Manal Chowdhury

This whole movie had potential for more but I found it to be over-dramatized and the series of events depicted quite skewed - the pitting between good and evil felt too contrived for me personally. After plenty of forwarding and speed-throughs, I do have to say that the narrative (whatever transpired in real life anyway) in itself is compelling and gave me pause (which is a good thing). Other than that, I think this is a pass. I've seen better and more nuanced performances from Rani and the direction is quite poor.

This is the movie where I fell in love with Saif Ali Khan - the nuances, the comic timing, the urban vibes...it all exuded a natural kind of a hero that was a refreshingly good break from your angst-y and brooding lover that Bollywood is so adept at fleshing out. Not to undermine all the other aspects of the film: the score, the script, Kirron Kher, Rani Mukherjee and the cartoons...they all captured my attention and eventually (even after all these years) my heart. I can never stop replaying this movie and finding something new about it to admire. Definitely underrated and a must-watch!