Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty, Boman Irani, Dimple Kapadia.
It is about three people who happen to meet each other by chance and end up being friends. Meera (Diana Penty) is a simple girl from India, married to a good-for-nothing guy living in London, who does not want to have anything to do with her after marriage. She meets Veronica (Deepika Padukone), a girl with too much money and a devil-may-care attitude which comes along with it. As opposites attract, they become good friends. In comes Gautam (Saif Ali Khan) who has a fling with Veronica but develops sincere feelings for Meera, much to Meera’s chagrin and Veronica's despair. This all is followed by the sacrifices which are a part of the package and deep introspection by characters about others’ happiness.
The movie is a typical run-of-the-mill kind, love triangle where the bad does the good in the end and the all sacrificing Indian girl finds real solace in the arms of the bad boy she loath initially. There was not a hint of acting from any of the lead actors, the only artist was Boman Irani (as Gautam’s uncle), who lent a bit of charm to the otherwise crude work. If his role had been more, then the movie would have got half a star more. The story was very clipped with much left to the audiences’ innate understanding, which was good in a way. It considerably shortened the pain of watching. The best part about it all was that the Bollywood drama was thankfully less. This one was more practical and a westernised story. The real soul of the movie was the music. Every song can be added to one’s playlist. The styling in the movie was also commendable; in sync with the characters. The direction left a lot to be desired. All in all, something that can be avoided.
