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love triangle revolves around Raj (Hrithik), Pooja (Rani) and Tina
(Kareena) who have been friends since their childhood days.
The
twist comes when RajÂ’s family decide to emigrate to London
for better prospects. This comes as a major setback for Raj since
this means breaking all contact with his two friends.
To overcome this problem, Raj decides to communicate with the vibrant
Tina via emails but she does not have time to respond.
Hence
good friend Pooja steps in and begins to correspond on TinaÂ’s
behalf. With time Raj slowly falls in love with the sender.
Fifteen
years have passed and Raj once again returns to India. Setting his
eyes on Tina, his supposedly email pen-pal, he finds that he actually
likes her.
Meanwhile Pooja becomes the silent witness to these emotional developments.
Why? Because the special bond of friendship between them prevents
her from revealing her actual feelings for Raj.
Soon its time for Raj to return to London and guess who follows
suit? Yes, it is none other than Pooja.
It
is at this point in time that Raj comes to know the actual truth
behind all his email replies. A reluctant Pooja confesses her love
to Raj.
Unfortunately
at this impromptu moment, Tina loses her father and clings to Raj
for moral support. Gradually she too falls in love with Raj.
So
what actually happens to all three protagonists in the end? Well,
only ‘Mujhse Dosti Karoge’ can reveal the answers in a
well executed climax pure Yash Raj style.
Kunal
Kohli impresses as a first time director by keeping a tight grip
on the screenplay. He does manage to come up with some unexpected
‘filmi’ moments which appear both novel and fresh compared
with other present day Bollywood releases.
Excellent
performance is exhibited by Hrithik Roshan as Raj. He is extremely
competent and impresses in each and every celluloid frame.
Kareena
Kapoor as Tina looks ravishingly beautiful and shows great flair
for comedy in this film. Although the audience will be reminded
of her ‘Poo character’ from the hit film ‘Kabhie
Khushi Kabhi GhamÂ’.
As for Rani Mukerjee; her dignified and subdued performance throughout
the film will once again go down well with the audience. We now
look forward to seeing her in soon to be release film, ‘Chori
ChoriÂ’ with actor Ajay Devgan.
Overall
this ‘special friendship’ can be described as a mushy
romance which is aimed at the teenage group but it also passes with
great excellence as a general family entertainer.
Despite playing at only 32 screens around the country, this film
took a whopping £204,490 in its first three days of release
and managed to reach number 7 in the UK top ten charts.
If
thatÂ’s good enough for the charts then it is definitely good
enough for you to visit your local cinema for this Bollywood flick!
Reviewed By: Manish Gajjar
Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú ShropshireÂ’s Mr Bollywood.
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