Alia Bhatt proved in a big way that children are no longer the early ticket to retirement they used to be in Bollywood, maintaining success as a female headliner with the likes of Gangubai Kathiawadi, but her wife-swap with Bollywood’s other power couple, 2023’s Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani, felt like one big Karan Johar rip-off of a Sanjay Leela Bhansali dance number. The rest of the plot is the dramatic irony of the tug of war between the “liar and con artist” of the title’s translation, and waiting for the cathartic moment they both finally come clean with each other and share their true feelings. Thoughtful enough to watch on its own, or as the perfect comedown from anxiety inducing fair like The Handmaid’s Tale or The Last Of Us, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar should be enough to hold die-hard Bollywood fans like me over until the next mega hit makes it’s debut.
Author: Nicole Stawiarski
Published at: 2025-04-14 22:00:00
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