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EDITOR'S PICK
Rating: ** 1/2
Some love stories are just so sweet, more so, when real life couples romance on
reel. Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya is one of those. No extraordinary story
or no unique formula, no major histrionics, yet, this romantic-comedy entertains
and touches your heart.
Mini (Genelia D`Souza) is an educated, fun-loving daughter of businessman,
Bhatti (Tinnu Anand), who wants to marry her off to a rich jaat, Sunny, who in
turn wants the permit Mini holds as his entry into Caneda aka
Canada.
But the feisty Mini, who loves life and adventure, will have none of that.
Viren (Riteish Deshmukh), who drives Bhatti`s rickshaw, is a simpleton with
dreams of starting a travel agency with a fleet of cars for which he is
painstakingly saving money.
Bhatti sells off all his rickshaws one day with Viren`s savings of Rs.60,000 in
it. Egged on by his friends to drown his sorrows, Viren guzzles a few drinks and
in a drunken stupor lands up at Bhatti`s doorstep demanding his money back,
while Mini`s engagement is in progress.
An argument ensues and Viren lays his hands on a pistol. In the commotion, Mini
seizes the opportunity and forces Viren to kidnap her and makes him drive them
off in the waiting vehicle.
The spunky Mini makes a deal with Viren that he will follow her instructions and
will demand a ransom of Rs.10 lakh from her father. He can then have his
Rs.60,000 and she will keep the rest as she does not want to go back home and
marry.
While the ransom letter goes to Mini`s father, the couple enter into someone`s
home and try to make ends meet. In the process, they fall in love and are happy
being with each other.
The story takes a twist when Mini`s fiance along with her father comes to pay
the ransom amount but actually fools them and starts firing, hoping to take Mini
back.
Suddenly, Mini and Viren are kidnapped by another person and taken away to the
Chowdhary`s haveli.
Chowdhary (Om Puri) is a notorious kidnapping kingpin, who makes a living out of
demanding ransom. Just when you think Puri is a villain of sorts and some
never-ending torture drama a la 1980`s Hindi films, will unfold, we discover
that Viren alias chotu is Om Puri and Smita Jayakar`s son.
Disapproving of his father`s ways, Viren has left home six years ago to work in
Patiala as a rickshaw driver.
Follow your heart and not your head when you watch this comedy directed by
debutant Mandeep Kumar. The sincere effort to make a light hearted, fun, love
story shines through.
Genelia as the spirited Mini is adorable and delivers an energetic performance.
She looks fresh, gorgeous and does full justice to Mini`s insanities and pranks.
Riteish plays Viren to the hilt. He is earnest, restrained, but you have seen
him do this before.
The duo lights up the screen with their palpable, but understated chemistry.
Tinnu Anand and Om Puri expectedly deliver good performances.
Sachin Jigar`s music compliments the film. Main vaari janwa tugs at
your heart strings. The title song Tere naal also brings out the
flavour of the film.
However, Veena Malik`s item number - Fan ban gayi - fails to elicit
whistles or fans.
Cinematographer Chirantan Das is impresses by beautifully capturing wonderful
locales in rural Punjab and scenic Himachal Pradesh.
Enjoy watching a sweet love story with the now Mr & Mrs Deshmukh as the lead
pair. Trust me, it is entertaining enough