After reading this and this and listening to heaps of praises being showered on Ranbir by cousins, friends and other ladies, I got really curious about "the next Andaz Apna Apna".
Now, being called the next AAA is quite something in itself. Personally, I think no movie will ever hold any candle/tube light/lamp to AAA.
However, knowing Santoshi and his craftsmanship, I thought it wouldn't hurt to try this one out.
Also, this was going to be my first watch at Ranbir Kapoor. I hadn't watched any of his movies until now.
Small Town guy meets an equally sweet and simple small town girl and how, through various twists and turns, goof ups and heartburns, manages to win the lady - this loosely forms the story.
In between we have other sidekicks who have been included to add to the fun quotient of the movie.
I must add - Ranbir Kapoor is likeable and funny. It won't be wrong to say that the burden of making this moronic flick work falls squarely on his shoulders.
Having said this, everything else goes downhill from here.
Apart from a few laughs and sweet moments, Ajab Prem has very little to offer in terms of content and originality.
Everything, from the small town, which very much resembles that of Mohabbatein and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa to goons that have been transported directly from Santoshi's AAA, Ajab... doesn't have anything to call it's own.
The biggest fault with the movie lies in various references to Andaz Apna Apna, Amar Akbar Anthony and other equally famous movies. This interrupts the naration and makes the viewer go back to those lovely classics, forgetting what's playing onscreen.
Performance wise, Katrina does a fairly good job of playing a wide-eyed, child-woman and looks the part too.
Everybody else is over the top and forgettable.
The trophy, however, goes to Upen Patel - a miscast and who has applied every trick in the book to get on the audiences' nerves.
The music would be forgettable too, save for, Tera Hone Laga Hoon and Tu Jaane Na.
I wouldn't recommend this waste of time, money and energy to anyone.
However, I do think that the movie will rake in decent moolah - anything remotely comic with a candy floss romance should work in these hard times.
Anyway...
Oh ya, do stop falling for stupid Khalid Mohamed. He has lost it.
An interesting lunch table conversation at workplace...
The talk started with Young Damsels falling for Older men and veered towards Sallu Bhai and his bad luck with the opposite sex. The ladies drooled over his charisma and charm. All had mean things to say about his most famous muse (Now the Bahu of the first family of Bollywood).
Ladkiyon..Bhoolo mat ki usne is bandi ki bhar bhar ke pitaai ki thi…remember the famous fracture ? the broken eye...??
Ehh..?? So…? She asked for it !!
I am telling you if my guy were to ditch me, sleep with someone else…I won't think twice about non-violence and the crap !! I would beat the s**t outta him !
Haan re…am sure the lady must have been cheating on him…warna koi kyun apni girl friend ki itni pitaai karega..? She was a b***h and deserved it.
Yaar, sirf ladki ki galti thi kya? And agar thi bhi toh aisa bartaav? Beat her, break into her house, break furniture..? Asli mard aise neech kaam nahi karta...
Kuch nahi re…the guy is a Psycho !!
Don't forget the lady was a gold digger herself ! She has had a sling of boy friends ! She left all guys when they were down and out !
Sallu ne usse achha mazaa chakhaya !
Mai toh kehti hoon sabhi dhokebaaz ladkiyon ko maar daalna chahiye....
I pray he settles down with Kaif. They look soooooooo cute !!
Chup bey…baap beti lagte hain…
Man, this lady is taking him for a ride ! Salman ki achhai ka fayda utha rahi hai woh…
But she shouldn't forget that it's because of him that she has come so far !! It's her moral obligation to get married to him !
He still rules !! My my...maine pyaar kiya and HAHK still rock !
I will hate it if she too cheats on him ! She shouldn't be doing movies with Akshay if it makes Sallu unhappy !!
Oh yaa....its all about commitment you see...anything to make one's partner happy
Arre but it's her life and career ! What's the point of the relationship if she can't enjoy some freedom? Does one have to fore go one's rights in a relationship?
Oh yeaaah WHATEVER...!
And on and on and on it went....
What's revealing though is - all the participants in the above chat were females and most had no problems with violence and abuse in a relationship...
Interestingly, This was sent across by a male friend who heard about the conversation....
Phewww......God Bless us all !
