While Nikhil Advani has managed to make the film look fresh and young, he fails to build an engaging narrative. KATTI BATTI suffers from a poor screenplay, which tests your patience throughout the film, right from the word go. But most importantly, the film's premise is heavily inspired by Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves starrer 2001 film SWEET NOVEMBER. While the film suffers due to a weak script, it seems to have been inspired by various American rom-coms and TV shows put together as episodes in the film. With a plot that is supposed to revolve around the matters of the heart, heartaches and heartbreaks, Nikhil fails terribly to hit the right cord. Besides directing the film, he has also written the film alongwith Anshul Singhal. KATTI BATTI is Nikhil Advani's successive release at the box-office after last week's HERO. Is there more than what meets the eye for the mysterious disappearance of Payal, what ultimately happens to Madhav and Payal's love story, will Payal ever become 'batti' with her 'katti' live-in partner Madhav, is what forms the rest of the film. Unable to digest the mysterious disappearance of Payal from his life, what follows is his endless attempts to search her at every place possible and from everyone possible. After cooling down, when he comes back hunting for her, Payal disappears and switches off her phone, not to be seen again. It is during one such argument at the airport when they were en route Goa, that Madhav decides to break up and leaves her at the airport.

While life seems to be a bed of roses initially, it gradually opens up its ugly side when Payal and Madhav have an argument for some reason or the other. Despite all the odds, Madhav convinces Payal to acknowledge his love and then they take a decision of living-in with him in Mumbai. Even though he confesses his true love to her at regular intervals, Payal shrugs it off stating that she is just looking out for a 'time pass' relationship and not a committed one. The flashback shows that Madhav, who is doing his architecture in the same college as Payal falls head over heels in love with her the very moment he sees her for the first time. Then begins the flashback of many such incidents and events that show us the tale of his romantic relationship with Payal. This is followed by a hospital scene where Madhav is admitted after he consumes phenyl 'accidentally'. KATTI BATTI starts off with Payal (Kangna Ranaut) shooting an MMS of a slightly reluctant Madhav Kabra aka Maddy (Imran Khan). But will this film get a Red or a Green signal at the box-officeâ€¦ let's analyze.

This week's release goes by the name KATTI BATTI, and is said to be fresh take on the ups and downs of romantic relationships. Whereas, during childhood, the same ups and downs were equalised as 'katti' and batti', where 'katti' signified red signal for communication and 'batti' signified green. In any grown up relationship, there are always ups and downs, highs and lows.

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