This emotional drama focuses on Jai (Arjun Rampal), a rich businessman from South Africa who comes to India with his friend Anita. During one of his business dealings he meets the beautiful Tia (Aishwarya Rai), with whom he becomes infatuated. But Jai soon discovers that Tia is already taken by a not so rich Raj (Priyanshu), who is struggling to make a living. It is not long before Raj and Tia get married, leaving a heartbroken Jai seeking solace in alcohol - didn’t we see this concept before in ‘Devdas’? The turning point in the film comes when a drunken Jai causes an accident, killing none other than Raj - now there's a coincidence - and his best friend Anita. The tragedy causes Tia to lose her memory. So Jai takes full responsibility for his mistake by looking after her. He takes her back to South Africa. But a twist of fate makes her fall in love with Jai, who is in no shape to get into all that again in case she gets her memory back - and remembers what he did. Now that's a dilemma! The film is enjoyable and entertaining in the first half, which raises expectations of a nail biting second half. But unfortunately this is not the case due to a loose script which was penned by - get this - Aishwaryia’s mother, Vrinda Rai. However, there are some memorable moments in the film to look out for, especially Tia’s birthday scene and Mr Mehta’s comic hoax heart attack, which is sure to bring a smile on your face. Alas, Aishwarya Rai’s range seems to be a little - shall we say - limited. Her facial expressions in this film are very similar to those from her previous films ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ and the recently released ‘Devdas’. And she does not seem to have anything new to offer in terms of her character - apart from her looks and elegance. Priyanshu appears refreshingly different in this flick as compared with his last comic release, ‘Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai’. He is simply at his best. The dashing Arjun Rampal is improving with each and every role. He will get the recognition he deserves one day. The songs Saajan Saajan and Dil Ka Rishta are the pick of the lot from Nadeem-Shravan’s musical score, which is very effective in the emotional scenes. Overall this film is for Aishwaryra fans who cannot get enough of her. Rest assured, she is practically in each and every frame. After all, her mum did write the script! Reviewed by Manish Gajjar, BBC Shropshire’s Mr Bollywood. |