'Thank You for Coming' movie review: Of fairytales and feminism

Updated On: 07 October, 2023 06:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma

Thank You For Coming movie review: Director Karan Boolani’s debut feature is a joy ride that respects the silliness of its passengers

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Movie: Thank You For Coming
U/A: Drama, comedy
Dir: Karan Boolani
Cast: Bhumi Pednekar, Shibani Bedi, Dolly Singh
Rating: 3.5/5

This Barbie is a Yash Raj heroine stuck in realistic cinema. Remember Pooja from Dil To Pagal Hai, who believed, ‘There’s someone made for everyone.’ Kanika Kapoor aka Bhumi Pednekar in Thank You For Coming is forced to believe there’s no one made for her. Know that girl on social media, who regularly posts Shah Rukh Khan’s pictures, asking, ‘Why don`t they make men like him anymore?’ Have that friend, who wears Instagram captions like ‘Singles Rock,’ on her sleeves, until one drunken night and a Bollywood sad song playlist brings out her love-deprived self. Or that woman in the mirror, who often finds herself wondering if she is too wrong to get her Mr Right?

Kanika is that girl, that friend, you and me. And Thank You For Coming is her almost two hour long pity party, where you are served laughter, drama and emotions, even if inconsistently. Growing up in Delhi, Kanika is put through different stages of shaming, by an imbecile boyfriend for not knowing how to do it, as well as by equally judgmental batchmates and teachers either for chasing her teenage desire to do it. Making those jibes a part of her adult personality, she jumps from one man to another, in her pursuit of happiness and self-worth. But she is not alone in this journey, there’s her free-spirited mother (Natasha Rastogi), a worrying grandmother, who is of the opinion that feminism has ruined women’s minds (Dolly Ahluwalia in spectacular form), and her two best friends, played by a compelling Shibani Bedi and pleasant Dolly Singh, both making their big screen debut.

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