I M 24

Vikram Bose's Review:

"I M 24" attempts to mine comedy from a premise that's inherently uncomfortable—a middle-aged man catfishing a young woman—yet the film's execution never quite justifies why we should find this deception amusing. Director [name withheld, as not provided] struggles to navigate the tonal tightrope between romance and manipulation; the script treats Subhendu's elaborate lie as harmless mischief rather than the violation it actually is. Where the film does find footing is in the buddy dynamic between Subhendu and Gagan, their shared apartment struggles providing genuine moments of warmth and humor that feel earned rather than forced. The supporting cast brings energy to these scenes, though the lead performance—caught between playing a romantic protagonist and a morally questionable schemer—never resolves the fundamental contradiction at the story's core.

The crux of the problem lies in the screenplay's inability to interrogate its own premise. Rather than exploring the psychology of deception or offering any real consequence for the protagonist's actions, the film opts for a surface-level romantic comedy that asks us to root for a lie. There are flashes of competent filmmaking here—some well-shot Mumbai sequences, decent comedic timing in ensemble moments—but they're insufficient to overcome the hollow center. It's a film that wants to have its cake and eat it too, positioning itself as both a love story and a comedy about reinvention, without committing