All audience reviews of Sui Dhaaga

Story: With the support of his wife, a man leaves his job, where he is constantly disrespected, and tries to start his own small tailoring business, facing flak, humiliation and betrayal along the way. Will he succeed?

Review: While there have been a truckload of films with characters based in small towns in Bollywood recently and there have been many attempts at picking up the dialect of the concerned regions as well, most of those films have been somewhat glamorous. The characters are glorified and even get to wear stylish and spunky outfits and dance their sorrows and pain away! Sui Dhaaga’s strength lies in its simplicity and rustic charm. The characters shown here are believable, A husband and wife struggling to make ends meet by finding a job where they are not treated as the dirt under somebody else’s shoes. A father who constantly curses his son, A mother who is probably as worried about her child as she is about the house chores. However, though the characters are perfectly believable, the film as a whole is far from perfect. A lot of scenes particularly the ones with Mauji’s irritating brother -in -law are exhausting and make you restless. Seeing the leads constantly getting dealt bad hands becomes quite unsettling after a point. As a part of the audience, sometimes the film just became too much for me to digest. Clad in plain clothes, cycling in the sweltering heat , with wounded feet ( the rhyming is purely coincidental) Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan make for quite an unusual casting. They both have shed their ultra glamorous avatars for this film and that is commendable. Anushka Sharma shines in her subtle yet effective portrayal of a headstrong woman who supports her husband and always shows up for him, many a times with tears in her eyes. Varun Dhawan is convincing as well.

Give this one a watch if you have some time to spare, because even with a few threads coming apart here and there( again, the rhyming is purely coincidental, but the pun is intended!) the makers manage to stitch up an inspirational and emotional film which might just give you a push towards the path of following your dreams.

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Sui Dhaaga: Made In India starring Varun Dhawan as Mauji and Anushka Sharma as Mamta his spouse. Mauji lives in a small house with his parents. The lead couple does not have any direct interaction except for the time when they have relatives as intermediaries.

Mauji is constantly humiliated by his employer and his son at work while his father never leaves any stone upturned to use harsh words on him. After his wife’s motivation he leaves his job at the exploitative employers and decides to put his skills of sewing to use.

They face a lot of hurdles in their way and people take advantage of them for their simple nature. The movie is the story of simple man’s quest to self employ himself in a respectable job. During their journey they end up finding themselves and each other. They grow together as a couple.

Sui-Dhaaga has some really good song and Mauji’s optimism makes you wishing you were as optimistic as Mauji. The movie is much more entertaining in the first half but becomes a bit of a drag in the second. Mamta in the garb of a docile housewife is the strongest character of the movie.

It is after her motivation that Mauji is able to quit his employer and self employ himself. It is because of her support that despite all the odds they don’t stop and continue on their journey.

This movie is about following your heart and inspiring people to take up risk if you believe in yourself. But most of all it is about finding companionship in your partner when everyone else is mocking you. less

Sui-Dhaaga is a social drama based motion picture, directed by Sharat Katariya under the banner of Yash Raj Films and stars Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles with Raghubir Yadav in a pivotal role.
Set in a small town in India, the film encapsulates the journey of an honest man from a humble background, played by Varun dhawan who pursues his passion, overcoming all odds in the process with the help of his wife played by Anushka Sharma. Although Mauji (Varun Dhawan) appears to be a useless, illiterate and incompetent fellow in the eyes of his father and others around him but yet the only thing that he is a master at is the art of tailoring. Despite of facing lots of hurdles how the innocent small town pair of Mamta (Anushka Sharma) and Mauji overcome the hardships and difficulties is what the story is about in the film Sui-Dhaaga. Through Mamta and Mauji, the film tries to throw light on the conditions of social entrepreneurship in India especially for people living their lives on the margins due to the uncertain times.
Performance wise, Varun Dhawan is very convincing as the innocent but loyal son trying to pursue a goal of his own. By choosing to do films like Sui-Dhaaga, Badlapur and October, I guess it will be safe to say that the future of Indian cinema is in safe hands. Varun Dhawan has come to show his diversity in his choice of characters. Similarly, Anushka Sharma as Mamta is very strong and powerful. She shows a calm and sober demeanor yet determined from inside, supporting her husband throughout in his journey for success and acknowledgment. Raghubir Yadav as the frustrated father is also marvelous. Direction, screenplay and cinematography is however little bit faulty. At few places its good however at some places the graph starts to decline. Music of the film is average.
Sui-Dhaaga is a feel-good kind of a movie. If nothing else, it will surely give you a hope that in the big wide world of difficulties and struggles there is still chance for success only if you don’t give up. Go for it, you won’t be disappointed.

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Sui Dhaaga, is an exceptionally sensitive and simple yet impactful film. The film revolves around Mauji (Varun Dhawan) and Mamta (Anushka Sharma), who lead a simple life wherein Mauji is a man Friday of a shopkeeper in Cp and Mamta is a housewife. A woman of few words, Anushka comes across as extremely effective with a subtle and nuanced performance. For Mauji, his eternal optimism, the name symbolic of his persona.
The character of Mauji and Mamta are written with utmost finesse, and are so finely woven and created, that they seem real. Mauji’s character is straight after my heart, who’s tagline is ‘Sab badia hai’. Even after facing failure and hardships, he never loses hope and is always ready to take up a new challenge. Mamta is the pillar of strength for Mauji and is always right next to him. With a fast paced first half, where the ensemble cast deftly play out their roles, the second half albeit drags with end being tad cliched and predictable. But then you come out of the theatre echoing, Mauji’s line ‘Sab badia hai’. less

There are some movies where midway we regret our choice and want to leave.
There are other movies where we say that it is an OK movie and sit through it.
There are a few movies where we exclaim " Wah Kya movie hai. Every department is excellent.".
This is one such movie.
Just 15 minutes into this film and one perceives an all round excellence in all departments of film making right from the smart direction,fluid camerawork, realistic acting, and crisp dialogue. The daily chatter of a busy household introduces us to the characters at play with a voice over of Varun Dhawan.
This is one more excellent film on the victory of the underdogs overcoming multiple obstacles ( some man made and some destiny created) over a period of time. The story is about a low income group family struggling to make ends meet in a town. The elderly couple ( Raghuvir Yadav and Yamini Das) has two married sons. The elder son Varun and his wife Anushka stay with them while the younger son lives separately in the neighbourhood.
Varun is shown as a lowly paid employee in a local shop who is forced to act as a buffoon for the amusement of his employers.When his wife exhorts him to earn a decent livelihood he starts off as a roadside tailor. Later after an enormous amount of struggle along with his wife he sees success as a leader of a motley group of start up dress designers.
Director Sharat Katariya proves a competent director as he unfolds the story in an interesting and visually compelling manner. He has extracted superb performances from the leading couple and all other character actors. I feel it Vaun's and Anushka's best performance so far. They have done a splendid job. The film has excellent music and technical values specially cinematography and editing. less