Daawat-E-Ishq mixes romance and crime. Its effort is to bring up the evil called Dowry into focus and evoke some thought around it.  Daawat is fairly entertaining.

 

Livewire Parineeti pulls off the character of a Hyderabadi girl with gusto. She puts her best foot forward with a practiced Hyderabadi accent. Aditya Roy Kapur is remarkably polished as he steals your heart almost like the shahi tokri that his character cooks. 

 

Cast: Anupam Kher, Parineeti Chopra, Aditya Roy Kapur, Karan Wahi 

DVD Features:Dolby Digital 5.1,Anamorphic WideScreen,NTSC All Regions, English Subtitles

Director: Habib Faisal

Producer: Aditya Chopra

Music Director: Sajid-Wajid

 

This is the story of spunky Hyderabadi girl Gulrez (Parineeti Chopra), who is tired of being rejected in marriage by boys who demand a hefty dowry. She decides to fly off to the US for higher studies but that needs money. So Gulrez chalks out a plan. She arrives in Lucknow announcing she wants to get married.

 

The idea is to frame the man who demands highest dowry from her, and extract some money that would then help her realise her dream.

 

Twist in tale comes with Tariq (Aditya Roy Kapur), Lucknowi charmer and expert cook. As Gulrez finds herself falling for Tariq, she realises he is nothing like the rapacious gents she has known so far. Her plan of a higher education threatens to go for a toss.