Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is meant to be a modern-day romantic film, but our reviewer says it is anything but. The movie tries to mix the dark, obsessive themes of older movies like Darr, Tere Naam, and Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (RHTDM) but fails to update the message for today's audience.
The movie’s central message is deeply problematic because it confuses toxic obsession with true love or ishq. The reviewer warns that people over the age of 25 should watch it mainly so they can tell younger viewers (Gen-Z) that this kind of behavior is not romantic.
Quick Facts
- Review Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars (Given mainly for the effort of filmmaking, not the story).
- Starring: Harshvardhan Rane, Sonam Bajwa.
- Director: Milap Milan Zaveri.
- What’s Good: The lead actors are extremely good-looking and have great chemistry.
- What’s Bad: The film is misleading to young people by calling this dangerous story a "love story."
- Running Time: 142 minutes (a long movie).
The Plot and The Critique
The reviewer went to watch this romantic drama right after the Diwali holiday. They walked out of the theater feeling stressed, remembering the anxiety that comes from dealing with a toxic relationship. The film is so well-packaged that it might not seem toxic unless you have personal experience with that kind of situation. This is why the reviewer believes the movie should be called anything other than a romantic drama.
The plot is straightforward:
- Vikram Aditya Gokhale (played by Harshvardhan Rane) is a powerful, very rich politician’s son. He thinks he can buy anything or anyone.
- He falls "head over heels" in love with Adaa (played by Sonam Bajwa), a stunning actress, just by seeing her once.
The reviewer strongly argues that in 2025, a man falling in love just because he saw a woman is superficial—they call it lust, not love. The movie’s only tools for trying to sell this weird, unbelievable story are the actors' "good looks, good looks, and good looks!"
The reviewer had hoped that Bollywood had moved past celebrating this kind of toxic love from the 90s and 2000s. We now understand that characters like Kundan from Raanjhanaa were problematic, not heroes. The basic issue is that the movie confuses an emotional breakdown ("Pyaar mein hosh kho gaya"—lost sense in love) with real-life, dangerous actions.
Star Performance and Scary Chemistry
Both Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa look great together. Their strong on-screen chemistry is a major problem for the reviewer. They fear that this chemistry will trick the Gen-Z audience into thinking the confusing, toxic relationship in the film is something they should relate to.
The reviewer suggests the hero's character needs a therapist, not a movie dedicated to justifying his obsessive emotions. Even the songs, which should be healing, are used to celebrate this deeply flawed and dangerous story.
Direction and The Second Half’s Breakdown
Director Milap Milan Zaveri missed the mark, according to the review. He failed to understand that intense love is supposed to be a metaphor in films, not an excuse to show obsession as romance. Rane’s character, Vikram Aditya, thinks power is the most important thing until he sees Adaa.
The movie tries to become better in the second half when Vikram Aditya confesses his love and Adaa does not accept it. The reviewer felt a spark of hope at this point.
However, the film quickly turns more bizarre. Rane’s character does not know how to take "no" for an answer. His feelings for Adaa are clearly obsession, much like the obsessive characters Rahul and Kundan from older films.
A bright moment is when Sonam Bajwa’s character, Adaa, takes control of the situation and deals with the psycho-hero herself, instead of being a helpless victim (the classic "damsel in distress" role).
The Climax and Audience Shock
The biggest and scariest problem with Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is the audience reaction. The reviewer notes that toxic love often makes people ignore the "red flags"—they become "colorblind."
The film becomes more and more absurd in the name of love and obsession every second. But the most shocking part was hearing the audience actually start to root for the obsessive hero.
Women in the theater who were criticizing Harshvardhan’s character in the first half started feeling sorry for him and falling for him in the second half. This proves that if a man as charming and good-looking as Harshvardhan Rane is causing chaos in someone's life, the audience is somehow willing to let it happen. The 140-minute movie felt like a man explaining his emotions in a way that no sane person would agree with.
The climax makes the whole experience unbearable, ruining the small victory that Sonam Bajwa’s character had achieved.
The reviewer concludes that Aditya’s idea of a hero is more confusing and nonsensical than the combined absurdity of all the villains we have seen in the last decade.
The film gets 3 stars—not for the story—but for the sheer effort of making a movie.
More Film Updates
In related news, the competition is heating up at the box office with other major film releases:
- You can read more details about how the film surprised the industry in the Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat Box Office Report.
- The vampire romance Thamma also had a massive Diwali opening; read the full report here: Thamma Box Office Day 1 Strong Start.
- For international updates, check out the K Ramp Box Office Report.
- The new supernatural thriller Weapons is also scheduled to hit streaming services soon: New Supernatural Thriller Weapons Comes to HBO Max.
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