Wedding Season

After ending her engagement and transitioning from a flourishing banking career in the city to New Jersey, Asha Maurya (Pallavi Sharda) embarks on a new journey. Now working as a portfolio manager for a fund aimed at eradicating poverty among women through microloans, she feels invigorated and ready to embrace life. Asha, who holds a degree in economics, faces dual familial pressures; her mother Suneeta (Veena Sood) fears her daughter is missing out on happiness by focusing too much on her career rather than finding a husband, while her dad Vijay (Rizwan Manji) warns her mother to refrain from interferring.

Asha’s younger sister Priya (Arianna Afsar) is in a relationship with her boyfriend Nick (Sean Kleier), but their parents remain oblivious to their living arrangement. In an effort to nudge Asha towards romance, Suneeta creates an online dating profile for her daughter, leading to an awkward introduction with a suitor who disrupts a critical meeting at work, much to Asha’s dismay. This mishap results in Asha receiving an overwhelming assignment from her boss, James (Damian Thompson), to review 25 years of microloans provided by their company.

The stage is set when Ravi (Suraj Sharma), a promising candidate his parents wish to match with Asha, enters the picture. With a background of winning a spelling bee and attending MIT at 16, he is also pressured by his parents to find a match. Suneeta insists that Asha should meet him, and despite her initial hesitations, Asha eventually agrees, motivated partly by her sister’s desire for family peace amidst wedding preparations.

Their first date turns out to be a disaster as they realize they are each in different life stages. Asha, immersed in her job’s responsibilities, and Ravi, fresh from selling his startup, clash during their interaction. Amid family weddings and relentless matchmaking, they decide to enter into a strategic arrangement: a pretend relationship to navigate the numerous celebrations Asha’s mother plans to attend, allowing Asha the time she needs to focus on her work tasks.

As the pair attend weddings and share experiences, Asha becomes increasingly drawn to Ravi, who also adds fun to the process with his DJing. On one occasion, while Asha is at a corporate event, she bumps into Ravi working under the alias “Spellbound.” Their connection deepens, but Asha’s feelings lead her to complicate matters further when she discovers Ravi’s charitable acts in supporting struggling businesses.

Eventually, their relationship evolves, and Asha finds herself falling for Ravi. During a key work meeting, duly supported by Ravi, Asha successfully pitches to investors, landing her a significant role. However, when Suneeta assumes Asha plans to wed Ravi, the truth comes out, leading to a heart-wrenching confrontation where both reveal they were initially dating to satisfy their families’ expectations.

Despite the misunderstandings and heartbreaks, Asha receives encouragement from her father, thus making the poignant decision to confront Ravi and clarify her feelings at Priya and Nick’s wedding. As the wedding festivities unfold, Ravi makes a romantic gesture, proposing to Asha in a heartfelt moment that solidifies their bond. In a joyful twist, Asha embraces her new chapter with Ravi by her side, choosing love over obligation.

Last Updated: November 15, 2024 at 16:12