Teri Meri Kahaani

The last time a movie released with the initials TMK was the 24th December 2010. The twitter hashtag of that movie was actually changed to TMKN. I think Teri Meri Kahani has retained it as TMK. And the initials haven’t proved to be remotely as bad as the earlier movie landed up being. If you aren’t aware of the earlier blockbuster – in the literal sense of the word, it busted at the box office – it was called Tees Maar Khan. Kunal Kohli’s TMK however turns out to be a mush gusher from frame 1 without any undue delays whatsoever.

Spread over 102 years (yeah... a really long time), this TMK can be a fantastic question for a Match the following – the kinds we used to get in school. Match Rukhsar/ Aradhana / Radha with Krish / Javed / Govind. The correct answer would be the love stories of Rukhsar : Govind, Radha : Krish (the most obvious) and Javed : Aradhana. I wouldn’t expect you to know that unless u have seen the movie.

The first is set in a 1960s Bombay (that’s what it was called then and that’s what quite a few of us prefer to call it even now) which involves an aspiring musician who has no income and has put his life savings to stay in an expensive city for 3 months. He meets a gorgeous actress Rukhsar on the vintage train ride from Pune. Instant chemistry is followed by a predictable love triangle.

The second is set in 2012 London where Krish has broken up with his girlfriend Meera (Neha Sharma) on his birthday but bumps into Radha (how corny) over a case of alleged phone thievery. And as it happens only in the movies, they spend the entire night across several London night spots. Instant Chemistry. Another predictable Love Triangle. This time with Social Networking thrown in.

The third is set in 1910 Lahore where Javed is a vintage Casanova to who has no trouble unlocking the doors of nubile and gullible women. He believes that the Brits are actually doing a good job with India during the Raj. But all of this till he meets Aradhana as he is fleeing from the Brit officers after doing one of their daughters. Instant Chemistry. Thankfully no love triangle.

Good music from Sajid Wajid and the average soppy direction from Kunal Kohli are the hallmarks of Teri Meri Kahaani. Shahid Kapoor continues to raise doubts about his gene pool. Priyanka Chopra (and this is a thoroughly biased opinion) continues to dazzle with her looks and acting (ok I may have lied just a bit there). Not much of a rest of the cast. Kunal Kohli is also quick to take credit for a movie that has been inspired by the 2005 Taiwanese movie – Three Times.

If you like the soppy Kunal Kohli types morantinc Romaaans movies then this is the right way to spend Sunday afternoon. If not, then avoid it like the plague. 5 on 10 because it was reasonably made, not finished too well and the fact that I am sucker for romance.

Watch the movie on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBfk0MqD67s