Love per Square Foot

Sanjay and Karina work at the same bank. All either of them wants is to own a home in Mumbai. But neither can get enough credit alone; the price per square foot in the city is that high. There is a government housing scheme and applicants must be married. The two make an arrangement: they will marry on paper, buy the flat and then separate. Sanjay's family is Hindu and Karina's Christian, and different things have to be told to each side. Meanwhile Sanjay is in a relationship and Karina has a plan of her own. Anand Tiwari directs. Vicky Kaushal plays Sanjay and Angira Dhar plays Karina; Supriya Pathak and Raghubir Yadav are in the cast. The language is Hindi. It was announced as the first original feature produced in India by a streaming platform. The matter it treats is housing; the film sets the romantic comedy shape onto an economic problem. The narrative places two religious traditions side by side and makes the families' reactions comic material. Mumbai's housing market and the credit process pass through the narrative in detail. The parents are its second axis and the film gives them a story of their own. Its limit is predictability; the outcome is clear from the start and the genre shape is not broken. Another limit is length; the narrative is long and its middle stretch slackens. Who it is for: viewers who like Indian romantic comedy and narratives grounded in the city. Who it is not for: it is predictable, the pace uneven, and the conflict soft.