• Hey Sinamika:

Directed by Brindha Master, Hey Sinamika starred Dulquer Salmaan, Aditi Rao Hydari, and Kajal Aggarwal in lead roles. A remake of an Argentine film, the film’s premise was quite tempting and created a lot of curiosity. Despite good performances, the movie didn’t work among Indian audiences because of its flawed and toxic portrayal of relationships and psychology. The movie probably worked in the Argentine market because of their culture and belief systems. Here, the entire idea of Aditi Rao Hydari’s character trying to make her husband Dulquer Salmaan fall in love with Kajal Aggarwal, instead of divorcing him was extremely problematic and toxic. It also felt pretty unrealistic, i.e., the level a wife would go to divorce her husband. With a promising cast, brilliant costume design, feministic thoughts, and picturesque cinematography, Hey Sinamika should have surely been a lot better, given it was thought out better.