Story, Screenplay and Direction:As a story, it is slightly different from the regular stuff. As a theme, the age-gap conflict has been analyzed and written about time and again, with diverse results. Here the conflict is not merely a 8 year gap, but Tushar being a college going guy while Bindu is still a kid, and having known her since then, he cannot seem to think of her differently even after she grows up. That could have been a messy affair, but Patnaik handles that deftly. Some of the supporting cast has done a good job and that holds the movie together despite the weak narrative.
His directorial skills still need to be honed, but he goes by a formula to a certain extent-ample doses of comedy, getting into the dynamics of the very volatile relationship Tushar and Bindu share, a gimmick here and there (like Patnaik's wasteful cameo, a song with some composers at the playback); and a good finish even though after Sandhya re-enters their lives, the movie loses its grip. Patnaik has good sensibilities in terms of creating and understanding some characters, both flat and round, but with the conception of scenes and the pace in the screenplay, he will need time to blossom.
Lip sync is a major issue, as some of the dialogues seem to have been revised while dubbing a lot. Some illogical parts make you squirm in your seat, including Sandhya's re-entry without any hullabaloo and a component of the climax (that would be a spoiler). Some of the scenes between Tushar and Sandhya are not executed that well, but those with Tushar and Bindu as a kid are filled with good repartee and chemistry without making it ugly
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