I'll start of by saying most of the problems I have with the movie are related to the plot. The screenplay was engaging and the acting was competent. However, 3/4 stories made no sense in the context they were presented.
Exhibit A: This was the best one IMHO. Radhika Apte's character is in a toxic relationship with her ex and fails to recognize it. She herself ends up being manipulative in a relationship with a younger student. She breaks the 4th wall and pretends to know all the secrets to a successful relationship while we immediately cut to her sobbing and begging for her ex to take her back. It had to end the way it did, no problems.
Exhibit B: A maid has a merely lustful relationship with her employer. The guy is aloof almost immediately after sex. But somehow she is disappointed that he is looking for brides. Was this supposed to be some kind of commentary on the class divide in India? I dunno what anyone expected out of this fling. Let's move on.
Exhibit C: This one was the most interesting one for me...until the end of course. The guy with no financial, social and marital obligations doesn't push to live with a woman who he clearly loves while she is explicitly asking him to come clean and start a new life. Why? Because dark endings make your stories seem profound. Cool.
Exhibit D: At least they had some fun with this one. This one was completely different in tone and made sense until, you guessed it, the end. The woman who doesn't like the guy in any way is humiliated by him and his family but decides to give him a chance (as suggested) because he inadvertently fulfills one of her fantasies. THAT'S THE STORY YOU DECIDE TO END ON A POSITIVE NOTE? THE GUY SAID SHE WAS WRONG EVEN IN THE LAST SCENE LIKE WTF IS HAPPENING.
All that said, it wasn't boring, just frustrating. Choices seem to have been made not to be consistent with the characters but with the themes the creators want to present and that's a shame.
Exhibit A: This was the best one IMHO. Radhika Apte's character is in a toxic relationship with her ex and fails to recognize it. She herself ends up being manipulative in a relationship with a younger student. She breaks the 4th wall and pretends to know all the secrets to a successful relationship while we immediately cut to her sobbing and begging for her ex to take her back. It had to end the way it did, no problems.
Exhibit B: A maid has a merely lustful relationship with her employer. The guy is aloof almost immediately after sex. But somehow she is disappointed that he is looking for brides. Was this supposed to be some kind of commentary on the class divide in India? I dunno what anyone expected out of this fling. Let's move on.
Exhibit C: This one was the most interesting one for me...until the end of course. The guy with no financial, social and marital obligations doesn't push to live with a woman who he clearly loves while she is explicitly asking him to come clean and start a new life. Why? Because dark endings make your stories seem profound. Cool.
Exhibit D: At least they had some fun with this one. This one was completely different in tone and made sense until, you guessed it, the end. The woman who doesn't like the guy in any way is humiliated by him and his family but decides to give him a chance (as suggested) because he inadvertently fulfills one of her fantasies. THAT'S THE STORY YOU DECIDE TO END ON A POSITIVE NOTE? THE GUY SAID SHE WAS WRONG EVEN IN THE LAST SCENE LIKE WTF IS HAPPENING.
All that said, it wasn't boring, just frustrating. Choices seem to have been made not to be consistent with the characters but with the themes the creators want to present and that's a shame.