Movie: Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Upen Patel
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi Pick any love triangle, toss it with hackneyed humour and garnish with hip-shaking music. Voila! You have a masala potboiler. Rajkumar Santoshi seems to have used the same recipe for Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. Only, his rendition causes serious indigestion!
The script is ridiculous and its probably for the best. Our popcorn-loving audience has gotten used to funny no-brainers. No wonder movies like All the Best and Wanted max the box office, so does Ajab Prem…

The movie has been shot in the picturesque hill-station Ooty. Prem (Ranbir Kapoor) along with his quirky bunch of friends runs a certain ‘happy club’ which aims at uniting lovers. When a new girl Jenny (Katrina Kaif) moves into the small town, Prem instantly falls in love with her but can’t get himself to express it. As Prem and Jenny become friends, he tries his level best to prove his love without actually spelling it out. While he’s at it, Jenny’s foster-parents want her to get married to a wealthy Christian boy. Much against her will, they take her to Goa for the marriage.

When Prem learns about this, he rushes to rescue his lady love. A teary-eyed Jenny is relieved to see Prem, who must bail her out of the forced marriage and reunite her with her actual loverboy, Rahul! In true ‘happy club’ spirit, a heart-broken Ranbir agrees. All this, and we’ve only cruised the first half of the film. The second half introduces many new characters including Rahul (Upen Patel), his father - a politician contesting the elections, and an underworld don. Several confusing events thrown in, the maze ends with Jenny developing love for Prem and waving goodbye to Rahul. Ajab, indeed!

Katrina is meant to play eye-candy and she does it with ease. Her stammering act in the film hams. Watching Upen and Katrina struggle with Hindi together is hilarious! Clearly, Ranbir Kapoor is the saving grace of the film. His work is fresh and energetic. The little jig he does in a party scene, is super cute! Bachna Ae Haseeno may have bombed but his rocking performances in Wake Up Sid and APKGK have made him the new king of Bollywood. The supporting cast of APKGK also deserves applause. Darshan Jariwala (Prem’s dad), Smita Jaykar (Prem’s mom), Navneet Nishan (Jenny’s mom), and Govind Namdeo (Rahul’s dad) are a laugh riot!
The movie has some entertaining moments and a special appearance, I’m not going to tell
It is very funny - in parts. APKGK is for you only if you enjoy corny comedy or have a crush on Ranbir Kapoor.
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