[Review] Bachna Ae Haseeno..

Ranbir starts off where SRK in DDLJ had left & opposite teen deviyaan Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone, Minissha Lamba.
Bachna Ae Haseeno has a great cast, great chemistry amongst actors [so sizzling, it could melt butter], great locations [jaw dropping actually] and some great moments. Bachna Ae Haseeno suffers, to a major extent, due to its screenplay running out of steam in the climax of the second hour.

Bachna Ae Haseeno has splendid moments in the first hour. In fact, the three stories, minus the culmination of course, are beautifully told in the first hour itself. There're some attention-grabbing moments in this hour and you genuinely feel exhilarated after having watched those portions.

Now to the second hour -- the guy repents for his misdeeds and years later, goes back to the first two women in his life. That's where the problems surface...

In a nutshell, Bachna Ae Haseeno could've been the ideal youthful entertainer, occupying the position that Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na enjoys amongst the yuppy crowd. But as things stand now, it's a great looking film with nothing outstanding about it. Okay for a single watch, that's about it!

Songs are good & hummable. Khuda Jaane is superbly shot. Naughty Boy is hot. Ahista is good as well.

Ranbir Kapoor is marvellous esp after Sawariya let-down.
Amongst girls, Bipasha Basu stands the tallest [Pity John Abraham who is really gonna have a tough time with her]
Minisha doesn't work at the start, but scores in the emotional scenes, especially in the second hour.
Deepika is a sore point. Her role isn't convincing and that's the reason why this performance doesn't work. The only consolation is, she looks gorgeous & the scene between Ranbir & her at the grocery store is awesome. The climax is finished off in a haste..

Parental Guidance:
* Violence: None
* Sexual content: A couple of item number type songs, and a scene with a bachelor party.
* Concept: The movie is about adult relationships. It's also about accepting mistakes. Not something they cannot or should not understand. Just depends on the interest level of the child - whether such a thing would interest him/her.
* General Look and Feel: Generally a very bright and peppy ambience throughout the movie.

My Rating:
3/5

PS: Suffering from a bout of Monday-Morning-Blues..