For those who believe in realistic/serious cinema, for those looking for logic in every movie, for the hard-nosed critics/moviegoers, venturing into Shaadi Se Pehle is one tough journey!But if you have an appetite for masala flicks, which throws logic to the winds and all that matters is getting transported to a dream zone for the next two hours, chances are you might like it!
’Shaadi Se Pehle’ is the story of Ashish (Akshaye Khanna) and Rani (Ayesha Takia). Ashish is in love with Rani and cannot think of anything but about her. But, he suffers from some illness that keeps repeating. Later, he comes to know that he has cancer.
Ashish’s life is shattered but he wants everything to be set right before he dies. He wants Rani to hate him so that she can live life with someone else.
For this he pretends to be friendly with sexy super model Sania (Mallika Shehrawat). So, Rani dumps him.
But the destiny had it otherwise; Ashish comes to know that his diagnosis was wrong and he is not suffering from cancer.
He wants Rani back in his arms. But time seems to be running out for him.
Besides, there is this goon (Suniel Shetty) after him. He is Sania’s brother and wants Sania to get married with Ashish as soon as possible.
This poses another serious situation for Ashish who runs from pillar to post to save himself from this situation. Though Ashish has always been dependent on his friend (Rajpal Yadav), this time the latter is unable to handle the situation.
The initial portions of the film captivate you. The comic punches, the introduction of the principal characters are hilarious .But after a impressive start, the film loses its grip . The story stagnates for some time, but gathers momentum with emergence of Mallika .But the length of the second half dilutes the impact to an extent. Besides, the film lacks a strong musical score to compliment the goings-on. In fact, that is one of the main reasons why the story does not leave much of an impact.
Akshay impresses more in the second half, however, he looks dull in some portions, mainly because of outrageous costumes!Ayesha is just about okay. Mallika’s introduction startles the viewer .
Timepass in a desperate situation!!