TWMR
TWMR

Tanu Weds Manu Returns has everything going for it. It had the second biggest box-office opening of 2015, Kangana Ranaut is pegged to win each and every award (again) and it’s got that rare distinction of being a better movie than its prequel. The reviews for the movie were also by and large positive (check out MissMalini‘s 10 reasons to watch this movie right away), but this, by no way means that a reviewer’s right to express his opinion (in his own review, no less) can be overturned. Sadly, Mumbai Mirror did just that. The tabloid ‘upgraded’ the 2.5 stars its reviewer Rahul Desai gave it to 3.5 stars. The paper justified this by saying that readers’ reaction to the review compelled them to revise the rating, but Twitter thinks that this clarification has infringed upon the reviewer’s freedom of speech. Check out some of the tweets that made Mumbai Mirror a trending topic.

1) Jahan Bakshi got Bhai involved.

2) Karthik Srinivasan was pissed off.

3) And so was Gayatri Jayaraman.

4) Varun Grover gave the movie title a new spin.

5) And Rega Jha reacted the way I did (that’s why she’s amazing).

6) Anupama Chopra, being a noted film critic herself was extremely disappointed.

7) Bhai was involved again (is anything even complete without a Salman Khan reference?).

8) More wordplay on the movie title!

9) And Apurva let sarcasm do the talking.

10) This decision by Mumbai Mirror received flak from an international critic as well.

Thoughts?