Fukrey Returns is a sequel to 2013 film Fukrey, starring Richa Chadha, Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Ali Fazal and Manjot Singh. Produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, it is releasing on December 8.
Overall, this simple love story with stellar performances, garbed with some hard-hitting issues of our society, is a treat to watch. A wedding worth attending, for sure.
Narrated in a simple, old-fashioned, heartfelt manner, you expect the story to be that of an ambitious young girl pining to be a superstar at a reality contest.
Low-concept and modestly-scaled films are always hard to sell, but authentic passion and a steady accumulation of detail, sets writers Amit Masurkar and Mayank Tiwari's "Newton" apart.