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Why didn’t anyone tell me the movie was this much fun? Things I loved about this first film by Reema Kagti:
- the sub-plots, all six of them. My favourite pairs were Kay Kay-Raima and Shabana-Boman. My favourite sub-plot was the Aspi-Zara story (there’s a reason why they look so vacuous :)).
- that the couples came from different parts of India, and there was humour, but no one was just a trite caricature.
- the RJ capsules to tell the background stories of each couple. Lively narration by one of my favourite RJs, Harsh.
- the dialogues written by Anurag Kashyap. Some great lines there.
- the use of old Hindi film songs - Aandhi, etc etc. Very nice!
- Shabana Azmi. I’m always amazed at what she can do with a role, and what a pity that while there are more and more roles being written for the ageing Amitabh, new filmmakers haven’t tried to use Shabana’s incredible talents to their fullest.
- Boman Irani. I love that wacky story he tells the foreign tourist about how he and Nahid (Shabana) first met. And the way he goes “There! There!” at imaginary dolphins.
- the Boman-Shabana kiss - I think it’s my favourite smooch in Hindi movies, not that there are too many to choose from.
- the gay sub-plot, handled intelligently rather than in an eeeks-he’s-gay or nudge-nudge homophobic way.
- Raima Sen. Boxing, martial arts, paragliding, and good comic timing! I also liked Vikram Chatwal in his role, and Sandhya Mridul in hers.
- Kay Kay, Kay Kay, Kay Kay. He is superb as the melancholy Bong and even better when he cheers up…
- Kay Kay’s dance, on the ‘happiest’ day of his life. Here’s a video clip of Kay Kay and Co dancing to Sunidhi Chauhan’s marvelous Sajnaji Vari Vari.
Things I didn’t care for:
- the rest of Vishal-Shekhar’s music (other than Sajnaji and the use of old songs).
- the limited use of Ranvir Sheorey, who has far more talent than this role allowed him to show.
- the boring cinematography.
- the uneven pacing.
- Amisha Patel. Her performance, not just her role. I know she was supposed to be the clingy new bride and all, but the way she’d say “lollipop” was cringe-making.
I really liked the review u ve written..well i felt almost the same for the movuie..
KK was amazing…awesome….
his dance..:) cool man..
the story was pretty smooth ..
ya ranvirs role should have been betta!
Nice blog btw
Comment by Aman — March 25, 2007 @ 8:50 pm
I really liked the review u ve written..well i felt almost the same for the movuie..
KK was amazing…awesome….
his dance..:) cool man..
the story was pretty smooth ..
ya ranvirs role should have been betta!
Nice blog btw
Comment by Aman — March 25, 2007 @ 8:52 pm
Hello. Liked this post, felt not like a review but a wistful reminder to yourself about what you liked about this movie. I enjoyed the freshness and newness in it, especially KK, and Abhay Deol - how he danced! Oh, Ranvir shoulda been better utilized, of course! Have a good day.
Comment by Prashanth — March 29, 2007 @ 3:35 am
I watched this movie a few weekends ago because of your review and absolutely enjoyed it. In fact, even read your review in the middle of the movie to remind myself what you had written. This is the first Boman Irani movie that I watched and he reminded me of Gerard Depardieu (spelling). Thanks for pointing out a good one.
Comment by Nithya — May 11, 2007 @ 12:43 pm