Review: “Love in Vietnam” encyclopedic and melodramatic drama

Review: “Love in Vietnam”
encyclopedic and melodramatic drama

Director Rahhat Shah Kazmi tried to deliver an evergreen cross-border love story with Love in Vietnam, only to make a mix of 90s Bollywood romantic films with a touch of the recent blockbuster Saiyaara.
The film features
Rahat  Shantanu Maheshwari, Avneet Kaur, Kha Ngan, Farida Jalal, Raj Babbar, Gulshan Grover, Mir Sarwar, Saquib Ayub, Krisheka Patel, Kusum Tickoo, Monica Aggarwal

We have well in the past have watched many movies getting adapted from novels. Even as some hit the bullseye, several miss by a huge margin. But, “Love in Vietnam” falls in the second category.

The movie begins with Manav’s (Shantanu Maheshwari) family members searching for him, while he lies in a beggar-like avatar at the airport in Vietnam. As he narrates, the flashback from childhood, Manav is seen staying with his parents’ friend, whom he calls Bade Papa (Raj Babbar), after he loses his parents. Simmi (Avneet Kaur), niece of Bade Papa, aspires to marry Manav as she is madly in love with him right from his childhood days. However, feelings are not mutual from Manav’s side.

Bade Papa was a popular folk singer, but he left singing after someone stole his tune. However, Manav loves singing and always gathers people in school and colleges and jams with them.

To put all to rest, stop Bade Papa sends him to Vietnam to learn modern techniques of agriculture in an institute, which can help them in farming. Simmi accompanies him to spend time.

Amid roaming around the city, he comes across a portrait of a girl named Linh (Kha Ngan) and instantly falls for her. After searching for her tirelessly, they meet and fall in love with each other.

News Edit KV Raman