E.M.A.E.T. (2012)
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 | 01:50:59 | 4,47 Gb
Audio: Hindi AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | Subs: English, Arabic
Genre: Comedy, Romance
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 | 01:50:59 | 4,47 Gb
Audio: Hindi AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | Subs: English, Arabic
Genre: Comedy, Romance
A few drinks too many leads an uptight architect and quick-witted hairstylist to marry in Las Vegas. Can a mistake lead to friendship and love?
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The nation of Prozac and freedom gets enough homage in debut director Shakun Batra’s Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu. The exposition of the lead characters, in their own words, is on their respective shrinks’ couch—where, in true American spirit, they spell out life problems which perhaps wouldn’t even merit a breakdown in the city they’re from, Mumbai. There’s a Las Vegas chapel where marriages made out of inebriated courage are the stuff of lore. The American three-wheeler scooter is a cute prop. The lead pair, Riana Braganza and Rahul (Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan, respectively), are jobless but immaculately turned out. They are in supermarkets often, and are generally unapologetically shallow. Batra’s film neatly fits into the template of the over-churned genre, the Hollywood romcom.
Riana is a freelance hairstylist, who lives in Las Vegas and breezes around on a scooter. Her family back home, her “madhouse”, is a jaunty bunch, supportive of every little decision of hers. Rahul is from a wealthy family. His parents control his every decision; he literally can’t talk in front of his father, and also has a mortal fear of sexually aggressive women. So chalk and cheese, black and white. With the stark contrasts, the lead pair is set up for easy conflict. Rahul considers himself “average” but Riana consoles him by saying that compared with all the other men she has dated, at least he is what he is—she likes that he is “perfectly average”. Within a week, the two become friends and the scene changes to Mumbai, until the film’s heart-warming, believable end.
There are some blatant loopholes in the script. The shrinks disappear the moment Riana and Rahul meet—and remain a banal ode to glorified American dysfunctionality. When Rahul is on a secret trip to Mumbai with Riana, he accidentally runs into the car his mother is travelling in, that too at a moment when this meeting makes it convenient for the story to move forward. But the writing really does not matter for the makers of Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu as much as the external packaging—the art direction, cinematography and styling.
But it has its way of warming up to you, entirely because of the lead performances. Khan’s character is overwritten. His being insecure, unexpressive and frozen overpowers everything else about him. Khan fits in well, although the character’s charm would have been more open and recognizable if he didn’t try so hard to be stiff. Kapoor has a role with some shades. She is impulsive and forthright, but also secretive. You know her deeper side is lurking right behind the external sparkle. Kapoor’s performance lifts this film many notches higher and makes it watchable. None from the supporting cast, including Boman Irani, Ratna Pathak Shah, Sonia Mehra and Ram Kapoor, has memorable cameos. The portrait of the entire Braganza family stays in memory—irreverent, witty and happy-go-lucky, the diametric opposite of Rahul’s family, the scary and pretentious Kapoors. But then this film thrives on stark contrasts.
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu has an easy, comforting charm. It is more a buddy film than a romance, which works in its favour. There is no big Punjabi wedding, a gigantic plus in my book. You won’t be moved by it, and will probably forget it after a few smiles, but while it lasts, Kareena Kapoor will keep you engaged.
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is a film by Dharma Productions, starring none other than the glamorous Kareena Kapoor and the rising Imran Khan. Kareena reprises as a bubbly optimistic character. (which we last saw in Jab We Met as Geet)She plays Rianna Briganza, a hairstylist in Las Vegas. Imran Khan plays Rahul Kapoor, whose whole life has been planned out for him by his parents. During one drunken night in Vegas where one thing leads to another, the two end up getting married. The film itself is very refreshing. It is not your typical Karan Johar film. The story plays itself out over two weeks and how Rahul's(Imran's) life changes forever. By the end of the film, you feel like you've watched a good film. It doesn't keep you off the edge of your seats, it doesn't make you reach for your handkerchiefs, it simply makes your day a joyful one. A must-watch for all you guys who want to see something new.IMDB Reviewer
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