
Plan A Plan B
- Director
- Shashanka Ghosh
- Studio
- India Stories MediaIndia Stories Media & Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Funk Your Blues Entertainment Pvt LtdEntertainment Pvt LtdFunk Your Blues Entertainment Pvt Ltd
- Release Date
- 29 September 2022
- Running Time
- 106 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- India
Review
Plan A Plan B attempts to tread familiar romantic comedy ground, centering on the dynamics between two characters whose opposing philosophies on marriage create the central conflict. However, the film struggles to inject genuine momentum into what is essentially a surface-level exploration of modern relationships. The narrative meanders without a compelling directional vision, relying heavily on its leads to breathe life into underdeveloped material. What could have been a sharp examination of matrimonial anxieties instead devolves into a scattered affair that neither commits to satirical depth nor emotional authenticity.
The film's central conceit—that opposing worldviews can spark romantic tension—is undermined by formulaic execution and increasingly flat pacing as the story progresses. At 106 minutes, Plan A Plan B juggles ambition with predictability, but tips the scales too heavily toward the latter. The chemistry between leads fails to compensate for a script that loses whatever initial spark it possessed once the romance narrative kicks into gear. While the film aspires to comment on contemporary attitudes toward relationships, it settles for recycled rom-com beats instead of carving out its own identity.
Rating: 5/10
Storyline
So basically, this girl Nirali suddenly gets thrust into her mom's matchmaking business when her mom decides to retire. Her mom's already set everything up for her—the office space is paid for a whole year—so Nirali just has to show up and start playing cupid. Classic helicopter parent move, right?
But here's where it gets awkward. The office she walks into is basically a shared setup, and right next door is this divorce lawyer guy named Kosty who literally does the opposite of what Nirali does for a living. It's like the universe is messing with them on purpose—she's trying to get people married while he spends his days getting them unmarried.
The whole movie is basically about these two being stuck in close quarters, bumping into each other constantly, dealing with each other's clients and drama. It's got that classic Bollywood energy where you've got two people from opposite worlds trying to coexist in the same space, and you just know there's gonna be all kinds of chaos and probably some unexpected chemistry along the way.