Love, Wrinkle-free

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Love, Wrinkle-free
Directed bySandeep Mohan
Written bySandeep Mohan
Produced byGiju John
Kamal Shah
Starring
CinematographyBinendra Menon
Edited byShreyas Beltangdy
Release date
  • 25 May 2012 (2012-05-25)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish

Love, Wrinkle-free is a 2012 Indian English-language adult romantic film directed by Sandeep Mohan starring Ash Chandler and Shernaz Patel.

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The film was showcased at several film festivals including Mumbai International Film Festival, Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose and South Asian International Film Festival. [1] The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and stated that "It’s simple, pure, and breaks cosmetic clichés - that’s the beauty. But halfway through the film, the wrinkles steep deeper, in the script that is". [2] Hindustan Times gave the film a review of two-and-a-half stars and stated that "Love, Wrinkle-Free is one of those films that mix charm and tedium in equal doses". [3] Bollywood Life wrote that "Best thing about LWF is that it is not gimmicky and everything about the film is real". [4]

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