Main Aisa Hi Hoon

MAIN AISA HI HOON promos showed up and i was so excited to watch it

Ajay in a mentally challenged role after DILWALE(1994) was a delight in the promos and i waited for the film to come In fact Ajay had 5-6 releases in 2005 and many of them in the first few months of 2005 in January there were INSAN and BLACKMAIL both craps and in February the much delayed ZAMEER and then the good TANGO CHARLIE and finally this movie

But i waited to watch this but sadly

The film is a remake of I AM SAM but the film falters in script level and also there are several loopholes

Another problem is Ajay made to sing and dance is too far fetched and also the characters surrounding him are too clichéd The romance between Ajay and Esha is okay but the reason she leaves him is too difficult to understand also the reason why Anupam wants her back is okay but how does he come to know Ajay is mentally ill before meeting him?

The courtroom drama is well handled but the jerky camera work spoils the show yet the courtroom drama does have some good moments but the film drags and gets painfully slow and ends suddenly

Direction by Harry Baweja is decent in parts only Music is okay

Amongst actors Ajay did a mentally challenged role in DILWALE(1994) strangely by the same director and was good there Here too he does well but could be far more better in several portions Esha is okay Sushmita Sen steals the show with a natural performance, sadly nowdays she is doing trite Anupam Kher is adequate Vikram Gokhale is okay

This film is out-and-out a tearjerker. The story revolves around a Ajay Devgan, a mentally challenged man, and his daughter, who has reached the age where she has begun to surpass her dad mentally. Ajay plays innocence personified. He treats everyone as his own, and does not know how to lie. Esha Deol, his long lost love, was never destined to live happily. The happiness she receives from Ajay she finds to be too much to handle after living a dark and lonely life. Sushmita Sen, a top lawyer and a very strong, independent woman, has distanced herself from her son by dedicating all her time to her profession that deals with an ugly face of society. A divorcée, she fights a new battle everyday, in court and in life. Ajay, through his unconditional love, brings out the loving child and innocence in Sushmita. The story is very nice, and characters are well developed, particularly that of Sushmita. Ajay's performance was absolutely fantastic. Sushmita was also good.

Watch this movie if you like Esha Deol and Sushmita Sen. This movie is given substance only because of the female leads in it. Lillete Dubey and Ajay Devgan's daughter have played their parts extremely well. Ajay Devgan is good as usual, but if you really wanted to watch a movie of this sort, you're better off watching the original, I am Sam. However, if you want to watch some seriously good acting in bollywood, you should go for this movie. Esha Deol is getting better in every movie. We can see the sadness and anger in her eyes when she calls her father up on her birthday but doesn't get through to him. She has an extremely expressive face, and definitely has the potential to be a super star like her parents. Sushmita Sen is awesome, like usual. She just keeps getting better. I thought she acted immensely well in Filhaal, but now I think this movie beats that in terms of her acting. Ajay Devgan has always been good and this is just one more feather in his cap. The whole supporting cast has done a good job as well. Yet, even with the fabulous performances, this movie lacks the essential ingredients of a blockbuster. The songs look like they've been forcefully added and, as I stated earlier, you'd rather watch the Hollywood version of this movie. An okay watch if you have nothing to do on a rainy day. Also, the end result of the case and Sushmita Sen's decision seems a tad bit unbelievable, but I guess that's cinematic liberty! I give this movie a 7 mainly because of the acting!

Yes OK so it's a take off (rip off?) of I am Sam). Big deal. On the whole it's a good film, but yes I couldn't empathize with the ending as it was seemingly rushed and forced.

I really loved the songs, especially "Walk into my life" and "Mere Papa" (ok, so I love the songs in our Hindi movies!).

Anyway all the actors were really good. Ajay Devgan is superb as Neel. Sush and Esha are great too. The kid is sweet but a bit too precocious at times. Blame it on Harry I guess.

The supporting cast did a great job too.

Yes it's almost scene for scene a remake of I am Sam. That aside, I have to say I'm more partial to Ajay Devgan than Sean Penn, but that's just me.

Personally this would have been better done as a sequel to Koi Mil Gaya rather than just a copy of an American film.

Admittedly, this movie bears very striking resemblance to the 2001 film "I am Sam". However, Bollywood maintains the innocence of the storyline with typical twists to conform to a critical Indo-audience now accustomed with modern dramatisations of human behaviour while still expecting good over evil victories at the end of every story.

Ajay Devgan and Baby Rucha Vaidya complement each other beautifully, with the latter debut artist performing with just the correct amount of cuteness while demonstrating mature drama portrayal within a multi-star environment. This is typical in the dramatisation of the sentimental song "Papa Mere Papa" in which Gungun, her character, plays tribute to her dad to force Sushmita Sen's character, Niti, "the best lawyer" to realise he dad deserves to maintain custody of Gungun from her maternal grandfather.

Devgan's role as a autistic gentlemen Indraneel Thakur, loved by all while maintaining responsible, honest and forgiving qualities is typically brilliant when one considers the diaspora of roles he is considered for. He convinces Sen that she needs to show her son more respect and overcome her workaholic attributes to prevent herself from losing her son as she has her husband. Neel's relative charm is apparent as his associations with the clients at the café at which he works seven days-a-week are shown as they urge him to share his musical talent with them, as in the song "Just Walk into my Life" Anupham Kher plays irresponsible and business tycoon father to Maya Tridevi (Esha Deol), who is Gungun's mother. Maya is forced to leave UK from her non-responsive father and return to India where she becomes a nomad and drug-addict before she is inspired that life can be positively lived with Neel, his friends and carer, Ritu, played by Lillete Dubey. She is overwhelmed with the power of love, and becomes scared of this emotion, therefore leaving the family once she gives birth to their daughter.

The storyline culminates with Tridevi senior returning to India to legally claim back his daughter from Thakur, hereby breaking the fragile Neel's personality. There are challenges in the life of Gungun and Neel, with the former trying very hard not to outsmart her dad, but eventually learning that to love him, she must become the strong and intellectual member of their small family.

The performances are sterling, however, one feels that the film-makers took the Bollywood license to generate a happy-ending a bit too cloistral. This film has a strong storyline, yet the producers do not balance time spent at specific plot points, such as Esha's exit or at the climax.

This said, however, we must admit that the music is beautiful from Himesh Reshammiya and lyricist Sameer, and the overall effort is great from the actors, young, old and young-minded. Understand the nature of Bollywood cinema, and home it becomes more bold in future en devours, but do not judge these efforts without value to the social upliftment producers seek. The audience of Bollywood is certainly intelligent and understand the critique of performance and have ability to share commentary on world matters and contribute significantly to global advancement.