I See You (2006)

Star Power: Arjun Rampal, Kirron Kher

Overall Rating: 5.5 out of 7 chilies

Music: 4.5 out of 7 chilies

Choreography: 4.5 out of 7 chilies


Synopsis:

Life is good for Raj Jaiswal (Arjun Rampal), the self-centered host of the London talk show "British Raj". An incorrigable flirt, Raj goes after every pretty girl he meets, but has no intention of getting married anytime soon. However, he gets the shock of his life when a girl he has never met, Shivani Dutt (Vipasha Agarwal) suddenly appears on the balcony of his new appartment claiming that the appartment is really hers. She seems surprised that he can both see and touch her and gradually he realizes that he is the only one who knows she exists. His friends worry for his sanity and his career begins to be usurped by his new co-host, but Raj continues to be fascinated by his ghostly Shivani and gradually he coaxes her to tell her sad story. She reveals to him that she was a doctor who witnessed her co-workers commiting the crime of organ trafficking and that her body is now lying in a coma in the hospital, in danger of being pulled off of life-support. Raj decides to take action and sets off to steal her body and save her life, but with the hospital staff and her family against him, and his friends still unable to believe she exists, that's going to be anything but easy...

Comments:

A fun, sweet film, I See You surprised me with its depth. The story is touching and the confusion surrounding Shivani's existance creates a lot of great funny scenes between Raj and his friends. You could believe the romance between the two main characters and I got completely pulled into the story. Musical numbers weren't a big factor in this film, but both the opening song, "Subah Subah", with its guest appearances from both Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, and the fast-paced club song "Aaj Raat Aaj Raat Halo Halo" were a lot of fun. I would certainly see this film again, and I recommend it to all of you.

Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)

Star Power: Hrithik Roshan, Ameesha Patel

Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 7 chilies

Music: 5 out of 7 chilies

Choreography: 4.5 out of 7 chilies


Synopsis:

Rohit (Hrithik Roshan) is a young man dreaming of making it big in the music business, but that dream seems a long way away. He and his little brother Amit are orphans living with an older couple while Amit goes to school and Rohit works a job at a car dealership. When he meets beautiful Sonia Saxena (Ameesha Patel) while waiting for traffic, he never expects to see her again, but they are soon brought together when her father, (Anupam Kher) a wealthy businessman, sends Rohit to deliver a car to her on her birthday. As time passes, Mr. Saxena sees their budding romance and tries to put a stop to it by having Rohit fired from his job, but when he sees that he will not be disuaded, he encourages Rohit to make a big step forward in his music career to impress Sonia.
Word begins to spread about his musical talent and soon things are all set for his first big concert. However, fate suddenly intervenes when, while on his way to the concert with Amit, he witnesses the murder of a police commissioner by corrupt officers who have been dealing in drugs. He tries to escape from the scene but they follow and eventually force him off a bridge into the river. Unable to swim, he drowns, leaving Sonia and Amit heartbroken behind him. Amit is stricken, unable to speak, and Sonia travels to New Zealand to try to escape her grief. In the street she catches sight of a man who looks startlingly like Rohit. Who can he be? And will anyone ever know the truth about Rohit's death?...

Comments:

This movie is the debut of both Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel and, overall, it's a fairly solid outing for the both of them. The plot is fairly conventional and rather slow to get going, but there are some good twists and everything flows pretty well. Sonia and Rohit are pretty much the typical sweet young lovers, but Anupam Kher gives a good and surprising performance as Sonia's conflicted father. The music is also solid, with a few catchy numbers like the title song and "Chand Sitaare", both of which are repeated in several different incarnations throughout the film. Not a standout picture, in my opinion, but entirely watchable and enjoyable.