Run away from this marriage as far as you can.

Grade: D

Dulha Mil Gaya

Indian Release Date: 08/01/10
CBFC Classification:  U/A
Running Length: 2 Hours 40 minutes

Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan, Ishita Sharma
Director: Mudassar Aziz
Screenplay: Mudassar Aziz
Cinematography: Sunil Patel
Music: Lalit Pandit & Pritam Chakraborty

Don't be fooled by the starry cast; Sushmita Sen and Sharukh Khan have long given up their dignified artist status in exchange of sub standard production roles, like the one I review today - Dulha Mil Gaya.

There isn't much in the movie to talk about. The story revolves around Tej aka Donzi (Fardeen Khan) who is a rich spoilt brat, a typical native of Bollywood town. His father, in the dying will, writes to him his entire 'Jayadaad' on the condition that he marries his best friend’s daughter from Punjab. So far, all I could think of was been there, done that! If it was a spoof on the countless hindi features from the 70s, I must say that they completely lost me there. So anyway, on the advice of 'Vakil sahab', Donzi goes to Punjab and marries Samarpreet Kapoor (Ishita Sharma), but doesn't take her back with him. She like any other regressive Bollywood drama queen awaits her chosen one to come back and when he doesn't, she takes off to Trinidad to find him. When spurned by her "The One" and thrown off his property unnoticed, she is helped by Shimmer (Sushmita Sen) who happens to be a friend of Donzi. She vows to help Samarpreet teach Donzi a lesson and woo him back too at the same time....hmmm. Donned with a new look and a new name - Samara, embarks on a trip that makes the movie a self inflicted terror.

There is very little in the movie to be discribed as entertainment. Shahrukh Khan in his role as Pawan aka PRG is completely wasted. Sushmita Sen has lost her much vied élan. Fardeen Khan has yet again managed to make me groan.

Although the movie was placed in Trinidad, about 30% of the movie is shot in chroma (with a fake back ground) and about another 40% is shot indoors, which seems to be not only a complete waste of a location but also unnecessary production expenditure. The music isn't remarkable either.

Final Verdict: Avoid this film at all cost unless it happens to air on television and you have absolutely nothing better to do (in which case you need to work on your life!)

Grade: D

 

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