Haryana Review : A Breezing & Humourous Mix of Haryanvi Brotherhood & Attempted Romance

Sandeep Baswana's Haryana brings a story of three brothers with Haryanvi humour and surroundings. Starring Yash Tonk, Robbie Mairh, Aakarshan Singh, Ashlesha Savant and Monica Sharma, the film gives you a breezing experience into Haryana's lifestyle and family values. Family dramas have become cliche way back in Bollywood, but it still remains one of the most loved genres for family audiences. Haryana is definitely watchable for the northern audience who belong to the culture or know about it. The film also has something for urban audiences who are unaware of the village and its beauty.Haryana is a story of three brothers: Mahender (Yash Tonk), Jaiveer (Robbie Mairh) and Jugnu (Aakarshan Singh). Mahender is the oldest one who takes care of everything, be it farming fields, transport business or the well-being of all his family members. He falls in love with Bimla (Ashlesha Savant) during the arranged marriage process. The second brother, Jaibeer, studies at university and has a crush on Vasudha (Monica Sharma). Jugnu is the youngest, and as expected, he’s a spoiled 20-year old boy. He wants to marry the actress Alia Bhatt, and hence travels from Haryana to Mumbai.All three brothers try to win their love, but fate has different plans for them. The Haryanvi flavour keeps the drama going smoothly, with different predictable conflicts coming one after another. The narrative unfolds their lives and how they care for each other. You get to see desi love stories with no sexual appeal and no vulgarity, which helps the film to expand its viewership to a larger set of audiences. The screenplay is a little stretched with 20 minutes of extra footage that could have been trimmed. A two-hour film makes a proper watch nowadays, and Haryana has 30 minutes extra, causing a slight decline in the pace.Yash Tonk has built a good physique for the role, and he looks fit and powerful in the role of the oldest brother-cum-caretaker. His love interest, Ashlesha Savant, looks gorgeous Punjabi kudi in every single frame and her innocence wins you over. Talking about the other two brothers, Robbie Mairh and Aakarshan Singh, look a little dull at the start, but later gain momentum. Monica Sharma plays a young, beautiful college girl, but hasn't got any dialogue. The supporting cast offers a mixed bag, and they have done a decent job.Haryana has good songs, not just audio but videos too. The compositions have a Desi flavour all over the tunes and keep the western culture and beats far away. The lyrics are decent but certainly pass the time with no extra contradictions. The technical aspects of the film are somewhat fulfilling, but if you consider the kind of budget it has, believe me, this one is far superior to many big budget movies made in Bollywood this year. Sandeep Baswana knew the pulse of Haryana's culture, traditions, and lifestyle, and that's why he was able to transmit them all through his storytelling. Haryana may not be a great film, but it's definitely a good attempt. It certainly makes for a fine one-time watch for the family audience who love watching simple movies with simple stories.