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Yeh
Kya Ho Raha Hai
 Cast:
Prashant Chainani, Aamir Ali Malik, Vaibhav Jhalani, Samita Bangargi,
Yash Rajvir, Payal Rohatgi, Punarnava Mehta and Deepti Daryanani
Producer: Harry
Baweja
Director: Hansal Mehta
Rating:
5.5/10
Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai is a
comedy that deals with the rather repressed topic of raging hormones
of today’s youth. It tells the story of four friends - Aamir,
Prashant, Yash and Vaibhav - who are in their final year of college.
The unlikely heroes are rudely jolted from their adolescent slumber
when they suddenly realize the importance of women when they are
refused entry into a disco, as singles are not allowed. Thus begins
their crusade to get a specimen of the fairer sex for themselves.
Loosely based on the
Hollywood sleeper hit American Pie starring Jason Biggs and Mena
Suvari , the movie has the feel of Dil Chahta Hai. However, to say
that it’s a downright amalgamation of the two above mentioned
films would be taking from it what credit it duly deserves albeit a
rather unsubstantial amount at that.
Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai is
about four friends – Ranjit (Prashant Chainani), Rahul (Aamir Ali
Malik), Bunty (Vaibhav Jhalani) and Johnny (Yashraj Vir) who want to
discover more about sex. While Rahul is in love with Preeti (Deepti
Daryanani), Johnny falls in love with the English teacher Stella (Punarnava
Mehta). Bunty wants to have sex with every woman he meets and Ranjit
starts getting attracted towards the hot babe Esha (Payal Rohatgi).
Little does he know that she plans to dump him the moment she
proposes to her as she has had a bet with her boyfriend that she
would seduce and then dump Ranjit. Anu (Samita Bangargi) a friend of
the four boys secretly loves Ranjit, but does not tell him about it.
True love triumphs in the
end as the cliché’s galore.
 Yeh
Kya Ho Raha Hai has its moments of fun although most of them occur
pre-interval. Filled with rather inane but humorous situations the
first half of the movie like its inspiration is inundated with
sexual humour and innuendo. Similar to DCH, this movie might not be
very well appreciated by the non-cosmopolitan Indian, as the humour
expressed in a vulgar form might not bear all to well through out.
It’s post interval that the movie starts its slow and steady
descent thanks mainly to a compromising script. The drama is not as
captivating as expected and the culmination to the various love
stories leave a lot to be desired.
The film introduces nine
new faces and all of them perform pretty well for their first
venture. In fact prior to shooting (that took all of an amazing 40
days) director Hansal Mehta conducted a month long workshop to help
the new comers shed their onscreen inhibitions. Director Hansal
Mehta deserves full marks for introducing new talent and making them
perform naturally but along with writer Suparn Verma, ought to have
laid more emphasis on script primarily on witty repartee or event
better on smartly scripted gags. As fore mentioned the film has a
couple of entertaining scenes especially Vaibhav’s eventful
escapades with a cop’s wife and a foreigner friend. However one
does get the feeling that the movie should and could have been a lot
funnier considering the nature and the script. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's
music has a hummable quality to it that will serve the film well in
its ascent up the music charts without much getting on your nerves.
With regard to the acting
department, Aamir looks handsome and has the talent to match. The
sequence with Prashant's sweetheart in the pre-climax proves that
he's a capable actor. Prashant has all the qualities of a star –
he comes across as convincing, has an unmatched physique, emotes
well and carries himself with a certain onscreen panache that
promises him a good future in this fickle industry. Yash has handled
a difficult role with sincerity.
 Amongst
heroines, Samita stands out with a confident performance. Her scene
in the climax with Prashant deserves special mention. Punarnava
looks classy and leaves a mark as an actress. Payal oozes sex appeal
and handles her part with precision. Deepti scores in the climax,
delivering her lines and expressions with confidence. Tarun, in a
role that has grey shades, dances exceptionally well and is a
complete natural.
On the whole the movie is
aimed and marketed to youth in the metros that could possibly on
some superficial level either identify with the characters or the
predicaments that befall them. The average film watching Indian
however spread across the expanse of our country might feel a rather
unbearable culture shock and hence might not enjoy the movie in its
entirety. On the whole the movie is pretty watchable with decent
performances.
By Sean D’Souza
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