIT PYAR: The first story inadvertently leaves the biggest impact. There’s not a single moment where the pace dips. It is funny, gaudy and has some sweet moments too. However, the culmination leaves you shocked and disturbed to say the least. Anshuman Jha’s aam aadmi looks helped him deliver a convincing performance. Shruti was great and the person who played Shruti’s father gives a brilliant performance.
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