Deepika towers over everyone else, literally and figuratively. It is her movie. When she is on screen, nothing else matters or bothers you much, not even the plot, slowly spiralling out of control.

Alisha Khanna, a 30-year-old ambitious yoga instructor, is at a crossroads in her life. Her six-year relationship has become boring, and her yoga app is not getting the funding she needs. Her life is upended by the arrival of her cousin Tia and her fiancé Zain. What happens later is pretty well documented by a poorly done trailer.

I had enjoyed Kapoor and Sons. The direction is brilliant. It maintains the focus on all the family members throughout and the tension slowly comes to the fore. At the same time, the movie maintains a comedy thread which makes it really enjoyable. This film lacks that comic relief. So what remains is a bland drama, and you really can't root for anyone. You know you don't like certain characters, but you don't really care for others.

The movie is unsure what it wants to be. It does not elevate itself to be a deeply emotional drama, nor does it hold the tension and suspense to constantly keep you on the edge of your seat.

Although this is a big break for Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, this is way beneath Deepika's standard. It is after a few months I am writing this, and already most of the movie has left my memory. When I saw it, I had a lot of conflicted emotions, but now I don't think anything about it. and that is the reason why I can recommend this to anyone.