2007
4/5 stars
This is an anthology of six love stories:
Ashutosh (John Abraham) and Tehzeeb (Vidya Balan) are very much in love, living happily until an accident robs her of her memory and of any knowledge of him.
Raju (Govinda), a taxi driver, falls in instant love with the non-Hindustani woman Stephanie (Shannon Esra) who has come to India to stop her boyfriend's wedding.
Vinay (Anil Kapoor) has been married to Seema (Juhi Chawla) for fifteen years, but finds himself tempted to stray with the much younger Anjali (Anjana Sukhani).
Shiven (Akshaye Khanna) is engaged to Gia (Ayesha Takia) in a love match, but suddenly finds that he cannot go through with the marriage.
Conman Rahul (Salman Khan), pretends to be the invented boyfriend of Item Girl Kamini (Priyanka Chopra), in order to help improve her image in the press.
Finally, for comic relief, Ramdayal (Sohail Khan) is newly wedded to Phoolwati (Isha Koppikar), but disaster after disaster prevents them from consummating their marriage.
This is an ambitious film, but works surprisingly well. The music is excellent, and the choreography quite good. The variety of stories, and the way they weave in and out of each other, is nicely done and keeps the viewer's interest. All the cast gave good performances; there were no weak links. The critics generally disliked this movie, but I found it most enjoyable. I will point out, though, that at 224 minutes long, one will need to make a commitment to watching the movie or break it into several nights, as I did.
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| Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra |
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