Satyaprem ki Katha is supposed to be a romantic film but it actually carries a very serious topic for discussion.
The film starts off very average with some poor comedy, it picks up the pace only after 30 mins.
Let’s talk about how maturely the director has churned out this sweet romantic film. The film never jumps to kissing or such things but very slowly and steadily and very carefully moved the romantic track forward and knowing the story of Katha, this kind of treatment is very mature and needed. A blank faced Kiara slowly and steadily shifts to a more happy joyful faced Kiara and the transition is done beautifully!
Dealing with the story of Katha, SatyaPrem aka Sattu also is handed a very mature character, never really jumping to doing odd stuff but makes sure he slowly and steadily and carefully takes steps forward in comforting and solacing Katha and this is where the beautiful chemistry arises between them that never never never felt forced but comes naturally and you start to get invested in their love story .
The songs are the biggest negative point imo. Also, the climax, the Puja sequence, very poorly ended! It almost felt the film was about a start a new chapter(or rather you would feel the climax is about to start there) and to my utter disappointment, the film actually ended there(meaning it was not the start of the climax but the end of the film there)! A courtroom sequence would have done so much more justice to the ending instead of an abrupt ending.
Performance. Kiara Advani is the star of the show . Her transition from a depressed lady to a happy joyful comfortable lady is just flawless. She nails the emotional scenes in this film. Next is Kartik who handles a mature character very well and brings in the natural innocence he brings with every such character he plays . His transition from being a zero to a hero is commendable. His scenes with Kiara are so beautiful and heartwarming. Gajraj rao shares a terrific chemistry with Kartik .
Overall, SKP is a Good Movie and a must watch.