Dil chahta hai is a rare film on male camaraderie. It is a youthful and fun film catering strictly to urban
youth from middle and upper middle class which will find a reflection of their
longing and lifestyle in it. Here there are not two but three close friends - Aamir,
Akshaye and Saif - who share each other’s good moments and have a good laugh at
each other’s goof-ups. Often they pull each other’s leg. And once in a while,
leave one of them tearing his hair in desperation. One moment they are soaking
in the joys of Nature’s beauty and its shapely creations in Goa.
The next moment, they are in a discotheque, shaking a leg, raising a laugh.
Dil Chahta Hai’’ is a rare situation comedy which does not have to rely on
facial contortions and banana peels to raise peals of laughter. Here the
situations are almost normal with reactions of the three leading characters
almost as natural.
The first half is a real blast, about as good as it gets in Bollywood comedy.
The second one loses out in comparison. It tends to drag a while, as the three
guys fall in love one after the other. While one of them who is always after
gals - and never vice versa , the
second one goes in for a divorcee older to him. The third one, a non-believer in
love, How each of them
finds his mate is what the second half is all about.And how their
friendship passes the test of time and character.
Among the three, Aamir threatens to walk away with this three-hero film at times.
Akshaye impresses with his understatements and so does saif.
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