Saturday, November 15, 2008

DOSTANA


Dostana is a romantic comedy movie directed by Tarun Mansukhani who is Karan Johar's assistant. Its star cast includes some big name of industry like Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty and Kirron Kher. it is a fun-filled and hilarious movie that revolves around two guys, who pretend to be gay lovers. One of the best parts of the movie is that it does not fall into 'gay' stereotype and gives respect and dignity to homosexuals. It is the first Bollywood film to be set entirely in Miami. It is also the first ever Bollywood film to focus on a gay relationship between its two protagonists.

Dostana
is a story about two guys Sameer (Abhishek Bachchan) who born and raised in London, now in his early thirties, Sameer works in Miami, as a male nurse at St. Steve's Hospital. A goofy kind of guy, who yet has the ability to charm his way into anybody's life. Sameer is the man with the plan. Plans that he seldom thinks through its consequences and other guy is Kunal (John Abraham) who has this brooding quality about him that makes girls swoon over him, which he plays to his full advantage. He's a gorgeous fashion photographer who is pretty straight edged, responsible, and an organized man who has his life in order except for his residence permit as he is an illegal immigrant. They both bump into each other while looking for an apartment to rent and coincidentally head towards the same apartment. However, they are both thrown out because the owner wants to rent the apartment to girls only, since his niece, Neha (Priyanka Chopra) stays in that apartment alone. In the film, Priyanka plays a role of 27 year old, contemporary Indian woman. She is smart, gorgeous and stylish, working at a fashion magazine called Verve. Hard working and someone who loves her work, she longs to settle down and have a family. She is respectful, intelligent and also innocent which sometimes lands her into trouble. Sameer gets an idea that if Kunal and he pretend to be gay lovers, then the owner will agree to let them stay. Even though their plan works, the boys are in a predicament as they both fall in love with the Neha, who thinks they are gay.

The first half of the movie is fantabulous, making you laugh so much that you might end up falling on the floor. The chemistry between Abhishek and John, the USP of 'Dostana', is terrific. The second half is a bit less entertaining, as it seems stretched and could have done with some editing. The end is pretty shocking and will have its fair share of advocates and adversaries. The style quotient is high, cinematography excellent and music catchy. Bobby Deol (Abhimanyu) has played his part with élan. Boman Irani, as usual, makes you roar with laughter, while Kirron Kher plays the perfect Punjabi Mom and Sushmita Mukherjee is fantastic.Also, Shilpa sheety makes her guest apperence fantastic in the movie. The music of Dostana is composed by Vishal-Shekher and its lyrics written by Vishal Dadlani and Anvita Dutt Guptan.

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