Ginny weds Sunny Review: An Outdated Love-Wedding Drama!

Amidst the chaotic year of 2020, Netflix has been churning out a plethora of regional content for its Indian audience. Last week we saw the release of Serious Men starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, which my colleague praised for its unique narrative, performances, and direction. For the second week of October, Netflix released Ginny weds Sunny, with Yami Gautam, Vikrant Massey in the lead roles, and Puneet Khanna taking the director’s seat.

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Going by the trailer of Ginny weds Sunny, which gave the impression of a fun rom-com, wedding drama, the finished product was a decent blend of multiple other films from the same genre. The story of the movie revolves around Sunny (Vikrant Massey), who pursues his boyhood love interest – Ginny (Yami Gautam), with the guidance of her mother and asks her hand in marriage.

Ginny, who is still in a perplexed situation of “just friends” with her ex-boyfriend Nishanth (Suhail Nayyar), finds it hard to settle things with him. What happens when she finally opens up for Sunny and when Nishanth proposes to her again for marriage forms the rest of the plot.

Well, I’m tired already, especially after watching a countless number of love triangle dramas. Puneet Khanna refuses to explore a narrative and traverses through a basic conventional plot, which was tedious to watch all over again. With zero refreshing scenes, the badly-written screenplay plays the party pooper. Despite the attempt from the lead actors to make the film engaging, the ponderous story causes irritation and resentment.

The lead star of Ginny weds Sunny, Yami Gautam, was the only reason I’m able to sit through the entire runtime. She is a feast for the eyes, notably charming, and graced the film with her mesmerizing looks. While the film is abundant with clichéd scenes, I only took close notice of her make-up, hairstyle, and costumes throughout the film.

Vikrant Massey blends in well as an average Delhi guy, trying his best to woo his crush with the help of multiple stalking cues from his soon to be mother-in-law. The chemistry he shared with Yami Gautam radiates well on-screen from start to finish, and together, their performances were one of the highlights of the film. The rest of the supporting cast was decent enough in their roles.

Ginny weds Sunny was vibrant, full of colors, and color graded enough, making it pleasing and enchanting to the eye. A few aerial shots of Delhi would make you wonder how cramped the city really is. Also, the movie was Punjabi enough with the mention of Paneer dishes, costumes of the cast, and songs which match their taste.

And my point in mentioning all that irrelevant information is because Ginny weds Sunny offered nothing significant or intriguing to install my focus on the scenes, so I spent the entire runtime of 120 minutes concentrating on these minor details. The previously mentioned stuff sums up the situation of the film. It is not excessively dull if you center your attention on these trivial details rather than the story and scenes.

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On the whole, Ginny weds Sunny is fun to watch if you do not mind the outdated story. The film packs in a few funny scenes and provides the necessary entertainment now and then. But when you look beyond the entertainment factor, the narrative is lifeless. Watch ‘Ginny weds Sunny’ on Netflix here.

Rating – 2/5 | Grade – C

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