Thandi Jodi

Hmmm.....SRK tires a different role.And succeeds in establishing a likeable,timid,innocent yet lovable character with Suri.This bespactacled Punjab Power employee is a new hero in bollywood who is struggling to find love even after marriage!They usually find love many times over by the time marriage is on the cards.The 'problem' that's the central idea of this film is Suri's wife's condition that dosen't allow her to break away from her troubled past.And hence Suri sets on an adventurous journey to woo his 'ladies' in style.A dance competition allows him to express his love through his alter ego 'Raj' who sees love in everyone,especially if there is a splash of godliness in him/her as the case might be.The problems of the movie start with Raj's entry, as this character, though decently written, lacks the conviction so essential in a whirwind-sweeping-her-off-the-feet-kinda-guy.Also,the plausibility is missing since he isn't too disguised so as not to be recognised by his own wife! The middle class setting and emotional quotient is balanced between the characters ,but what's missing is the vital ingredient of hilarity and 'landed in a soup' sort of situational bonus.The director should have taken a leaf or two out of some previous gems, notably Amol Palekar's Golmaal.The dilemma of the now demure housewife, now exuberant sucker for love heroin, is understandable to a certain extent,not so the climax where she suddenly falls for her husband all over again stating the hackeyend bland theory of seeing Rab in him.The totality is diluted by the holes in the story line,which could definitely have come a whammer with some imaginative puntuations and more of the situational cartwheeling.
A thanda comeback for Adi sadly enough.King Khan pumps in as much fun as possible in a double role which essentialy is the best part of the movie.The newcomer, Anouska has a 1000 watt smile and that's about it, wish she could pull in some chutzpah.Music is just about okay with yet another bollywood parade song routine thown in,which has lost its novelty now.Dialogues are of the ji ji variety without any sharp oneliners.A notable fact is that the current reality show mania is being capitalized upon, but the sweat,emotional rollercoaster and high voltage drama which is visible in these shows is conspicious by its absence.Not happening.