Almost
a
decade-and-a-half-ago,
Yash
Chopra's
Darr
catapulted
Shahrukh
Khan
to
super-stardom.
Over
the
years,
various
versions
of
DARR
have
been
churned
out
by
dream
merchants
in
Bollywood.
Kaash
Mere
Hote!
is
yet
another
twisted
version
of
Darr.
The
difference
is,
in
Darr,
it
was
a
man
playing
an
obsessed
lover.
In
Kaash
Mere
Hote!,
it's
a
woman.
Sadly,
Kaash...
Mere
Hote!
relies
on
the
age-old
tricks
that
made
masala
films
so
popular
with
viewers
in
1970s
and
1980s.
The
movie
throws
logic
out
of
the
window
[the
obsessed
girl
is
blessed
with
super-natural
powers],
unwanted
songs
keep
popping
up
every
10
minutes
[at
times,
every
5
minutes],
there's
a
comedy
track
running
parallel,
with
no
connection
whatsoever
with
the
main
plot.
Simply
put,
Kaash...
Mere
Hote!
is
archaic,
outdated!
Krish
[Kumar
Saahil]
is
a
fashion
photographer,
in
love
with
Radhika
[Sneha
Ullal].
Krish
gets
an
assignment
to
shoot
in
Mauritius,
where
Piya
[Sana
Khan]
first
sees
him
and
falls
in
love.
Later,
Krish
gets
a
retired
army
officer's
[Rajesh
Khanna]
bungalow
on
rent.
For
Piya,
the
army
officer's
daughter,
it's
the
perfect
opportunity
to
seduce
him.
Piya
will
kill
everyone
and
anyone
who
comes
in
her
way.
A
couple
of
things
catch
you
by
complete
surprise.
B.H.
Tharun
Kumar,
ace
choreographer
turned
director,
is
a
veteran,
having
worked
with
some
of
the
finest
names
and
also
on
their
films.
With
years
of
experience
behind
him,
how
could
he
okay
such
a
flimsy
script
in
the
first
place?
It's
not
sacrilege
to
be
inspired
by
a
good
film
[DARR],
but
at
least
update
it
to
suit
the
current
times.
Why
rely
on
ghisa-pita
situations?
Besides,
the
film
is
meant
to
be
the
launch
pad
of
the
boy
[Kumar
Sahil],
but
as
it
turns
out,
the
girl
[Sana]
gets
the
meatiest
part
in
this
enterprise.
Strange,
isn't
it?
If
the
screenplay
is
listless,
the
direction
is
no
better.
Sanjeev-Darshan's
music
is
the
sole
saving
grace.
A
couple
of
songs
are
well-tuned,
but
the
placement
of
songs
is
questionable.
Kumar
Sahil
needs
a
lot
more
grooming.
He's
extremely
raw.
Sneha
Ullal
is
a
pretty
face
with
a
blank
expression.
Sana
leaves
a
mark.
Rajesh
Khanna
hams.
It's
sad
to
see
the
ex-superstar
enacting
such
inconsequential
roles.
Johny
Lever
raises
a
few
laughs,
but
the
jokes
on
Bachchans
are
in
poor
taste.
On
the
whole,
Kaash...
Mere
Hote!
is
a
poor
show
all
the
way.