No matter what others say, I think it’s an eminently watchable film for four reasons:
Mallika Sherawat or as my friend calls her’Mallika tu sharma mat’. She rocks. Forget that it’s the magic of the’silly cone’, look around to see if anyone’s complaining. No one. Everyone is happy that there’s one jat girl willing to go all the way on screen(many prefer to do it offscreen in Bollywood unlike Hollywood). No wonder, Sherawat also got Jackie Chan to give her a’blink and you will definitely miss’ role. Who cares that she’s all covered in the film. It’s an international debut all the same.
Emraan Hashmi - this dude has great chemistry with any nubile girl he’s paired with. Maybe it’s Himesh Reshammiya background score and vocals. Maybe it’s his sexy co-stars. Maybe it’s just Lady Luck. Or maybe it’s just me. I like him. One reason could be that in all the films that I have seen him, I have found him to opt for roles that have some amount of’interestingness’ that keep you hooked.
Music - the songs are so eminently hummable. Kaho na kaho serenades you like nothing else.
The scene - Mallika’s love making with Hashmi isn’t like one of those crude soft porn films. It’s quite tasteful in the erotic sense. It’s not vulgar. It’s a bit like what you saw of Bipisha in Jism. But yes, this scene clearly showed that both Hashmi and particularly Sherawat have all the makings of a porn star. But this isn’t going to happen in conservatist India. So stop worrying. Which also means, Ms Sherawat isn’t going to shock us anymore than what she has already done in Murder.
STATUTORY WARNING: One could argue that this film’s primary purpose is to titillate and not convey anything close to real, but believe me, I have known cases of dissatisfied housewives gallivanting with their drivers, gardeners, maid servants and husband’s friends. It’s true and it’s happening. Only, not all of it is being showcased on the big screen.