TU HOVEIN MAIN HOVAN
Cert PG
113 mins
BBFC advice: Contains mild bad language, scenes of emotional upset
Another week and another Indian film which makes a complete botch of representing life in the UK.
Tu Hovein Main Hovan begins with a shot over London but then moves to a Wolverhampton school - the locations are two hours apart.
When two children go missing briefly, the case is handled at a police station at Handsworth in Birmingham - a completely different city.
And then a divorce is heard in Kidderminster - who knows why.
But worse than this is the complete mangling of simple elements of the British system in this case a Family Court case.
Suffice to say, that if one of the parties acted as they did in real life, they would be held in contempt and either face a fine or jail.
I digress.
In Vakil Singh's movie, Jimmy Shergill plays Garry, an overly-jealous husband who is struggling to settle in Britain.
He is beset by insecurity as his wife Kelly (Kulraj Randhawa) gets on well at work and has to work overtime.
Their rows have led to separation and the date has been set to finalise their divorce.
The complication is the upset caused to their young children who are desperate for their mum and dad to stay together.
On the sidelines are their respective mums (Anita Devgan and Seema Kaushal) who are both desperate to have their say.
Essentially, Tu Hovein Main Hovan comprises the couple bickering inanely for more than an hour and a half before a painfully predictable resolution.
It is far removed from real life in almost every aspect and suffers a terribly stilted script.
Reasons to watch: If you are a Jimmy Shergill fan
Reasons to avoid: British context is literally all over the place
Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 3.5/10
Did you know? A UK National Statistics report says the highest proportions of married couples under pension age, with or without children, are in Asian households. Over half of Bangladeshi (54%), Indian (53%) and Pakistani (51%) households contained a married couple, compared with 37% of those headed by a White British person. Demonstrating the importance of marriage for the Brit-Asian communities.
The final word. Delbar Arya: "I am very honoured and happy to have shared screen space with him since I have been a big fan of his work. In the beginning, before the shoot, I was very nervous but when we started shooting he created an absolute comfort and fun atmosphere on the set." Times Of India
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