***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** If you can remember in 'French Kiss' *POSSIBLE SPOILER* Meg Ryan got dumped by her boyfriend, flew to France in the process meeting the Frenchman Kevin Kline who fell in love with her and tried to help her win her boyfriend back. But when she finally got him back, she realised she loved Kevin and they lived happily ever after, or at least until the credits started rolling. Well, Kajol is Meg Ryan and Ajay Devgan is Kevin Kline. He even has the stupid moustache to match. The film is endearing. It's funny, romantic and entertaining. The lead characters even have chemistry (they got married later that year in real life). And Kajol, well Kajol is Kajol. She's cute, loveable and a total klutz, which only makes you love her more. And let's not forget a wonderful guest roll of Om Puri, the channa eating cop trying to arrest Shekhar (Ajay Devgan).
Naturally as all Bollywood films, this one also had some unlikelihoods. *POSSIBLE SPOILER* The one that just jumps out at you is the chase scene where Ajay has stolen a car and is being followed by Om Puri. Om manages to blow all four tires of Ajay's cars with only four shots (if only Hollywood would learn from this and have their characters save some bullets, take e.g. Bad Boys II). Then Ajay manages to get his car to drive on the train tracks (didn't quite realise that cars and trains have the same width) and manages to jump on the train as it sends his car flying in the air. All this without even getting a bump. A little blood might have made it look a little bit more real, but then again if you're that far removed from reality, why bother.
Nonetheless, it was a nice movie. Kajol is big reason for that.
***/5 stars
Naturally as all Bollywood films, this one also had some unlikelihoods. *POSSIBLE SPOILER* The one that just jumps out at you is the chase scene where Ajay has stolen a car and is being followed by Om Puri. Om manages to blow all four tires of Ajay's cars with only four shots (if only Hollywood would learn from this and have their characters save some bullets, take e.g. Bad Boys II). Then Ajay manages to get his car to drive on the train tracks (didn't quite realise that cars and trains have the same width) and manages to jump on the train as it sends his car flying in the air. All this without even getting a bump. A little blood might have made it look a little bit more real, but then again if you're that far removed from reality, why bother.
Nonetheless, it was a nice movie. Kajol is big reason for that.
***/5 stars