Vivah

Rajshri Productions have always been good with their marketing strategy and so it is not surprising to find an average movie become a hit. Vivah is directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya, who has given us hits like Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, etc in the past and who had all of us disappointed with Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon.

Slow pace and not at all impressive music (by Ravindra Jain) are the biggest drawbacks for this movie. However, the biggest strength of this movie is its cleanliness (no vulgarity), a simple and touching story, and absence of overacting.


Story: Prem (how can the hero be named something else in a Sooraj Barjatya movie) is all geared up to get married to Poonam. Poonam is an orphan staying with her chaacha's (Aloknath, eternal favorite of Sooraj Barjatya) family. Her chaachi (Seema Biswas), however detests Poonam, as her own daughter Chhoti (Amrita Prakash) is not as pretty as Poonam. But something changes during the journey from engagement to marriage. What? See the movie. :-)

Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao are good. Their screen chemistry (defined since Pyaar Vyaar) works even today. If you are bored of the current trend of movies, then this is a welcome change.

Rating: 3.0/5.0