Movie: Soulmates
Starring: Vijay Raaz, Camille Natta, Jean Marie Lamour, Late A K Hangal, Late Anupam Shyam
Director: Bharatbala
Producers: Kumar Taurani, Ramesh Taurani
Release Date: 17.10.2025
Rating: 2/5
By Yogesh Mishra
Director Bharatbala’s Soulmates is one of the different tales of an Indian auto driver who gets emotionally connected to a French lady tourist in Rajasthan.
The story revolves around a Rajasthan-based auto rickshaw driver (Vijay Raaz) who is struggling for his survival. One day he gets cheated by some goons in a gambling game where he had to pay 25,000/-; he was not capable of paying at that moment. To save himself from them, he runs away from his house with his autorickshaw, but the goons follow him. Meanwhile, he meets a French lady tourist (Camille Natta) who came to India with her boyfriend (Jean Marie Lamour), but due to less cooperation and his busy schedule, she travels the city alone. After meeting that French lady, he not only works as an auto driver but also becomes a local guide for her. Both spend too much time while travelling from one city to another nearby city in the auto. After a few twists and turns, both were somewhere connected to each other, even emotionally. Now her boyfriend even realizes his mistakes and now wants to join her; meanwhile, even goons were searching for that auto driver. Do both French fellow travellers meet again? Do the goons find auto driver? And most importantly, what happens to the emotional connections that strongly developed between that French lady and the auto driver? To know the answer to these questions, one must watch the film.
Actor Vijay Raaz has given his best, but the poor storyline and loosely written screenplay make the audience bored most of the time. The story was stuck in the same place; just Auto was running, carrying two brilliant actors. Apart from the lead actors, all other artists too have justified their roles, but still the movie could not meet the expectations of the audience because of its slow pace.
The music and outstanding performances by Vijay Raaz and Camille Natta counterbalanced the mediocre direction. The film is largely out of touch with the current age, particularly the moviegoers, because it was made approximately over two decades ago.
Overall, this is not up to the mark, but still the fans of Vijay Raaz’s acting will enjoy the movie. Audiences above 40 years of age may like it a little more than today’s youngsters. Despite all the odds, it can be recommended to watch once for the brilliant acting of Vijay Raaz.
