Bangalore Days: A soft, sunny slice of life with Dulquer Salmaan, Nazriya Nazim and Fahadh Faasil—11 years on

You hear the opening beats of Mangalyam, and you're in. It’s impossible not to feel the rush of energy as Dulquer Salmaan’s Aju enters in, greeting Nivin Pauly’s Kuttan.

And there’s Nazriya Nazim’s Divya, dressed in green, excited to see her cousins. When a film starts with such a wedding bop, you can’t turn away.

The marriage between Divya and Das is starched and painfully real, as Das is unable to let anyone in. Yet, as the film progresses, they slowly discover each other. Sometimes, a smiley-faced fried egg or a favourite juice speaks all. A fragile friendship turns into something steady.

Then there are the cousins: Kuttan, Divya, and Aju. Their camaraderie is the heart of the film, rooted in childhood memories but evolving  in their adult lives. The track Namma Ooru Bengaluru brings in the rush of youth, and shared adventures in a city that’s bursting with charm, chaos, and unexpected intimacy. Aju’s own love story adds another dimension: he falls for Sarah, a paraplegic RJ with wit, independence, and dreams of studying abroad.

Bangalore Days doesn’t just romanticise Bengaluru—it lets you live in it for a while, with all its traffic, heartbreaks, late-night drives, laughter, and warmth. It's a film that doesn’t shout. It just stays with you.

That's your summer watch.