November 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Film: Break Ke Baad

Director: Danish Aslam.

Starring: Imran Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shahana Goswami, Yudhishtr Urs, Sharmila Tagore, Navin Nischol and Lillete Dubey.

Rating: ***

With a promise of entertaining the youth, debutant director Danish Aslam tries to offer you an old story with some new twists and turns incorporated in it. However, you will enjoy the chemistry between the two young leads Imran Khan as Abhay and Deepika Padukone as Aaliya. They are childhood sweethearts, who share their first kiss when they watch Kuch Kuch Hota Hai for the third time. So, its genuinely a love story but with some added fun elements.

Aaliya is ambitious, gorgeous and stubborn while Abhay is aimless in his life. For Aaliya, love is not everything and wants to be a renowned actress. But they cant stay without each other even when they fight. You must have seen her saying Main Shah Rukh Khan hu during the promos and that is one funny seen where she is totally drunk. Even though, she is insensitive sometimes but knows Abhay is the strong pillar of her life.

To fulfill her ambition, Aaliya leaves for Australia and Abhay follows her. Here, you can see some funny but confusing scenes between them. Finally, Lillette Dubey enters the scene and she does not mind calling Aalia chudail even when she has divorced thrice in her own life.

It has a soulful music and a story that youth can relate to. So, its not a bad idea to watch the movie during this weekend with friends!

--Sampurn Wire