Parineeta

Bollywood's take on a Bengali tragedy romance with a twist.

Sanjay Dutt is constipated. Vidya Balan cries too easily. Diya Mirza has a very weird smile. Rima(?) Sen's eyes are way too big for her face. Saif Ali Khan is a very good, spoilt brat - Though I'm not sure that that is what he wanted to portray. All the assorted aunts, uncles, neighbours and friends look alike - heavy jewellery, silk saris with lots of zari, large makeup and very weepy.

The music in the movie was OK. Maybe even good.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra has tried very hard to out do Nagesh Cuckoo (Hydrabad Blues) in weird and bad movie endings. He came close. It was almost that bad, a very close match. Saif Ali Khan tries to break down a day old wall with a lawn ornament or an ornamental fountain, which he pulls out of the ground with HIS BARE HANDS. And the marriage party is chanting for him to break down the wall, though nobody comes to help; and what happens to poor, rich, spoilt, bride Diya Mirza? Nobody knows. I don't think anybody cares, but that's besides the point; a good movie must not make us fill in the gaps. But nobody asked me. Their loss.

The movie itself sucked. But watchable. So go ahead, take a flying leap into the glitter and gold. Fortify yourself with lots of masala popcorn and leave your brains behind. Cheers.