Karan Johar returns with Tu Meri, Main Tera, Main Tera, Tu Meri — a film so fresh, so groundbreaking, so never-seen-before, that Bollywood audiences may need time to recover from its innovation.
A director who has sold half his company while making “artistic, original” cinema continues his mission undeterred, delivering yet another cinematic experiment that challenges the limits of creativity, logic, and sometimes, human patience.
⭐ A Story Bollywood Has Never Seen.
The plot reveals itself fully in the trailer — a gesture of kindness from Karan Johar, ensuring even those who cannot visit theatres are not deprived of this “unique” storytelling.
The film begins in a European country where:
A boy meets a girl
The girl is quiet and self-contained
The boy is loud and chulbula
They fight
They fall in love
Misunderstandings appear
Separation follows
The boy fights for love
And eventually impresses the girl’s father by doing all household chores at a wedding home
A storyline this revolutionary has rarely been attempted in films such as
DDLJ, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Jab Harry Met Sejal, ZNMD, Befikre, Anjaana Anjaani, Hum Tum…
But none have matched the “freshness” witnessed here.
That is the legendary touch of daddy KJO.
⭐ Music That Redefines Forgettable
Most Bollywood films leave audiences with at least one memorable song.
But Karan Johar has clearly decided to break that pattern.
Each track in this album is fiercely committed to ensuring complete erasure from memory. Even the iconic Saat Samundar Paar, known to every Indian since childhood, has been remixed into a version that guarantees you forget the original ever existed.
Revolutionary work, truly.
⭐ Characterisation: A New Level of Creative Freedom
Kartik Aaryan’s character is portrayed with such extreme attractiveness that women of all ages — including married aunties in front of their husbands and sons — are shown instantly falling for him.
This technique of establishing a hero’s charm is unseen in cinema like DDLJ, Kal Ho Na Ho, or Main Hoon Na.
A bold, visionary move that adds accidental humour to the film.
⭐ Comedy: Ahead of Its Time (and Logic)
The jokes in the film redefine the boundaries of humour.
One example:
Ananya Panday cannot reach a top shelf and asks Kartik Aaryan if his hand reaches there. Kartik replies:
“Mera haath toh itna lamba hai ki bachpan mein meri maa mera naam Kaanoon rakhne wali thi.”
A second example:
Ananya can’t hear what Kartik says. Kartik responds:
“Kanpur mein hartal hai kya?”
These lines challenge conventional comedy so strongly that classics like Hera Pheri and Welcome may need counselling.
⭐ Relatable, Middle-Class Dialogue
The film avoids elitist Bollywood language and instead uses expressions like:
“Jo mard apni pasandida aurat ke liye sacrifice na kare, woh mard hi nahi hota.”
A charming attempt at representing the everyday “reel” vocabulary of the common Indian viewer.
⭐ Modern Relationship Advice (Use at Your Own Risk)
To keep the film different from mainstream Bollywood, Karan Johar introduces a progressive message:
If a girl rejects your marriage proposal,
do not give up.
Keep chasing her until she becomes your bride.
A concept that is entirely “out of this world,” possibly from another dimension.
⭐ Final Verdict
TMMTMTTM stands tall as a cinematic experience that pushes boundaries of originality — often in directions no one asked for.
Karan Johar continues to deliver films with unwavering confidence, and audiences can only admire the determination. Even if the remaining half of his company is sold, one can only hope that he never abandons this remarkable style of storytelling.
A film destined for… some kind of award. Somewhere.
Daddy KJO, cinema salutes you. 🫡
