36 reviewers have given Main Aur Mrs Khanna an average rating of 0.4/5.0 (?)
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So-So by Noyon Jyoti Parasara, AOL INDIA ...one-time watch for its ‘cuteness’ factor.... full review
Thumbs down by N K Deoshi, Apun Ka Choice ...‘Main Aur Mrs Khanna’ is so very behind its times that it appears that writer-director Prem Soni gleaned most of the scenes from the scrapped scripts of the unmade movies from the previous decade.... full review
Thumbs down by Tushar Joshi, aslibaat.com ...The story moves at a snails pace in the first half, most of it is gloomy dark and depressing.... full review
Thumbs down by Bobby Singh, Bobby Talks Cinema.com ...In the new age period of 2009, it’s really strange and courageous of the film-makers to even think of conceiving a film on this subject. ... full review
Thumbs down by Roshni Mulchandani, Bolly Spice ...The script has massive loopholes, which create nothing but chaos in the film.... full review
Thumbs down by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama ...could've been an interesting story had the drama quotient been a bit stronger... full review
Thumbs down by Daliya Ghose, Bollywood Mantra ...The hype surrounds the film was much but it fails to stand up to the expectation of the audience... full review
Thumbs up by Suranjana Nandi, Buzz18 ...despite all that, the film is good... full review
Thumbs down by Udita Jhunjhunwala, DNA ...what are Bappi Lahiri and Preity Zinta doing in this movie? ... full review
Thumbs down by Deepa Garimella, fullhyd.com ...The main twist in the film revolves around an issue that is, in the first place, an avoidable one. Secondly, it could have been painlessly solved by some elementary across-the-table talk, and it seems contrived to build an entire plot section around it.... full review
Thumbs down by Martin D'Souza, Glamsham.com ... When there's not much in a script, no actor can do anything. Not even a dashing Samir, or even a stunning Mrs Khanna!... full review
Thumbs down by Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times ...The screen is softly lit with no material to take a story forward. ... full review
Thumbs down by Rajeev Masand, IBN Live ...There are dumb scripts and dumber scripts, but Main Aurr Mrs Khanna has got to be the dumbest.... full review
So-So by Subhash K Jha, IBOS ...There are many moments in the writing where an unspoken and delicate line is drawn between the comedy of errors and underlining tragedy of human relationships. ... full review
Thumbs down by Kaveree Bamzai, india today ...It also has the best part. Bappi Lahiri playing the owner of a café at the airport, wearing his entire gold collection all at once, singing lots of old songs in his incomprehensible accent... full review
Thumbs down by Gaurav Malani, indiatimes ... The film desperately struggles between being a comedy and a sensitive emotional drama but miserably fails on scoring in either genre... full review
So-So Indicine ...the director seemed to be in a rush.... full review
Thumbs down by Amrita, Indiequill ...Aakash is possibly the most uninteresting lover ever seen on film. And I’ve seen Bharat Bhushan at work. ... full review
Thumbs down mag4you ... The music is good and so is the cinematography.... full review
Thumbs down by Tushar Joshi, MiD DAY ...In the effort to keep the film light and the tempo steady, Prem Soni has ended up cooking a half-baked dish. ... full review
Thumbs down Movie Talkies ...it is a confused offering... full review
Thumbs down by Anupama Chopra, NDTV ...There is no real conflict between the Khannas and the one the director creates is so lame that you are not the least bit concerned or engaged by it. ... full review
Thumbs down by Ashok Nayak, Now Running.com ...The screenplay seems disjointed and many questions are left unanswered... full review
Thumbs down by Sethu Madhavan, Passion for Cinema ...There are so many situations which make you laugh (in agony) and cringe by looking at the situations conjured up by Prem Soni.... full review
Thumbs down by Sethu Madhavan, Passion for Cinema ...You wonder at times whether it’s an attempt to have a serious take on marital discord or a light hearted entertainer.... full review
Thumbs down by Lidia Ostepeev, Planet Bollywood ...This film appears to have suffered set-backs in its infancy - a change of female lead from Lara Dutta to Kareena Kapoor and reduction in the impact of its item number from the originally desired inclusion of Shah Rukh Khan to the reality of featuring Pretty Zinta.... full review
Thumbs down by Hanumant Bhansali, Radio Sargam ...Salman Khan and Kareena’s acting is mind blowing and carry their part well. ... full review
So-So real bollywoood ...While his film begins well, establishing his main characters and their issues without much deviation to sub plots, he fumbles in the second half.... full review
Thumbs down by Patcy N, Rediff ...Sounds promising, doesn't it? But let me tell you, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna is anything but.... full review
Thumbs down by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies ...A dialogue in the film refers to Raina as a bharatiya nari, which is highly offensive. Lacking a smidgen of self-worth or ambition, Raina is the kind of hyper-dependant, clingy characters that films love to pass off as an ideal wife. ... full review
Thumbs down by Critic's I-view, SmasHits.com ...senior actors play their roles very well though the movie does not challenge them at all. ... full review
Thumbs down by Sameer Dagga, StarBoxOffice ...It’s a pain to see Kareena Kapoor’s talent being wasted in a role that’s neither properly written nor fleshed out... full review
Thumbs down by K K Rai, STARDUST ...his love for Kareena Kapoor, despite of knowing her marital status, seems strange and the Indian audience wouldn’t find it palatable. ... full review
Thumbs down by Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India ...Main aurr Mrs Khanna seems to have no passion at all. Neither love, nor anger, nor pain, nor envy. ... full review
Thumbs down by Alekh Sangal, Upper Stall ...Mr Salman Khan sleepwalks through his role earnestly with his ever changing locks, his almost villainous look of negativity and his not so convincing "I love you's".... full review
Thumbs down by SpiceZee Bureau, ZEENEWS.COM ...thrown in is some music, courtesy the situational dreams of Samir and Akash as they eye the very eyeful Mrs Khanna at suitable intervals throughout the film.... full review
Comments (3)
Mr. Kaul, while I don't share your fondness for Salman Khan (sorry), I otherwise pretty much completely agree with your review. It was one of the first Bollywood movies my fellow Ameican friends and I had seen, and we weren't sure if it made no sense because of some cultural difference we weren't picking up on, or what. Kareena Kapoor seemed far too stylish and self-possessed for what was suppossed to be a barely-adult orphan girl, and Mr. Khan just looked way too old for her.
Maybe I liked Sohail Khan a bit more than you did in this part - he sort of reminded me of Uday Chopra's Ali in the DHOOM series, who I've always had a soft spot for. Since we didn't know back then that Sohail is Salman Khan's kid brother, some of the later scenes between the two of them just seemed weird to us - now it's clear the paternal vibe Salman instantly has with Sohail is a older brother-younger brother thing.
I'm sure that the end of this movie was supposed to have us glad Ms. Kapoor and Mr. Salman Khan fly off together - but to us it was like "Why? Why? Why? He abandons his wife in the Melbourne airport to 'find his luck' or something, and at least the herky-jerky con artist guy tries to take care of her, even offering to marry her so she won't get deported. Why doesn't she stay with him instead?" Again, I'm not sure if it's bad writing or a cultural difference - but it made this movie one of our least favorite Bollywood films.
Sorry @TimELiebe Akashi doesn't write for wogma any more and it's difficult to trace her down. I haven't seen the film, so I can't comment either.
Not a problem, meetu - I was just trying not to offend her about my feelings regarding Salman Khan, is all.
I agreed w/her review in the main - and to be honest, I don't think it'd be fair to subject anybody else to seeing that film just to satisfy my "Western fan" curiosity, as Ms. Kaul makes it clear it's not a very good movie for anyone.
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