Rafi (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) is a street photographer in Mumbai, just about making enough to send money back to his family village, sharing a room with four other guys. His biggest problem is a nagging grandmother (Farrukh Jaffar), not averse to emotional blackmail, who wants to see him married and having kids. And it seems like everyone around him knows it.
To forestall grandma's plans he invents a girlfriend, sending her a photo of Miloni (Sanya Malhotra), a woman who posed for him in the big square where he plies his trade. But when the matriarch wants to come to the city to meet this new woman, Rafi is forced to track her down and persuade her to act the part of his fiance. To complicate matters the girl is part of a middle class family that would look down on the likes of Rafi.
The subsequent relationship evolves gradually, delicately, companionably. It's nicely shot, at times beautifully lit, with some very funny moments, but there are gaping holes in the plot at times. As a romance it's lacking passion, but that's no bad thing here, and I liked the open endedness we are left with.
Enjoyable in a low key way.
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