Love, s#x, aur dhokha

The decade of 2010s was absolutely wonderful. This decade continued the attempt of experimental films which had started a decade before. The Indian Film Industry was constantly experimenting with new genre and topics. Sometimes these topics were dark. One such attempt being "Love, s#x, aur dhoka" (herein after referred to as the film). This film was made on a very low budget with actors who were not well recognised and with limited resources. There were no particular expectations from this film. However when it released in the theatres in 2010, it became of smashing hit.

I watched this movie several years later, released on OTT platform. In 2026 I decided to rewatch this movie to see whether it is still relevant today. Here is what I thought:
Plot: the plot involves three stories which are interconnected. An aspiring director and actress fall in love, elope, get married, but get eventually killed in the name of "honor killing" (Love). A store employee makes an intimate tape on CCTV and sells it to pay his debts (s#x). A journalist carries out a sting operation and uncovers a "casting couch" scandal with the help of an aspiring model (Dhokha). The honor killings still happen today. Intimate videos are still being shot, sold, and often use for bribing/blackmailing. Casting couch is still very well known in the entertainment industry. So I believe these stories are still relevant today.
Storytelling: the story telling in this film is really interesting. It uses the same approach that has been used by Blair witch project or paranormal activities franchise. The entire film is shown in form of found footage, hidden cameras, and CCTV footage. I believe this is the first "found footage" type of film which is not a horror film. It is interesting to see this type of concepts. Also we see that there are several scenes in this film which have odd angles where the faces of the actors are not clearly visible in the film which adds more layers to the unique look of this film.
Performance: all actors deliver a wonderful performance. The characters conversations and movements feel very real. It does not feel as if the actors are acting. They appear like the regular people. They look very relatable.
Pace: this film is moderately paced. It neither rushes through the narrative nor slows it down. It takes time to build the characters and the plot which is perfectly adequate. So it feels as if the filmmakers believe that the audience are intelligent and leave a lot of things for the viewers to figure out. The runtime of this film is adequate. It does not overstay its welcome.
Relevance: in my opinion this film is extremely relevant today. Rather it is more relevant today then it was back then. In today's world where the privacy and data of protection are the growing concerns this film covers it in a very masterful manner. The film definitely was ahead of this its time considering the concepts of data privacy and data protection.

Overall I would say this film is entertaining and extremely relevant. It still remains true to its core even today. It asks relevant questions about privacy, morality, money, and fame. I would definitely suggest each person to watch a rewatch this film. You will definitely find the relevance and you will definitely think more about whether your data is protected.