A delightful dive into romance and tradition

PICTURE This, the new Amazon Prime Video romantic comedy, is a wonderful addition to the genre.

- KARISHMA DIPA

The British movie, which is directed by Prarthana Mohan and is based on the 2024 Australian film Five Blind Dates, features a captivating cast, an enthralling storyline and unique infusions of quirky humour.

Set in London, it draws parallels to the 2002 hit movie Bend It Like Beckham as it also centres around a British-Indian family as they tackle themes of culture, tradition and the power of dreams.

Picture This stars Simone Ashley as Pia, a photographer who runs a struggling studio with her bestie Jay (Luke Fetherston). She is driven by her passion for the arts and even refuses to take ID pictures, considering it to be too impersonal a project.

Pia also has a soft heart and always tries to help struggling customers, even taking free pictures of the local girls football teams.

She has big dreams and wants more than a conventional life. But as she fights to keep the doors of her photography studio open, Pia, who is months away from turning 30 and is still single, is thrust into the chaos of her younger sister Sonal’s (Anoushka Chadha) wedding festivities.