Looop Lapeta REVIEW: Taapsee Pannu and Tahir starrer is an endless loop of chaos which loses steam too soon

Director: Aakash Bhatia

Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Rajendra Chawla

Bollywood Bubble Rating: 2.5 stars

An injured athlete, a gambler boyfriend and a series of ‘run Savi run’ before things finally start to make sense. It felt like an extended clips of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, with a different premise. Set within an interesting framework, Looop Lapeta, directed by Aakash Bhatia, is two and a five minutes long.

 

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Savi, played by Taapsee Pannu, is a former athlete who is forced to retire early because of a ligament injury. Running for her whole life, quite literally, Savi decided to ‘settle’ for once in a dauntingly low-key life. Meet her boyfriend, Satya, played by Tahir Raj Bhasin. As ironic as it may sound, Satya is anything but that. A ‘good-for-nothing’ boyfriend who is all talk, no action and gambles for living. An apt way to describe a day in Satya’s life would be Wake up. Sex. Gamble. Sleep, till he finds himself in a puzzling situation with a ticking bomb. An instant reminder of Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘70 minute hai tumhare pass’ dialogue from Chak De India, only in Looop Lapeta, it’s 50 minutes. What follows then is a never-ending loop of second chances and chaos.

As a concept, Looop Lapeta is interesting. It has the right amount of comedy and tragedy which has the potential to be a decent entertainer, but somehow it feels like a half-baked effort. There have been several films made in the past, in the West and Korean dramas as well, where the time-lapse has been shown and, but Looop Lapeta loses out on steam very early on. Somehow, the premise and the plot undervalues the ‘time’ concept which made it less interesting for me. It only piques curiosity in the last 15-20 minutes.

 

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The one thing that keeps the movie going is its music. Not a song you will perhaps have on your playlist but good enough to blend well with the theme of the movie.

Individually, the performances by Taapsee and Tahir are good, but together, it lacked spark. It was refreshing to see Taapsee is seen a romantic-comedy after a long time. As for Savi, she is vulnerable yet strong, characteristics we resonate with. Tahir, as Satya, justifies the role, although the characters don’t take themselves seriously, nor should you. But, despite being self-aware, the lack of depth did bother me.

 

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Not to say, it is entirely dull. There are scenes that might momentarily crack you up, but otherwise, this is not the loop you want to get stuck at!

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Bhavna Agarwal

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