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Why was this movie even made????? The last time Mallika Sherawat teamed up with “multiplex” actor Rahul Bose we got the very likable rom com Pyaar Ke Side Effects. This time she has the super talented Ranvir Shorey keeping her company and what we have is a stupid movie with no point to it.

Kabir(Ranvir Shorey) is an engineering student in his final year for the fourth time, whiling away his life. One evening he rescues a drunk Kuhu(Mallika Sherawat) at the train station and thus begins their relationship. She constantly gets drunk and passes out on him, treats him worse than dirt and slaps him ALL the time(99 slaps 1 kiss goes the tagline…. 99 is way too low a count).

She writes moronic scripts based in the future where women rule the world and he’s the bad guy getting his backside kicked. Yet he loves her and does everything she asks for!!! Insane!!!!!

And then one fine day she leaves him…no explanations offered.

You’d think he’d be happy but no, our man is miserable.

Will he get Kuhu back? Does she even love him?

Ranvir Shorey does very well as the harassed Kabir.

Mallika has to be rude, act bitchy and slap Ranvir silly. And this she does with ease.

If you are a die ahrd Sherawat fan then just watch the songs on TV.

Oh and yes the 1 kiss in the tagline is added just to justify the tagline.

Getting slapped would be more pleasant than watching this.

This is truly Singh overload…everyone is pretty much called Singh

Gone are the days where you would have a Sardar fly overseas to become a cab driver. Now they go Down Under and become dons! ;-). Lucky Singh(Sonu Sood) left home to become the undisputed “King” of the Australian underworld. This means he’s constantly dodging enemies and making headlines causing much embrassement and shame to people in his village. The villagers are also tired of Happy Singh(Akshay Kumar) who has a heart of gold but his helping anyone often results in property destruction all around

So they decide to send Happy and his best pal, Rangeela(Om Puri) to Sydney to make a honest man of Lucky and bring him back home. But Happy being Happy lands up in Egypt instead and runs into Sonia(Katrina Kaif) whom he instantly falls for. But alas Happy must goto Sydney first before he can pursue the woman of his dreams…but not before a quick song n dance routine

Happy and Rangeela finally land in Sydney and try to convince Lucky to return home. All they get for their trouble is to get thrown out on the streets. A homeless Happy runs into a desi Rose Lady(Kiron Kher) whom he treats like his mother. But mummy dearest is depressed ‘coz her daughter is coming back home after finishing her studies with the boyfriend in tow. The downside is the daughter thinks they are well off but mamma is just managing to scrape ends together. So in true Happy style the man comes up with a hare brained scheme to help Rose Lady out. Only to discover that the daughter is none other than Sonia!! And her boyfriend is a snooty rich kid, Puneet(Ranvir Shorey)

Singh is King is very very Punjabi and rather over the top. Director Anees Bezme does manage to steer away from blatant slap stick though sparing us yet another Welcome.

Akshay Kumar truly proves he is the brightest star in Bollywood today. The movie survives simply because of him. Sure there are times he gets on your nerves but he grows on you. His charm is undeniable.

Om Puri excels as Rangeela plays the perfect foil to Happy. Certainly not his career best but it’s wonderful to see him in form again after moronic roles like Mere Baap Pehle Aap.

Sonu Sood does well as Lucky though he doesn’t have too much to do.

Katrina Kaif…well she’s pretty as a picture and her smile will make u melt. The flat dialog delivery and the accented Hindi continue though. For someone being touted as Bollywood’s reining queen she sure can’t act.

Neha Dhupia palying Lucky’s sidekick does well in the brief role.

Ranvir Shorey is fabulous in his super short role. Truly there is no role this man can’t do.

All in all this is Kumar’s show all the way.

And it’s wonderful to see all the Sardar’s dressed so wonderfully after Daler Mehendi’s flashy outfits.

Go ahead and grab some popcorn

As the movie opens to the trendy remixed version of Bachna Ae Haseeno and you watch Ranbeer Kapoor match steps with ease with 3 lovely ladies you know you are watching a star. The youngest Kapoor on the block would have made a more popular debut had this his first flick rather than Saawariya.

So you have a dedicated bachelor who designs video games for a living, Raj(Ranbeer Kapoor) trace his love life from 1996 to 2007. His first encounter is with young Mahi(Minisha Lamba) who is searching for her “Raj” al la DDLJ style in Switzerland where Raj and his pals are also vacationing. While Raj loves the whole DDLJ idea for a coupla days he has no intentions of marrying the dreamy Mahi who is on the brink of getting engaged with a family friend. So he bids adieu leaving behind a heart broken Mahi.

Cut to 2002 and Raj is living it up or rather living in with Radhika(Bipasha Basu) in amchi Mumbai. She’s a small town gal from Ranchi who wants to make it big in the movies. They have the perfect life together, no complications no strings attached….till Raj gets a job offer to move to Sydney n Radhika starts making wedding plans. With the babes and the beach beckoning Raj decides to chicken out of the impending wedding.

Sydney lives up to his expectations and so do the women ;-). Till one night he runs into Gayathri(Deepika Padukone), a taxi driver cum supermarket checkout girl. She’s smart, sassy, independent and will work as many jobs as it takes to get her through her MBA degree. She’s nothing like anyone Raj has met and he is smitten. And finally lover boy decides it’s time to tie the knot. One problem though…Gayathri doesn’t believe in marriage!

A heart broken Raj thinks back to the times and women he’s jilted and decides to track them down and ask for their forgiveness. But even with the passage of time the agony of heart break is tough to forget and Raj has an uphill task cut out for him.

Will Mahi and Radhika find it in themselves to forgive Raj?

Is he ironically gonna end up alone?

After the dismal Ta Ra Rum Pum director Siddharth Anand somewhat finds his element in Bachna Ae Haseeno.

The movie belongs to Ranbeer Kapoor who looks dishy throughout and is immensely comfortable in front of the camera. So charming is the dude that he’ll elicit a smile from you even while behaving like a total heel

Minisha Lamba does well as the young dreamy Mahi and the tough as nails unromantic woman she changes into.

Bipasha Basu rocks! She holds her own against the young wanna shines and has amazing chemistry with Ranbeer even if she does look older than him.

While Deepika Padukone is not as luminous as she was in Om Shanti Om she doesn’t have much scope to perform. The dialog delivery definitely needs work.

Fresh, breezy and young Bachna doesn’t have the magic of Salaam Namaste but it’s still a fun watch.

Ranbeer Talwar(Saif Ali Khan) has pretty much lost everyone he’s loved since he was child. So now he doesn’t have much use for love and relationships in his life. A self made man, his roaring business is his life.

Till his cool BMW rams into a car one evening and kills the Walias leaving their 4 kids orphans.

And then gets saddled with playing guardian to the Walia kids till they are adults….and be good with them or he gets thrown into jail for 20 years.

Which is exactly what the kids want. Bent upon revenge, they make way to Ranbeer’s house to make life hell for him.

A few days in and both Ranbeer and his bimbo girlfriend. Malaika(Ameesha Patel) have had enough and are desperately looking for a nanny for the kids.

Lo behold! God(Rishi Kapoor) decides the perfect way to make life rosy for Ranbeer and the kids is to send Geeta(Rani Mukheerji), an angel who follows no rules and wants to know why humans cry, down to earth to play nanny.

So Geeta rides down a rainbow on a bicycle, changes into a tacky outfit which pretty much works as her nanny uniform n uses plenty of magic(though she isn’t supposed to) to get the kids and Ranbeer together. And make Malaika baby disappear.

Soon all is good but that means that it’s time for Geeta to go back to the heaven and she doesn’t want to. Neither does Ranbeer who’s in love with Geeta. So does God answer Geeta’s prayers and let her stay back?

Not sure if it was intended that way but Thoda Pyaar is strictly for kids and they too might not be too happy with the tacky special effects given they get regular doses of Cartoon Network and Animax.

Kunal Kohli does have a flair for casting kids though. After the adorable Rehaan in Fanna he comes up with a likable bunch who manage to endear without ever getting on your nerves.

Saif Ali Khan barely gets to be alive. Poor guy’s made to whisper in a bid to appear aloof but comes into his element when he gets to bond with the children.

God bless for making Rani Mukherjee an angel who can’t cry. It is certainly pleasant to see her all clear eyed for once! She has a good time bonding with the children and their chemistry shows through.

Did she get Vidya Balan to design her wardrobe though????

Ameesha Patel in a quick cameo excels as a social ladder climbing airhead.

So does Rishi Kapoor…though for God he hardly gets to say a thing

Ok movie but certainly not for adult viewing