Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge

Of course, it doesn't deserve a 9 star rating, but for me it does.

I thought this was an exemplary effort. From the very start to the montage in the end, this was some imagination at work. Relatively simple case of complicated online identities and adolescent issues, but the sharp dialogues and the leading couple take it a notch up from being a normal college flick. Some of the lines absolutely cracked me up! What works even more - the hero's sidekick...the drag sequence was hilarious. What doesn't work - the other couple, who could jarr at times.

Kudos to Yash Raj for moving away from run of the mill again. Go ahead watch this on a Sunday evening, time well spent.

'Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge' is a terrific entertainer, that is refreshing, crisp & very arresting. The script is water-tight and very youthful, while the direction & the performances, are simply superb. It's a winner!

'Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge' Synopsis: Two incompatible collegians, with fake social network ids, are assigned to work together for their institute's annual celebrations.

'Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge' is youthful & crisp. The Screenplay is water-tight and very fast. Also, the characters, all of them, are very interesting & appealing. Nupur Ashtana's Direction is superb. She has handled the film very well. Cinematography is eye-filling. Editing is good. Music by Raghu Dixit, is peppy.

Performance-Wise: Debutant Saqib Saleem does remarkably well. This guy has the energy & the potential that one asks in a Star. Saba Azad is lovable and suits the character perfectly. Also, The On-Screen chemistry between Saleem-Azad, is vibrant all through. Nishant Dahiya is passable. Tara D'Souza looks gorgeous and scores as well. Prabal Panjabi is average. Others lend support.

On the whole, 'Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge' is a winner all the way. Go for it!

My room-mate insisted and as earlier I made him see movies that I like I had to go this time with him. So, there I was at Cinemax, wonder mall @10.30PM last night with a disgust in my mind and little hope that I would like this movie. The scary thought was that the movie had songs!!!

Let me analyze the movie first and would provide my verdict at the end.

Theme: The story is set in fashion technology college. Vishal and Rahul are friends and Malavika and Preity are friends. Vishal take the identity of Rahul in facebook and similar happened with Preity. They chat, impress each other and fall in love. The catch here is that in real life Vishal and Preity can't tolerate each other. One minute with each other would translate into a fight. Well, a known premise with predictable twists and climax. Concept matches (very slight and I'm just nitpicking) with "10 things I hate about you" and "You've got mail".

Character development : The main assets of the movie are its vibrant characters. They are young, enthusiastic and bring the energy on screen. From start importance is given to main leads though you never get the feeling that some odd boys and girls are playing the part of being their friends only.

Direction : Crisp, smart and shiny (why did I use 'shiny' I don't know. It just felt right). Apart from the climax scene never I found the direction is out of control. The direction really helped developing the characters more. Good job there director sir!

Screenplay: The concept is old, tried and tested. Making a movie at this time based on an old concept and drawing audience to it is not easy. It has no big stars, not much promotions, and bad songs...and a worst title ever. So, it had to had something right for it to survive. Screenplay and dialog writing are the two strong pillars that it depends on. Screenplay is smart and you could relate to the story without feeling out of place. And dialogs are a real gem of the movie. When is the last time you've heard in a movie where two girls chatting and one jokingly says to other "sada boyfriendbati bhabo"!!! If anyone of you had watched it...I'm not aware of ur opinion but I liked the dialogs. They are the reason the movie could be a hit (or should be)

(well, there are few moments when its tacky and too predictable twists. I agree those are weak points but its like riding a faulty Mercedes. The ride is smooth and comforting but the engine stops working sometimes but for very short time)

Acting: The two main protagonists play their part very well. Its a treat to watch them fight or pulling each others leg. Apart from few scenes it never felt that they are acting in a movie. Apart from the main lead..the other important and unavoidable characters are their friends. All characters are drawn very well

Cinematography: I'm not sure about cinematography. No extra effort there. Nothing exceptional there that I could mention in a review.

Background scores and songs: I did not like the songs. Period.

Editing: Editing is good. Never felt the movie was stretched beyond its limit.

Overall entertainment value: I liked the movie. Maybe I went with a negative expectation (not even zero) It surprised me more. i did not expect it to be such smart, hip or light. It did not bore me (well a few moments though). If not in a cinema theater...a DVD watch is must.

Verdict: Like most of you even I had disliked the movie the moment I heard the name. What kind of looser keeps a name like that! That was the only repulsive factor which discouraged me to even pay attention to its trailers. I'm happy that I knew nothing about the movie and that can be one of the many reasons I liked it more. The movie is funny, light, smart and entertaining. A perfect movie to catch on a lazy afternoon with your friends.

In the sixties , movies used to show actors in their thirties pretending to be students in college .

Now seventeen year olds are shown pretending to be 21 year olds in college courtesy Yash raj films .

......All to enjoy the freedom of boozing and doing the things that adults do--yeah , even the girls !!

And the new vehicle for starting romance is the internet ; more specifically , the star of the net--facebook , what else.....

Yeah , forget dating sites and all that , these college kids are hooked on to facebook for finding a partner.....

So whats the story ??

A goodlooking girl and a goodlooking guy use the profiles of an even better looking girl and better looking guy to chat with each other......for they are not so confident about their real self .

As they begin to like each other , they want to meet . But both don't know who they are chatting to , and send the real persons of the profiles to meet each other .

So there are four people in the ring--the two real people whose profiles are being used , and the two fakes who are using the profiles to chat with each other .

But who is in love with whom ??

They all themselves are confused about that , because the fakes like each other on the net , but don't like each other in real life.....

So how will romance blossom , and between whom and whom ??

But don't worry ; as the cliché goes--love will find a way.....

But until its finds a way , there is some fun , some college dhammal , some entertainment , some partying , some college pranks to be pulled......

All candyfloss stuff for the bubblegum crowd......

So go have fun !!

Verdict--watchable .