Ekk Main Aur Ekk Tu- Kareena Kapoor, Imran Khan.
Rating 3/5
Ekk Main Aur Ekk Tu is a rom-com about two diagonally opposite individuals.
The boy leads a bland and boring life. The girl is blabbermouth and full of
life (American Jab We Met girl). Their paths cross. And as expected, opposites
attract. So what's new?
Rahul (Imran Khan) could never come out
of the shadow of his parents who tried molding him in their customized
templates. A random encounter with Riana (Kareena Kapoor) leads to a few
drinks and they wake up next morning to realize they got married in their
drunken stupor. Annulling their accidental wedlock would take a few days.
Meanwhile
Riana loses her rented apartment and checks-in with Rahul. The uptight Rahul
loosens up in Riana's company and starts “living life”. Cupid strikes Rahul
over a Kuch Kuch Hota Hai song. Further they fly to India
Let the accidental
marriage idea not mislead you. The accidental marriage theme is employed more
as a gimmick and doesn't contribute anything to the story. In fact the makers
take the convenient route and entirely do away with the actual marriage scene
from the narrative. Also the lead pair chooses to stay together and is never
compelled by any legal obligations.
The
writing by Ayesha Devitre and Shakun Batra is
a case of too much screenplay without much story. The overall tone of the film
is refreshingly lighthearted and the chemistry between Kareena and Imran is
conversational over corporeal. But somewhere the story seems too shallow after
a point with no tangible plot-point conflicts and the screenplay tries to fill
that void with birthday parties, New Year celebrations, school revisits and
such similar elements that remain external to the central plot.
Nevertheless you find solace in the film's
subdued sense of humor and subtle temperament. The subtlety is not per se but
largely because the story is devoid of any theatrical twists. And the residual
dramatic sequences are handled with utmost sensitivity by director Shakun Batra, like Imran's
climactic outburst at the dinner table. The dialogues comprise more of carefree
and casual conversations over dramatically designed punches and go smoothly
with the natural flow of scenes. There's an intentional aberration in the end
to set the film in a league of its own but could disappoint the ones viewing
the film as a Valentine special.
Kareena Kapoor is beautiful in both her looks and
acts. Despite playing the chirpy-outgoing girl, she never goes overboard and is
absolutely adorable. Actually the movie is a must for Bebo fans. Playing the
high-strung guy with deadpan expressions comes naturally to Imran Khan. He comes up with a fairly decent act.
Their chemistry is informal and affable. Ratna Pathak Shah as the elite
fashion-fanatic mother is too good. Boman Irani as the
business-minded father is restrained in his role. Sonia Mehra (after some disastrous films)
comes across as desirable in her one-scene cameo. Ram Kapoor gets no scope. The
actor playing Kareena's father is funny and a fresh deviation from the regular
father figures of Bollywood.
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