A MESMERISING MUSICAL JOURNEY

METRO...In Dino begins chaotically.

- KARTIK BHARDWAJ

METRO...In Dino begins chaotically. There are too many characters, too many relationships, and too many dynamics to catch hold of. But the film is relentless. It won't offer you a hand as it jumps from one couple to another; one problem is left unresolved while the other appears. It can best be explained as a story of a family and a friend group. One unit is ex-collegemates Akash (Ali Fazal), Shruti (Fatima Sana Shaikh), and Parth (Aditya Roy Kapur); another is mother Shivani (Neena Gupta) and daughters Kajol (Konkona Sen Sharma) and Chumki (Sara Ali Khan). Akash and Shruti are newly married, wanting to grow in different directions. He wants to be a singer, and she isn't sure about getting an abortion. Parth is a free-spirited travel blogger who has quirky ideas about life but can't wrap his head around the illogicality of love. He meets Chumki, a socially awkward millennial who can only open up after a drink or two. Chumki is in two minds about everything in life but she seems to have some divine faith in the idea of love, something Parth, a serial philanderer, finds difficult to