Heartless is the ultimate love story -- not between two lovers, no -- instead Heartless celebrates the love of the Indian Mother and her most prized possession, her son.
Badly scarred by his mother's constant smothering, our tall, handsome hero Aditya Singh (Adhyayan Suman) develops a disorder that's a lot deadlier than his existing chhota-mota heart condition -- an Oedipus Complex.
Aditya or Addy is a billionaire who has EMF, which I can only guess is Endomyocardial Fibrosis, 'jiska koi ilaaj nahi' except for a heart transplant.
Addy, however, is vehemently against getting a heart transplant for reasons unknown, much to the disappointment of his business magnate, single mother Gayatri Singh (Deepti Naval).
Apparently, Addy does not wish to live due to his guilt over being partly responsible for a boat accident in which his father died.
However, all of that changes when he meets Ria (Ariana Ayam), who makes him want to live again.
Addy's mother is thrilled that her son has decided to go on with life but her happiness does not last long. Addy refuses to get the surgery done by Dr Trehan (Om Puri) -- a reputed and experienced surgeon, along with being a long-time admirer of his mother. Instead, Addy chooses to go under the knife with his friend, Dr Sam (Shekhar Suman).
His choice of surgeon, along with his mother's disapproval of Ria, causes much friction between mother and son.
Rich people problems, I tell ya.
Nevertheless, as it always happens in Bollywood films, the mother's suspicions are not unfounded. Recurring characters in Addy's life are not quite what they seem to be.
Heartless may be releasing a week before Valentine's Day but it's not something you will enjoy with your significant other. This is more if a family film. You're going to need your mum, dad, brother, sister, nana, nani, dog and his fleas to hold your hand to get you through it.
Here's another handy tip: stop trying to make sense of the script because there isn't any.
Don't believe me? Alright, sample this:
1. Hero claims to love heroine more than anything else but does not even offer to as much as share his umbrella when she shows up at his doorstep in the middle of a rainy night, completely destitute.
2. Hero sees three men harassing the heroine on the street but conveniently turns away to watch a football match, going to her aid only when she shouts out to him.
3. Upon running into said three men at a later stage, he claims he bought her for '10 dollars'.
4. Hero pursues heroine, then sleeps with her and the next morning he abruptly decides that they cannot be together because he has no future due to his heart condition.
5. Mother flies off to India because a perfect match for her son's heart has been
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