Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Imran Khan, Sameer Dattani
Jai (Imran Khan) despite working for a top bollywood filmmaker can't stand 'love' stories, finding them unreal and cheesy at best. At work he runs into Simran (Sonam Kapoor) who's his polar opposite--she lives and breathes romance. They form an unlikely friendship which for Simran blossoms into love. Although already betrothed to her longstanding boyfriend (Sameer Dattani), she finds Jai's imperfections adorable. When faced with her feelings, Jai turns her down terming his feelings as purely that of friendship. As a downcast Simran prepares to move on, Jai, bereft of their cozy friendship, realizes his feelings are one of love after all. With the aid of his colleague and friend, he tries to woo her back but only this time around the tables turn and Simran rejects him.
While the movie progresses on this note of ping-pong, the scenes staged for the film aside from the filmi sets they work in are mostly bars, dancing in bars, and then drinking in bars. As if that's all the typical modern day Indian gal/guy does in their spare time. Imran Khan likable as he was in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa, fails to impress with his charms here. His boyish good looks can't seem to cover up for his uptight emoting skills and the accompanying boyish lisp leaves him decidedly in a school-boy-yet-to-mature category. On the other hand Sonam's youthful, vivacious spirit comes through but are far from the screen goddess charms we associate with a la Madhuri, Manisha, or Ash. This is one love story whose title befits my reaction to it.
Rating: Two out of five.
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