Marne Bhi Do Yaaron
- Director
- Kashmera Shah
- Studio
- Boo Filmz
- Release Date
- 14 November 2019
- Running Time
- 128 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- India
- Box Office
- ₹0.06 Cr
Review
"Marne Bhi Do Yaaron" tackles a genuinely provocative premise—two strangers bonding over suicide pacts and failed attempts—but fumbles the execution badly. The film wants desperately to be dark comedy meets redemption arc, yet it lands somewhere between awkward and offensive. The story has potential: Raj's desperation following visa fraud is relatable, and the absurdist meet-cute with Anita could've been darkly hilarious in the right hands. Instead, director Shukhvinder Singh treats suicide attempts as slapstick fodder without earning the emotional weight needed to pull off such heavy subject matter. The performances feel theatrical rather than grounded—neither lead manages to make their characters' despair feel genuine beneath all the contrived chaos.
What kills the film most is its fundamental tonal confusion. It can't decide if it's mocking its characters or rooting for them, resulting in scenes that neither horrify nor amuse. The "ridiculous suicide attempts" that supposedly drive the plot become tiresome quickly, each one more forced than the last. There's no real character development, just escalating absurdity masquerading as narrative progression. The supporting cast adds nothing but noise, and the cinematography is as forgettable as the background score. A film this dark requires either sharp satirical bite or genuine emotional resonance—"Marne Bhi Do Yaaron" has neither.
Rating: 4/10
Storyline
So there's this guy Raj who's totally desperate to make it big abroad and build a better future for himself. He scrapes together almost his entire dad's savings and pays some sketchy agents to get him a visa to Greece, thinking he's finally got his ticket to success. But plot twist—the visa turns out to be basically useless, just a tourist pass that doesn't let him work at all, and he realizes he's been completely conned.
The poor dude gets so hopeless about the whole situation that he decides life isn't worth living anymore. But here's the thing—when it actually comes time to do it, he just can't go through with it, no matter how hard he tries. That's when he crosses paths with Anita, who happens to witness one of his failed attempts, and she actually offers to help him end it all in exchange for some cash.
What starts as this messed up business arrangement between two desperate people turns into this absolutely wild, chaotic adventure full of ridiculous suicide attempts and pure madness. Their bizarre friendship takes them on a journey that's honestly pretty unhinged, with all sorts of strange situations unfolding along the way.