Befikre never quite rises above its shiny surface, and the absence of a story. In its best moments, it has sparkle, but those few and far between; in the rest, it stays bland and familiar.
Part of the seen-it-heard-it-before comes from the Yashraj insistence on referencing their own hits. Stitching in a post-‘palat’ ( DDLJ) moment with a smart dialogue, and a new-age Farida Jalal moment, doesn’t really make the movie new. You also get a very ‘500 Days of Summer’ vibe, in all the backing and forthing.
You can see Vaani trying for more in a few scenes, but she appears stymied for the most part. Better fleshed-out, she could have been a truly spunky here-and-now leading lady, changing her own gears on love and life.
As expected, Ranveer is the life and soul of the party. He has played the brash Dilli boy before, but he games his Dharam enough for us to keep wanting more ( the maximum applause is naturally his, and involves a bare body part) .
But that thing, oh that thing, between the two people who are looking for forever, failing at it, and finding it — the crucial elements of terrific romcoms — needs more depth. It needs more feeling. It also needs a solid plot.