Well, so we started out to catch the 7 PM show at Fame Cinemas in Lido Mall. The opening sequence itself in which the two protagonists, Sam (aka Sameer) and Kunal come face to face leaves you in splits. They happen to run into each other a couple of times and as luck would have it, both Sam and Kunal are looking for a place to stay. The landlady of the apartment they find refuses to rent out the place to guys, saying it's open only for girls. So Sam comes up with an idea to make the landlady relent. But convincing Kunal is not going to be easy. Well, the idea is that they tell the landlady that they are a gay couple, and she needn't be worried about renting out the apartment to two guys. Just when they've convinced the landlady, the lady's gorgeous niece, Neha (Priyanka Chopra) makes an entrance. Kunal wants to back out of the plan seeing Neha, but Sam convinces him to play along. The rest of the film is about the hilarious consequences of the lie that Sam and Kunal have told.
The filmmaker succeeds in giving the audience a lot to watch about. That he does so without employing oft-repeated cliches, or over-the-top, raunchy humor, or double-entendre (which seems to be the standard fare dished out by Bollywood filmmakers of late) is definitely an accomplishment. But the entire movie rides on the shoulders of the two lead actors - Abhishek Bachhan and John Abraham. They are just superb in their roles. The subtle nuances like the body language, expressions and looks that convey so much more and are so important in a comedy (well, any genre, but making people laugh is serious business!) are captured by both Abhi and John perfectly. I have to admit that John's performance especially came as a pleasant surprise. I'd thus far equated leaden acting with John (barring the exception of Taxi No. 9211, I should say), thinking that his physique and his oomph quotient with the female audiences were the only reasons he merited a role. Well, after watching John as Kunal, I must say I've changed my opinion. Here his performance is superlative, the comic timing just right. Abhi impresses as well, and there are scenes which make you laugh just because of the way Abhi carries them off. The scene where he decides to 'think like a woman, but act like a man' tickles the funny bone quite a bit. Priyanka is the female lead, but all the other actors (including here) seem to be the supporting cast.
Well, the funny part aside, the movie captures the warm camaraderie between Sam, Kunal and Neha quite well. The three grow into very close friends, with Neha confiding everything to the duo and becoming slightly possessive about them. The trouble is, both start loving Nheah, and want to tell her the truth. How their attempts fall flat is the subject of further humour. Neha flips for her boss, Abhimanyu Singh (Bobby Deol_ and the duo tries every trick in the book to get her to ditch Abhimanyu. Do they succeed, and who of the three gets the lady? Well, I'm not playing spoilsport!
But all in all, the movie is definitely worth a watch once. I came out the theater refreshed and the tough day at work was a distant memory. Hope to see more such movies from Bollywood!
The filmmaker succeeds in giving the audience a lot to watch about. That he does so without employing oft-repeated cliches, or over-the-top, raunchy humor, or double-entendre (which seems to be the standard fare dished out by Bollywood filmmakers of late) is definitely an accomplishment. But the entire movie rides on the shoulders of the two lead actors - Abhishek Bachhan and John Abraham. They are just superb in their roles. The subtle nuances like the body language, expressions and looks that convey so much more and are so important in a comedy (well, any genre, but making people laugh is serious business!) are captured by both Abhi and John perfectly. I have to admit that John's performance especially came as a pleasant surprise. I'd thus far equated leaden acting with John (barring the exception of Taxi No. 9211, I should say), thinking that his physique and his oomph quotient with the female audiences were the only reasons he merited a role. Well, after watching John as Kunal, I must say I've changed my opinion. Here his performance is superlative, the comic timing just right. Abhi impresses as well, and there are scenes which make you laugh just because of the way Abhi carries them off. The scene where he decides to 'think like a woman, but act like a man' tickles the funny bone quite a bit. Priyanka is the female lead, but all the other actors (including here) seem to be the supporting cast.
Well, the funny part aside, the movie captures the warm camaraderie between Sam, Kunal and Neha quite well. The three grow into very close friends, with Neha confiding everything to the duo and becoming slightly possessive about them. The trouble is, both start loving Nheah, and want to tell her the truth. How their attempts fall flat is the subject of further humour. Neha flips for her boss, Abhimanyu Singh (Bobby Deol_ and the duo tries every trick in the book to get her to ditch Abhimanyu. Do they succeed, and who of the three gets the lady? Well, I'm not playing spoilsport!
But all in all, the movie is definitely worth a watch once. I came out the theater refreshed and the tough day at work was a distant memory. Hope to see more such movies from Bollywood!
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