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7/10/2008 7:54 pm
Last Read:
7/11/2008 10:59 pm
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Jai (Imran), Aditi (Genelia), Rotlu (Karan), Sandhya (Alishka), Jiggy (Nirav) and Shaleen (Sugandha) are college buddies who party together and hang out together. After college, Jai's and Aditi’s parents take it for granted that the two will get engaged but the pair insist that they are “just friends”and even get engaged to others just to ward off their parents. But are they just friends or more? It’s not the story but the treatment and stellar performances that elevate the film above the Xtraordinary..........
Full marks to Abbas Tyrewala for his meaningful lines laced with humour. Take for instance, when a tearful Aditi wonders how time has flown on the last day of college and Jai’s mom played by Ratna Pathak Shah consoles her saying,”Phone par beta, phone par!” How true! Well, such breezy lines take the story ahead. All the debutants deliver life-like performances. Imran’s soulful eyes and Genelia’s naughty smile just work wonders. As Jai’s father, Naseeruddin Shah (dead and framed in a painting) delivers the liveliest performance of the film. Casting director Pakhi does a great job in bringing in new sets of parents in the form of Kitu Gidwani, Anooradha Patel and Jayant Kripalani. I would personally accuse the director of wasting Pratiek Babbar in a miniscule debut role which he does full justice to and more.
  
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7/10/2008 7:54 pm
