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Some films stay with you like the scent of the first rain, and ‘Metro… In Dino’ is one of them. Directed with immense warmth and insight by Anurag Basu, this spiritual successor to ‘Life in a… Metro’ (2007) is not just a film; it’s an experience. It touches the corners of your heart that you didn’t know were waiting to be seen.
The movie opens with Holi, a chaotic burst of colour, music, and movement, perfectly symbolising the beautifully tangled emotions of the characters we’re about to meet. At its core, ‘Metro… In Dino’ is about six interwoven stories of love, longing, regret, and rediscovery, played effortlessly by a stellar ensemble: Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Pankaj Tripathi, Neena Gupta, Anupam Kher, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Ali Fazal, and Saswata Chatterjee.
Aditya Roy Kapur’s Parth is a wanderer, literally and emotionally. As a travel blogger, he’s seen the world but hasn’t yet found home in a relationship. Enter Sara Ali Khan’s Chumki, a woman caught between societal expectations and self-doubt. Chumki drinks to open up, laughs through awkward silences, and makes you ache with recognition. Together, Parth and Chumki stumble toward something meaningful, proof that not all love stories need certainty to feel complete.
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Pankaj Tripathi and Konkona Sen Sharma are electric. As Monty and Kajol, a married couple in their mid-life slump, navigate infidelity, online dating, and old resentment with unexpected warmth and humour. Their storyline is a reminder that even in the most familiar relationships, there’s still room to rediscover each other, or, as the film so beautifully says, “You need to fall in love with the same person again and again.”
This one dialogue stayed with me long after the credits rolled. It doesn’t just summarise Kajol and Monty’s arc, it encapsulates the very soul of this film.
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Neena Gupta and Anupam Kher bring grace and quiet wisdom to their roles as two souls reuniting after 40 years. Their love isn’t fiery or loud; it’s gentle, reflective, and healing. Watching Shivani break free from years of self-sacrifice and reclaim her joy is one of the most powerful moments in the film. Anurag Basu gives this storyline the patience it deserves, letting silence, memory, and music do the talking.
Ali Fazal and Fatima Sana Shaikh portray a couple at a crossroads. Akash wants to pursue his passion for music, while Shruti is quietly making sacrifices for their relationship. Their tension is subtle but cuts deep, a reflection of what happens when dreams and reality pull people in opposite directions. Their arc feels personal and painfully real, like overhearing the kind of conversation you’ve had yourself.
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Pritam’s soundtrack is not just background music; it is the emotional bloodstream of this film. With the Metro Band (Pritam, Papon, Raghav Chaitanya) appearing onscreen, the film becomes part musical, part memory. Songs rise and fall with the characters’ emotions, weaving the stories together with poetic rhythm. ‘Qayde Se’ and ‘Yad’ echo long after the lights come on.
Anurag Basu once again proves that nobody tells interconnected urban tales quite like him. His signature touches are all here: quirky characters, whimsical visuals, and emotional authenticity. But what sets ‘Metro… In Dino’ apart is its emotional clarity. This isn’t just a love letter to relationships, it’s a celebration of imperfection, of learning, of trying again.
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Watching ‘Metro… In Dino’ during the peak of monsoons, it felt serendipitous, the rain outside mirrored the gentle storms inside the characters. It reminded me that cinema, at its best, helps us reflect, remember, and sometimes, just sometimes, heal.
And this one did. More than once, I found myself quietly wiping away tears, not because it was tragic, but because it was so beautifully true.
This is not a film about grand gestures or picture-perfect romances. It’s about those quiet moments, a look, a song, a memory, that define our relationships. It’s a film you feel in your chest.
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So go watch it with someone you love, or someone you’re learning to love again. Maybe even just yourself. But go, because sometimes, it takes a film like this to remind us, “You need to fall in love with the same person again and again.”
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