to my readers too. :) I remember seeing the trailer of this movie, as I was munching some popcorn during another movie's intermission. I loved the music - it was fabulous! But was a new trend starting? "Hum Tum", "Bunty aur Babli"and now "Salaam Namaste". To top it, all from Yashraj banner. But who cares? My big Q was would this be a "paisa-wasool" movie?
So, the next thing I do is search for songs (What other reliable source than old-chweet raaga.com). The remixes on the audio cassette/cd/... are a bit disappointment but the main 4 songs are pleasant to hear - though, I must admit that I needed a few hearings to appreciate the same.
And the D-day comes and I rope in a few friends and go to theatre to find all tickets gone :-(. So, next day it is... And guess what, even before the movie starts, I see trailer of "Neal N Nikki"... God - is SN going to be same old stuff?
Phew - it wasn't... The story ain't a big go-go but the screen play is captive and very enchanting too. No usual filmi rona-dhona, no masala dialogues and the big plus point of the movie being the pace - good job at editing too. Movies in general might be becoming shorter in comparison to 60s/70s but they have become slow-paced too - there's hardly any story and still it needs to be stretched to 2 hours but SN was different. And yes, different with a success story to back it. Whether it was songs, whether it was the screenplay, the acting - it was different (Don't get different confused with innovation though :))
And for the story...
Apna heroine is different and doesn't wanna get married (her name is Amber Malhotra) - next - she wants to be a doctor and flies off to Australia - But paapi pet ke kaaran she ends up being a radio jockey - Preity fits into this role like a perfect 'T'.
Apna hero (Nikhil Arora (pronounced as Arodaaa) aka Nick), thoda hatke, thinking - "I do not know of any famous architect but Sanjeev Kapoor is so kool - Yo!".
First-sight attraction, followed by love, a live-in relation, pregnant mom and then fights and then make-up... but the presentation and screen play would make sure you do not leave your seat. And ofcourse, there's a surprise package too at the end.
Movie gets serious - put in Arshad Warsi for fun or moral support, more serious - get in Javed Jaffri with a "EXACTLY" "NO SORRY" attitude. (Watch the movie to know what I am talking about :)). Fantastic locales, fantastic comic timing and fantastic chemistry between the main pair - what more does a timepass movie require? I would say though that choreography is not bad but it ain't the ticket-seller key either.
Not a movie to put your brain to but a movie not to miss either if you want some fun-time. Siddharth Anand did a good job. Who's Siddharth Anand? S/o Tinnu Anand - maker of Shahenshah. Siddharth himself makes an entry in the movie towards end - Me did confuse him for Vivek Mushran a bit though.
And it's my
to you folks as of now :)Rating: 3.0/5.0
