Director Priya Iyer (known for her indie gem Monsoon Mocha ) seems out of her depth here. The film suffers from a severe identity crisis. It wants to be a zany comedy, a serious social drama about the gig economy, and a heartfelt romance, all at once. The tonal whiplash is exhausting. One moment, Rohan is delivering a monologue about the dignity of labor; the next, he’s slipping on a banana peel outside a five-star hotel.
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