14 phere; hilarious new age romantic comedy showing a mirror to society


By Rajesh Ahuja

A Rajput boy and a jat girl fall in love and decide to get married. However, a stumbling block is the rigid and orthodox attitude of their families who are dead against their children marrying outside the community.

So what do the couple do? Run away from their homes and have a court marriage? No, instead they conjure up a fake set of parents to convince the  parents of the boy and girl.  In this process, the couple get married twice- first time at the boy's house with the fake parents masquerading as girl parents and the second time at the girls house with the same set of parents masquerading as boys parents. What ensues is a comedy of errors. However at the end of it all all turns out to be well.

This in a nutshell is the story of  the film 14 phere  currently streaming on zee5.







Sanjay, a Rajput from Jahanabad, which is known for honour killings, is in love with Aditi, a Jat from Jaipur whose father and elder brother will kill to keep their honour. Both are very close to their families, yet they want to get married.

In order to live together, they plan to con their families by arranging a set of fake parents and reliable allies so that Sanjay can show Aditi as a Rajput girl and Aditi can show Sanjay as a Jat boy to get married before eloping to the US. 14 phere is the story of whether the two youngsters succeed in their mission.

It is an interesting premise for a hilarious rom com

True'to its intent, the story of 14 phere moves at a breezy pace with not a single dull moment. The screenplay is engaging and keeps you hooked.

Inter community marriage may be a serious subject but it goes to the credit of director Devanshu Singh that he manages to infuse a light hearted touch to the proceedings.  Adding to the hilarity levels are the minor hiccups that occur in the process of fixing up the march between the boy and the girl

For example there is this scene of the girl's brother  saying that he recollects having met the fake mother of the boy(Gauahar Khan) somewhere in  Hauz Khas in Delhi.

 While entertaining viewers with its rollicking comedy, the film also seems to put across a message about the futility of sticking to age old mindsets that prohibit marriage of children outside the caste or community.

The message is sought to be put across through a dialogue at the end of the film that all that the parents has desired is a grand marriage ceremony which is what has happened.

The film boasts of excellent Cinematography with the visuals being eye filling.

As far as performances go Vikrant Massey is effortless as Sanjay who is caught between love for his mother and for his beloved which makes him decide against running away from home and having a court marriage and  instead he decides to go for this con marriage.

Vikrant Massey seems to have mastered the knack of balancing portrayal of a  new age lover with a boy with a small town upbringing.

Kriti kharbanda is endearing as Aditi. She perfectly portrays a modern generation girl who has a streak of vulnerability about her.

Jameel Khan and Gauahar Khan come up with  stellar acts as fake parents of the  boy and the girl.

The rest of the cast,  including Yamini Das(who plays Vineet's mother), Vineet Kumar and Manoj Bakshi , lend able support to the cast.

In a nutshell,  14 phere is a hilarious new age romantic comedy that shows a mirror to society.

My rating; 3.5/5

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