The film opens with a beautiful montage that serves as a heartfelt ode to the ever-buzzing city of Mumbai. The characters are such you resonate with their hardship and aloofness in the city, but the film falters in delivering an interesting plot. Unlike The Lunchbox or Ebb Alley Ooo, where the city is seamlessly integrated into the storyline, this film struggles to achieve the same effortlessness.
At a certain point, AWIAL feels like it’s trying too hard to portray Mumbai…
