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BACHNA AE HASEENO is special. Ranbir Kapoor is cast opposite teen deviyaan -- Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone, Minissha Lamba. It's produced by a premier production house, the credits read 'Story by Aditya Chopra' and most importantly, it's helmed by Siddharth Raj Anand, who merged form and content so beautifully in SALAAM | NAMASTEY and TA RA RUM PUM. The expectations, therefore, are humungous.

BACHNA AE HASEENO has a great cast, great chemistry amongst actors [so sizzling, it could melt butter], great locations [jaw dropping actually] and some great moments.

The gist of the story is truly captivating -- the guy is a complete flirt, he wears his heart on his sleeve. Enter three women in different stages of his life. Love is in the air. Two dream of marrying him, but he ditches them and the third, whom he intends marrying, says a blunt 'No' to the offer. Heart-broken, the guy realizes his folly and plans on doing prayashchit. He goes back to the first two women and apologises. Wow! A story to bowl you over indeed!

Director Siddharth Raj Anand knows the craft too well by now and his handling of the romantic and emotional scenes is worth appreciating. Take the sequence at the airport -- Minissha stands stunned listening to Ranbir's tale of 'conquest', with tears rolling down her cheeks. The silence says it all!

Note the sequence when Ranbir woos Bipasha, but eventually dumps her on the eventful day. It's raining and Bipasha just can't come out of the shock. The silence is deafening! Note yet another tragic end to the love story, when Deepika refuses the wedding proposal from Ranbir. Flashes from the past come alive at this point. It couldn't get better!

Directorially, Siddharth Raj Anand offers stunning visuals and some really fine performances. Vishal-Shekhar’s music has the lively spunk to support the story. The musical interludes derived from R D Burman’s composition jazz up the background score. Cinematography is a class apart. Besides, the cinematographer gets some spectacular locales and he does complete justice to it. Dialogues are good. The costumes, the getups are simply amazing.

Ranbir Kapoor is marvellous. An incredible actor. One will run out of adjectives and personifications describing his performance.

Amongst girls, Bipasha Basu stands the tallest. First RACE and now BACHNA AE HASEENO, the actress is finally getting the right roles that do justice to her talent. Also, she looks fab!She’s never looked hotter and most men will quite simply be drooling at her.

Minissha scores in the emotional scenes, especially in the second hour.And yes Minissha also looks good in her desi avatar. 

Deepika looks gorgeous. She carries off the most sexy siren type of outfits with this sweet naïve virginal look on her face. She’s at once the girl you want-to-bed and take home to your parents. This is a rare quality and it will take her a long way in her career. 

Kunal Kapoor is supremely efficient, handling his role with utmost maturity. Hiten Paintal is a revelation, a talent to watch out for. His camaraderie with Ranbir is top notch.

Come! Fall in love …. 3 times over Love is the most baffling enigma. It can happen once, twice and even thrice, but whenever it happens it sweeps you off your feet and leaves you wiser than before. So, come… discover the 3 love stories. Bachna Ae Haseeno’ is such a tale of a guy’s romantic journey through three love affairs – each tale a unique one.

Rating: 4.5/5