Sweet
Dreams is
a
nice
and
wholesome
date
movie,
recommends
Deepa
Gahlot.
There
aren’t
too
many
simple
love
stories
being
made
these
days
because
romance
in
the
time
of
multiple
choices
offered
by
the
Net
can
be
exhausting.
It’s
also
possibly
because
the
concept
of
meeting
‘the
one’
seems
fanciful.
That’s
why
Victor
Mukherjee’s
candy-coloured
Sweet
Dreams
might
appeal
to
a
young
audience
because
it
speaks
their
language.
This
is
a
new
one.
Kenny
(Amol
Parashar)
is
a
recycling
artist
and
influencer.
He
dreams
of
meeting
a
stranger
at
a
café
and
at
the
same
point
in
the
dream,
he
wakes
up
every
time.
He
has
broken
up
with
his
girlfriend,
and
is
possibly
stressed,
say
his
friends
and
his
therapist
(Faye
D’Souza).
Like
in
the
US,
in
urban
India
too,
buddies
and
therapists
have
replaced
the
family
unit.
Tinder
is
not
helping,
and
Kenny
is
convinced
that
the
girl
he
sees
in
his
dreams
is
the
one
for
him.
The
young
woman
is
Dia
(Mithila
Palkar),
who
also
sees
the
same
dream
every
night.
Dia
is
the
typical
manic
pixie
found
in
romcoms
—
she
can’t
make
up
her
mind
about
what
she
wants
to
do
in
life
(write?
sing?)
and
also
resents
it
when
her
sorted
boyfriend
Ishant
(Meiyang
Chang)
makes
decisions
about
their
future
together.
On
a
weekend
beach
trip,
Kenny
and
Dia
spot
each
other,
and
are
too
stunned
to
react
at
that
moment.
Kenny
gets
obsessed
about
finding
her,
even
though
his
friends
do
not
believe
she
exists.
‘He
doesn’t
want
a
girlfriend,
he
wants
a
friendgirl,’
observes
his
business
partner
and
pal
Akash
(Sukkarann
Vats),
who
is
happily
coupled
with
the
company’s
third
partner
(Ayesha
Adlakha)
and
indulges
Kenny’s
fantasy.
Her
best
friend
and
confidante
(Mohini
Shimpi)
also
thinks
Dia’s
dream
guy
is
just
in
her
mind.
Meanwhile,
Kenny
runs
into
Roop
(Sauraseni
Maitra),
who
would
be
ideal
for
him
—
understanding,
warm,
helpful
—
if
he
took
his
mind
off
the
elusive
dream
girl.
Inspired
by
Hollywood
romcoms
like
In
My
Dreams,
the
film
is
pleasant
and
easy
on
the
eye,
with
trendy
interiors
and
stylish
costumes.
It
also
observes
city
fads,
like
Kenny
going
to
a
cool
office
on
a
bicycle.
Kenny
and
Dia
almost
meet
a
couple
of
times
but
are
disappointed,
and
the
viewer
is
rooting
for
them
because
what
are
dreams
for
if
not
to
come
true?
Mukherjee
does
not
complicate
the
plot
with
supernatural
explanations
and
keeps
the
proceedings
light
and
bubbly.
To
the
film’s
credit,
the
end
is
not
clichéd.
Mithila
Palkar
and
Amol
Parashar
have
the
requisite
charm
and
an
attractive
guy/gal
next-door
youthful
vibe
to
make
Kenny
and
Dia
tick.
They
push
the
whimsical
plot
to
work,
even
though
both
have
done
similar
parts
before.
Sweet
Dreams
is
a
nice
and
wholesome
date
movie.
Sweet
Dreams
is
streaming
on
Disney+Hotstar.
Sweet
Dreams
Review
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