Did i enjoy this movie? A definite yes!!!! Could the movie have been better and much shorter? Definitely YES!!! Let's discuss the six pairs. This may contain very minor spoilers
1) Akshaye & Ayesha Takia - Akhsaye was excellent in the movie, restrained when required and suitably over the top when required. Great comic timing and expressions. Ayesha was grossly underused but still held her own. Good and realistic story. Their wedding was the common string that drew all the six couples together.
2) Govinda & Shannon - These two were probably the best thing bout the movie... well acted by both. This should have been Govinda's comeback vehicle not Bhagam bhagg. Shannon was surprisingly good unlike the other foreigners in Hindi movies. Great climax scene.
3) Sohail & Isha - this pair drew the most laughs and i was pleasantly surprised by salman's brother's excellent comic timing. COuld have been linked better with the rest of the movie by possibly creating some sort of relationship with the Akshaye/Ayesha story and family.
4) Anil/Juhi/ Anjali - very well acted by the trio and so great to see Juhi..love her. Unfortunately the story was a straight lift from the Shall we Dance movie with Richard Gere/Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon. Anil looked extremely suave and dashing with his goatee and new hairstyle and his newly shaved chest!!! But Please do not do the clean shaven look again. Please!!!!
5) John Abraham/Vidya Balan - Wonderful chemistry with this pair and well acted as well. Vidya proves herself again while John was suitably restrained and improved his dialogue delivery. Played integral role in persuading Akshaye of the true meaning of love.
6) Salman & Priyanka - The most disappointing pair. Their story was the most filmi and the audience could not empathise as they could with the other five stories. Salman had the most disappointing and least thought out role but salman being salman brings his own magic and charisma to the screen. Priyanka was too over the top at the start but improved drastically towards the end.
Direction/script - All the six pairs were handled rather nicely but in my opinion the salman khan and priyanka story was not required in this movie at all. In fact the whole London shoot was not required. Unfortunately by extension neither was the Anil Kapoor storyline which was also set in London. This would have been sad as the actors did well. I felt Salman and priyanka was there just to sell the movie with their star power.
The movie should have revolved around Akshaye and Govinda story lines with more scenes given to their pairs(+form a link between sohail/isha to this main storyline for some excellent laughs). The John/Vidya angle should have been given a cameo/special appearance treatment to show akshaye the error of his ways. The movie could have been much tighter and we could have enjoyed more of Akshaye and govinda.
Watch this movie for the stars and let's hope govinda & akshaye khanna get more chances to shine.
1) Akshaye & Ayesha Takia - Akhsaye was excellent in the movie, restrained when required and suitably over the top when required. Great comic timing and expressions. Ayesha was grossly underused but still held her own. Good and realistic story. Their wedding was the common string that drew all the six couples together.
2) Govinda & Shannon - These two were probably the best thing bout the movie... well acted by both. This should have been Govinda's comeback vehicle not Bhagam bhagg. Shannon was surprisingly good unlike the other foreigners in Hindi movies. Great climax scene.
3) Sohail & Isha - this pair drew the most laughs and i was pleasantly surprised by salman's brother's excellent comic timing. COuld have been linked better with the rest of the movie by possibly creating some sort of relationship with the Akshaye/Ayesha story and family.
4) Anil/Juhi/ Anjali - very well acted by the trio and so great to see Juhi..love her. Unfortunately the story was a straight lift from the Shall we Dance movie with Richard Gere/Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon. Anil looked extremely suave and dashing with his goatee and new hairstyle and his newly shaved chest!!! But Please do not do the clean shaven look again. Please!!!!
5) John Abraham/Vidya Balan - Wonderful chemistry with this pair and well acted as well. Vidya proves herself again while John was suitably restrained and improved his dialogue delivery. Played integral role in persuading Akshaye of the true meaning of love.
6) Salman & Priyanka - The most disappointing pair. Their story was the most filmi and the audience could not empathise as they could with the other five stories. Salman had the most disappointing and least thought out role but salman being salman brings his own magic and charisma to the screen. Priyanka was too over the top at the start but improved drastically towards the end.
Direction/script - All the six pairs were handled rather nicely but in my opinion the salman khan and priyanka story was not required in this movie at all. In fact the whole London shoot was not required. Unfortunately by extension neither was the Anil Kapoor storyline which was also set in London. This would have been sad as the actors did well. I felt Salman and priyanka was there just to sell the movie with their star power.
The movie should have revolved around Akshaye and Govinda story lines with more scenes given to their pairs(+form a link between sohail/isha to this main storyline for some excellent laughs). The John/Vidya angle should have been given a cameo/special appearance treatment to show akshaye the error of his ways. The movie could have been much tighter and we could have enjoyed more of Akshaye and govinda.
Watch this movie for the stars and let's hope govinda & akshaye khanna get more chances to shine.