‘Tiku Weds Sheru’ starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui is like a one-pot dish with lots of ingredients, see what comes out
Published Date – 23rd Jun 25th at 7:35pm
Hyderabad: Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s latest, ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’, is like a one-pot dish with lots of ingredients, see what surprises you can concoct. Unfortunately, unlike many delicious “one-pan dishes”, this one lost its curl and failed.
The garish sets, flashy costumes, and tacky dialogue grab our attention right from the start of the movie. However, none of these can be ignored as they do add to the overall premise of the movie and lead to some big laughs.
The title of “Tiku Weds Sheru” might remind you of “Tanu Weds Manu”, partly also because actor Kangana Ranaut is the producer, but it will bring to mind other films like “Bunty Aur Babli”, “Om Shanti Om ’ and “Band Baaja Baarat” – you get the vibe, don’t you!
This film tells another story of small-town youngsters (with great hopes) who move to Mumbai to pursue their dreams of stardom. Shiraz Afghani aka Sheru (Nawazuddin) is a junior artist and pimp who lives in a grocery store with his white Persian cat, Elizabeth.
If he does not want to be killed, he needs 1 million rupees to repay the usury. So he agrees to marry Taslim aka Tiku (Afnit) who has her own reasons for saying “Kubool hai” – leaves Bhopal, meets her boyfriend who promises her a prosperous career, and Brilliant on screen. Those ones.
In this way, this group of people who want to be actors started a journey full of twists and turns. As the premise suggests, you can expect the usual tropes from a film centered on “making it big in Bollywood”. “Om Shanti Om” plays the role of spoof, while “Tiku Weds Sheru” is a cheesy description of what happens when life hits you hard, except of course finding love in unexpected ways and places!
For a one-time viewing, this isn’t a bad movie. In a way, you feel sorry for the lead couple in the second half, even though you find the duo annoying at first. For Navazuddin, who seems to have lost weight, the role has taken him out of his “serious” persona. Not only did he experiment with his own clothes, he also experimented with acting as a drag queen, and was impressive too. Afnet’s buoyant energy is contagious, slowly warming you to her, while her anguish in the second half tugs at your heart. Other than Mukesh Bhat who plays Anand and Kush Bharadwaj who plays Sana, the other characters are neither compelling nor compelling.
This Cringe Feast is eccentric, loud and kitschy, but also heartwarming in a strange way. Since it’s on OTT, you can watch it when the rain messes up your plans.
