Socha Na Tha (2005)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Imtiaz Ali

Writer:

Imtiaz Ali (writer)

Release Date:

4 March 2005 (India)

Genre:

Romance | Comedy

Plot:

A boy who forced to "see" a girl, whom he have to marry with. but the girl and boy, follows the constraints they made at their first meet, and , unfortunately, was unable to follow it.

Cast

Abhay Deol	...	Viren Oberoi
Ayesha Takia	...	Aditi
Ayesha Jhulka	...	Viren's bhabhi
Apoorva Jha	...	Karen Fernandes
Rati Agnihotri	...	Aditi's aunt
Sandhya Mridul
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sohrab Ardeshir
Manish Chaudhary
Lushin Dubey
Anamika Goel
Vijay Maurya
Suresh Oberoi	...	Mr. Oberoi (Viren's dad)
Salim Shah
Shakti Singh
Rajendranath Zutshi	...	Aditi's brother

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

India:U | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Goa, India

Company:

Dharmendra

Very Well Made : A Definite Treat to Watch

This is probably one of the best entertainment movies in recent times for many reasons: It is a movie about love and moves for most part on a happy note, and it has refreshingly fresh talent who *actually* have a role (unlike the usual 'Laila-Majnu' varieties). This movie is made along the lines of 'DDLJ' or 'HDDCS'.

Ayesha Takia is undeniably a hot actress in the current batch and she excels in acting too. Her role is quite subdued but an important part of the story. Abhay Deol has played the role of Viren quite well, and I think one will see more of him; hopefully in roles with more substance. The story revolves around Viren and his decisions that precipitate into bad things for his relationships. Viren is a confused character who is in search for his 'true love'. Though expectedly he finds it in the end.

What I really really liked are the long scenes with conversations that moved the story at a fast and impactive pace. Some of them go for a good 5 minutes without a break and are really enjoyable, and add beauty to the cinematic experience. Though the director need not have spent so much time on the enmity of the families or raised it to the extend he did. For the débutante director Imtiaz Ali, this is a laudable effort in keeping the story well-paced.

The comedy is built into the movie in a seamless fashion. The music is also pretty decent.

I definitely say : See It. you won't regret it.

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