Sure, it falls into the historic, cop-out trap of both a quick, convenient finish and dramatizing the events. Dum Laga Ke Haisha has captured it all so well and in just the right measure to not make it dramatic and yet keeping you completely engrossed. That there is a pointer at the scores of social dynamics in an arranged marriage – pressure, gut, looks, submissiveness and so on. So, why does he get married at all? Well, he is considered a good for nothing, remember? And what voice does a suppressed lad have when he has achieved little in life, right? And Prem gets pressurized into marrying someone who he doesn't like at first look. With very little to go on, other than gut-feel an arranged marriage relies a whole lot on how the other person looks. And therein lies the crux of the conflict in the film. She is also not the conventional definition of good-looking either. She's a woman's woman who has no self-worth issues. Sandhya ( Bhumi Pednekar) is educated, mature and is submissive but won't take nonsense lying down either. He is pretty much considered good for nothing by all around and in return is cynical about the world around. Prem aka Lappu ( Ayushmann Khurrana) has been no good at academics and loves Kumar Sanu.
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