Friday 10 February 2012

Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu

Disclaimer – My disdain for Kareena Kapoor has nothing to do with my comments or views of the movie in the following paragraphs. The disdain has, is and will always be there but I am committed to giving a neutral and unbiased view of the movie and will not be swayed by my absolute disgust with the lady in question.

Shakun Batra was the assistant director of some sorts for Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na & Rock On and something random with Don as well. So it was only a matter of time that she was given an opportunity for her first full length picture. And the part that she has written the story too (as claimed in the credits) should be taken with a pinch of salt. Shakun joins the mainstream Bollywood band wagon in true Bollywood ishtyle with an “inspired” movie – partially inspired from that Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz starrer called What Happens in Vegas. The similarity of course doesn’t extend to the winning of a few million dollars but moves on to instead build fraandship etc. etc. Thoda “yawn” ho jaata hai (gets you a bit sleepy u see).

But then what else would one expect from a Valentines weekend release. I was in fact quite pleased that there were no tear jerking moments in the entire movie. Some which make you feel a little bad for the half an expression hero (read Aamir Khan’s nephew) but that’s about it. A pity though that the expression count has gone back in time to where he started from.

And the controlled excitement that the disgusting lead actress has is a welcome change from her earth shattering, chalk on the board squeaky types, performances that we are used to in the past. Boman Irani is as always picture perfect in his role as the over bearing father who believes in the adage from a shoe company (am I sounding too much like Times of India?) which said that at the Olympics you don’t win silver you lose gold.

Very disappointed though with the performances of the rest of cast with the wreckers in chief being Ratna Pathak Shah and Ram Kapoor both of who are fantastic actors in their own right and have needlessly gone over the top this time around with really bad performances. It was as if they had to do something to make the lead pair look good. So they decided to look pathetic in the bargain.

What is good though is the way Batra has ended the movie. A not at all corny end to an otherwise very corny movie all through. 5 on 10 after great deliberation. A point or 2 from the ever reliable Amit Trivedi for his music takes this movie to watchable levels.

Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi443325977/

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