• Abhay Deol – Minissha Lamba: Very cute. Blows your mind to see this perfect couple. You are awestruck until you discover that they aren’t ordinary mortals.
• Ranveer Shorey – Dia Mirza – Arjun Rampal: Shilpa is petrified of honeymooning but Hitesh assures her that she will return with a smile on her face – words that will prove uncannily ironic in retrospect! Starts off very well and reaches the crescendo when Dia elopes with Arjun. Ms. Kagti, why this ghisa-pita angle to this triangle? Also, Ranveer deserved more footage!
Debutante director Reema Kagti adopts a fascinating storytelling technique. She knows the grammar of film-making right and has handled a number of sequences smartly. But it’s the writing that could’ve been stronger. Despite six separate stories the film isn’t episodic which gives more scope of chemistry between the characters that forms the major highlight of the screenplay. The flashback fable of each couple unravels in an interesting black-n-white frame with a retro song to support each.
The sequence involving Shabana and the bus driver [Darshan Jariwala] in the end is brilliant, but the ending seems slightly abrupt. Vishal-Shekhar’s tunes are catchy and hit the right notes. The choreography of ‘Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahani’ [filmed on Abhay-Minissha] is splendid. Cinematography is arresting. Dialogues [Anurag Kashyap] are well-worded.
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