Brilliant and touching

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

A Major Disappointment

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

'Shaadi Ke Side Effects' has its share of glorious moments & spirited performances working for it, but an erratic screenplay plays a spoilsport. 'Shaadi Ke Side Effects' Synopsis: A complicated relationship develops between a man & woman after they get married & have a baby.'Shaadi Ke Side Effects', at first, seems pro anti-marriage. But, later comes on to its favor. Its an erratic film, that chooses different sides in phases. A consistent mood & pace, is also missing!However, a few light moments cannot be forgotten. The humor in the first-hour is first-rate, even some of its characters, are indeed interesting. How one wishes if Writer/Director Saket Chaudhary's Screenplay had been much stronger. His Direction, on the other-hand, is fair. Cinematography, Editing & Art Design, are standard. Music by Pritam is decent.Performance-Wise: Farhan, now a seasoned actor, dominates the show with an earnest performance. Vidya Balan is good, though her character comes across more as negative than positive. Ram Kapoor is very funny. His scenes stand out. Vir Das hams. Rati Agnihotri & Ila Arun shine in brief roles.On the whole, 'Shaadi Ke Side Effects' is a half-baked fare.

The star cast of "Shaadi Ke Side Effects" has been fresh and somewhat eye candy, meet Farhan Akhtar, husband aka Sid and Vidya Balan, wife aka Trisha. This Balaji Films production no doubt received mega hype and publicity and the curiosity to see a light hearted Farhan and a newly wed Vidya was also starved.The story is simple and a universal concept, man and woman married suddenly realize they want a child or don't, their independence, responsibilities and fidelity are at the edge. So how to Sid and Trisha tackle these, what's their journey like and what's the lesson.There is not much lesson but an experience to see very good actors Farhan and Vidya in a marriage. There are no major wow moments in terms of direction by Saket Chaudhary, who has also written the story. This film is like a sequel to Saket's earlier "Pyaar Ke Side Effects". The music is bang on, which is normally the work of a Balaji Production and Pritish Nandy and Music Director Pritam doesn't fail especially with the International Bhangra Star Jazzy B song "Harry's Not a Brahmchari".A few uplifted moments from Hollywood, for example the beginning scene of Mr and Mrs Roy meeting at a club like strangers is from Liev Schreiber film "A Perfect Man" and Sid's studio at home and his moments there are like John Krasinski's "Nobody Walks".The freshness remains Farhan and Vidya, and the contributions by Ram Kapoor, Gautami Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri and Vir Dar were notable. Finally, it is a fun ride, enjoy.

Why would you lie to your partner though? To assuage guilt? Avoid confrontation? Allan and Barbara Pease, in their iconic book on behavior of the "other" side- Why Men Lie and Women Cry, talked of how men, compulsive liars that they are, actually suck at lying. Even though the narrative is straight off a guy's perspective, the best thing about Shaadi ke Side Effects is its real characters. The sequel to 2006's entertaining romantic comedy, Pyaar ke Side Effects and (helmed by the original director Saket Chowdhury), which to date remains Mallika Sherawat's only memorable role, brings back the same characters who are now married and expecting their first child. And it starts off pretty well- inspired from one of Phil and Claire Dumphy's role playing dates from Modern Family. So many women out there like Trisha Roy (Vidya Balan), who let their lives take a U turn once they become mothers. Out goes career, husband and friends, and their life is controlled by diapers, baby monitors, maids and baby food. And so many guys out there like Siddharth Roy (Farhan Akhtar) who consider the child as a competitor, and a hindrance to their definition of happy married life. "If you make a mistake, say sorry. If she makes a mistake, you say sorry"The first half has its funny moments, and most of it derived due to Farhan's effortless charm and comic timing. Actor, director, singer- is there anyone more talented than this guy in Bollywood today? Being very much a guy's viewpoint of marriage, Vidya gets the short straw. Her Trisha is the nagging wife, the overprotective mother, one who carries her post motherhood weight with nonchalance, much to the chagrin of Sid. Come second half, and things nosedive spectacularly as Ram Kapoor tells Sid to find some white lies derived "me time". New characters pop up- Ila Arun's matronly maid, Vir Das's cool dude, and Purab Kohli's helpful neighbor. And the film plunges into stereotype Indian melodrama when Sid's alter ego time is equated to being akin to having an affair. The screenplay is a letdown, as after the mandatory crying, all ends well though for the couple, but not for the viewer.Balaji Telefilms deserves a pat for the past- weepy serials notwithstanding, their film portfolio has demonstrated a lot of gumption- Love, Sex aur Dhoka, Ragini MMS, The Dirty Picture, Lootera have been daringly different. Shaadi ke Side Effects starts off as trying to be different, a modern take on relationships, but end ups clichéd. The humor is extremely American sitcom inspired, and the so called funny jokes mostly reside on an average guy's whatsapp list. The movie is technically sound, well shot and designed, with good performances, and pretty like a bouquet of flowers, but unlike Pyar ke Side Effects, this one lacks warmth.A happy marriage is an oxymoron. We all know that, and probably didn't need a 2.5 hour movie to drive that point in- 5/10

Yes, I walked out. Think about the top 5 movies you have hated... and wished you never watched them... I have seen them all and never walked out. I'm sure if you were to watch this you would put this on top of your list and it will remain there forever... brainless, tasteless, filled with silly stereotypes. Let's put it this way... the only reason I even registered a new IMDb account is only to write this about the movie. Not for one second in the movie will you feel comfortable or even funny. I can't believe Farhan took this up... I don't care who rates this as even 1 star I totally think its unworthy of even that. So much drama can't happen in one's life especially within 2 hours of us watching their lives. Every scene from every movie in Indian cinema where a husband and wife would have fought for what all reasons has been put into this one movie. How a child brings total chaos to their awesome lives... how they have to mold their lives for the child even the BAI (house help) gets SO much footage. Truly the worst movie I ave ever seen.