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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, Â鶹Éç Shropshire’s Mr Bollywood.
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