Satyaprem Ki Katha: Tittleation

A title like this would be an anachronism, had it not been for the surfeit of ‘shudhha’ (pure/chaste) Hindi that can be heard in most places, of late. Be thankful! The film was originally titled Satyanarayan Ki Katha, which is a religious ritual among the majority community. But move a little eastward and you will find a film called Ballabhpurer Rupkotha (ignore the o in kotha, please). So, if they can get away with it, why can’t our guys? To the ignorant, Satyaprem Ki Katha could be a mythological love story or a didactic, moralising tale, till they read the names of the lead cast: Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani (remember the blockbuster Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2?). That queers the pitch completely. Wait a minute…Sameer Vidwans, who made the acclaimed, very serious, Marathi film, Anandi Gopal, is the director, and one of the producers is Sajid Nadiadwala’s Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment banner, known for making mass entertainers. What is Satyaprem Ki Katha all about? They have kept it under wraps so far, and will like it to be so till 29 June, the release date. So much so that even after watching four of its songs and the trailer, you’ll be none the wiser.

Think of it as a whodunit. The songs are lush. The dances are crush. The romance is blush. But the secret is hush. The hero says that he is a virgin and has saved himself for his bride. In a philosophical scene, she says that he speaks his mind without thinking. He says that if you are saying the truth, what is the need to think? She replies, “There are things that, if said, would hurt the other person, and there are other things that, when said, would hurt yourself.” A character actor yells that he managed two conceptions in one ….! Is this comedy? Or is he revealing something calamitous. Why bring the ‘virgin’ bit in, unless it is a major twist in the tale. All the picture-postcard locales, motor-cycle rides, the dances as set-pieces, the bursting passion…It has got to give, somewhere. They have very cleverly shown us only the fluff, seeing if we can call their bluff. What are they doing with the Gujarati language? Flaunting a tattoo that says Gujju Pataka, the hero does a whole song. Only, in Gujarati, fire-crackers are called Fataakdaa, not Pataka. But give them the benefit of doubt. Maybe they have a reason, in the film, and may not be using it as fire-cracker. He is Satya (truth) and she is Katha (story). Together they make it a SatyaKatha, True Story. Pssst…they have leaked out one picture which shows a gun. So who is going to pull the trigger and who is going to bite the bullet?

Present on the occasion at Cinepolis, Andheri Mumbai, were Kartik, Kiara, Vidwans and the two lady producers. The show began very late, and Kartik blamed Kiara for it. She admitted her guilt. However, she pointed out that during shooting, it was he who often came late. Preceded by a dance troupe performance on stage and along the aisles, the couple did a few steps, before compere Salil (right?) started his volley of questions. He seemed to be a keen movie buff who had done his home-work. There were boisterous declarations of love, for both Kartik and Kiara, from a group of fans. Vidwans couldn’t thank his two ‘premees’ enough. “Not once did they say then want to go early. If I wanted four more hours, I got four more hours.” Asked if there were tiffs, with the lead pair or the producers, he responded with, “Never. Because we would always argue our hearts out before we were satisfied with a scene.” Kiara confessed that this was a new Kartik she was working with. “I could never guess which way would he do a particular scene.” The background was a huge, white heart, symbolising the purity in the love of Satya and Katha.

The blockbuster jodi (pair) of Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani has spread their magic once again with their latest track Sun Sajni, a garba beat, which was launched today. This was the first time where we saw Kartik and Kiara performing garba (traditional Gujarati group dance). Sun Sajni is sung by Meet Bros., Parampara Tandon, and Piyush Mehroliyaa. Music is composed by Meet Bros, and the lyrics of the song are penned by Kumaar.

Moreover, having given two soulful melodies, Naseeb Se and Aaj Ke Baad, and an upbeat dance number, Gujju Pataka, 'Sun Sajni' is another addition to the album of Satyaprem Ki Katha.

Media was not given the opportunity to put questions. They had to be content with the titillation in the title and in Kiara’s costume. Note that both Kartik and Kiara bare justabout the same amount of chest in the picture above. Gender equality in its pristine form!

Sun Sajni: http://bit.ly/3NFKSaf