Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
| 10 February 2012 (USA)
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Rahul and Riana meet each other for the first time, get drunk, and awake the next morning to find that they have gotten legally married to each other.

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Nastikata

Not bad as I thought it would have been (I mean, with Kareena and Imran my expectations weren't too high), just a simple, light comedy with an unexpected end. Quite enjoyable. It could have been better but it could have been a lot worse too. P.S. All songs can/must be skipped, you're welcome.

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bobbysing

EMAET can easily be termed as a foreign dish served with some Indian toppings and masalas, which actually ruin the real taste of the recipe all together. In reality the problem is that at one end our young film- makers are pretty inspired from the western films, their directors and want to try something unique on those similar lines. But on the other, our Indian market, traditions and the concept of love, don't allow them to cross certain boundaries which in turn results in a pretty weak product hanging in between, reaching nowhere. Now let me try to explain what I found deliberate, illogical and unloving in this Love Story.The film starts off with all seen before kind of scenes relating to Imraan's arrogant and classy parents forcing all their wishes on to their child. And the child is now a grown-up architect (of 25+), working in a big foreign company but still so dumb to continue to be the puppet of his ruling parents. Now after he gets fired from his job, Imraan meet this full of life girl Kareena and they spend some good time together in a pub drinking heavily. In their drunken state they even get married unknowingly and become an official couple as per the law. And from here onwards EMAET copies its initial main plot straight from WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS (2008) and the Mexican film RECIEN CAZADO (2009).But in a very amusing way, the first time director Shakun Batra makes an Indian change in the idea and puts some clothes on to the naked people in his script. In both the original films, the couple find themselves naked in a bed together in the morning and scream loudly as they come to know the truth of their shocking marriage. However in EMAET, the couple wakes up in their full clothes on, lying on the same bed and then start screaming. The presentation clearly shows that we still have dualistic minds working behind the projects wherein some film-makers are coming out of the shell with films like "The Dirty Picture" and some still want to make movies as per the old rules.The fact is proved again later in the film, when the couple files for an Annulment in the court (a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void, different from divorce) and the Judge asks them a question about their Sex life saying , "Did you have Sex together?". To this Imraan replies 'No' and Kareena says "Yes". Justifying her strange reply, she further adds, "No, not with him, but I thought you were asking with other people". Now this was quite confusing as far as characterization is concerned, because the film nowhere talks about sex in the short life of the married couple ever in its narration (may be because its an Indian film). Strangely it neither happens on the first night of their unplanned wedding, (when they were both madly drunk) nor at any later stage when they both stay in the same home for days. Still, Kareena openly admits having sex with others and not Imraan. Probably she was not fond of boys from the Indian origin and hence was not sexually interested in him for that very reason.Using the borrowed plot of a sudden marriage in its first half, EMAET later moves on to its own path inspired from two other film-makers namely Woody Allen and Richard Linklater (of BEFORE SUNRISE and BEFORE SUNSET fame). But here the inspiration is more related to the treatment of the subject only which revolves around just two people on the screen and their enlightening conversations about love. Shakun Batra takes a brave step in conceiving a project focusing on only two characters in the script and he handles them well too. Yet, in what pressure he still goes on to add many over-used kind of sequences post intermission, remains questionable.Coming to the open climax of the film which I found highly unrealistic, impractical and illogical, I am surprised that many critiques have appreciated it with an open heart. Talking about Cinematography, EMAET has some great foreign visuals but a weak soundtrack with nothing exceptional in its songs except an above average party track called 'Auntyji'. In fact music is regularly coming out be the weakest feature of many new ventures, which indeed is a matter of utmost concern for all producers. The film is largely based on only two characters yet Ram Kapoor shines the most in the supporting cast, with the rest doing their routine acts as seen earlier.In all EK MAIN AUR EK TU is undoubtedly a daring attempt by the debut director, but it's also highly inspired, confused and impractical in its on-screen execution. If only the producer-director could have thought of a novel concept for their love story it could have been a gem. However for now it will surely enjoy the benefits of a Valentine Week release planned perfectly.

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pulseps

Only one word i would like to say after watching this movie with my wife on our wedding anniversary at theater."totally disaster" chapter close. however, i couldn't submit my one word review due to this web terms. so, i say here something more about acting. acted by khan is totally ordinary. if you see in TV serials you may find easily batter actor than khan. story is under average so don't want to discuss about mistake on it.don't go for waste your time and money. from beginning till end to movie i never get exited to know what will happen next. karina looks good on her side but what she can do if story not supports.

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Tina Dsouza

Ek main aur ek tu .. started nowhere and ended nowhere .. If this was supposed to be inspired from What happens in vegas.. I think karan Johar did not get inspired well !! The movie begins with the most "common" way the hero narrating where he fits in this world.. the start could have been much much better .. I can never imagine that there are parents who decide on their son's hair style and tie selections !! The hairstylist heroine is never shown doing her job except for cutting 1/2 cms of the hero's hair ... and herself having a strand of red hair ( does that prove she is a hairstylist) still she gets a job.. and the organized hero fails to get a job !! The hero knows he is a failure at architecture.. rebels against parents and ends up in a construction job again !! never got the point ... I was expecting him to turn out to be a photographer.. no no this is not Madhavan from 3 idiots ..The camera was to just confuse people... I was expecting the heroine to turn to a dancer .. now again this is not the determined Deepika from lafange parinde ..confuse and torture the audience again !! Imran Khan needs to do better than raising his eyebrows for everything .. and Kareena .. we all know very well you can play a character like Geet very well .. Don't prove it again and again and bore us !!!

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