We
love
drama.
That's
the
staple
diet
of
Bollywood
films.
Even
television
shows,
till
a
few
months
ago,
relied
too
heavily
on
dramatic
moments
and
twists-n-turns,
especially
the
saas-bahu
shows.
Of
late,
the
reality
shows
rely
on
drama
to
boost
the
TRPs.
Main
Aurr
Mrs.
Khanna,
directed
by
debutante
Prem
Soni,
could've
been
an
interesting
story
had
the
drama
quotient
been
a
bit
stronger.
What
comes
across
is
too
simple
and
ordinary.
Actually,
the
problem
lies
in
its
writing.
It
wouldn't
be
erroneous
to
say
that
Prem
Soni,
the
director
is
letdown
by
Prem
Soni,
the
writer.
The
writing
gyrates
from
interesting
to
ordinary
to
unconvincing
and
that
bogs
the
film
down.
The
inconsistency
is
evident
all
through.
Final
words?
This
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Khanna
won't
live
happily
ever
after!
Raina
[Kareena
Kapoor],
Samir
[Salman
Khan]
and
Akash
[Sohail
Khan]
are
three
people
whose
lives
get
entwined
at
an
international
airport.
Samir
has
to
decide
whether
he
wants
to
stay
in
the
same
city
[Melbourne]
that
gave
him
so
much
and
then
took
away
everything
or
fly
away
to
a
new
city
[Singapore],
to
a
new
life.
Raina
has
to
decide
whether
her
love
and
loyalty
for
her
husband
Samir,
who
left
her
to
pursue
success,
is
more
justified
than
her
faith
and
trust
in
her
new-found
friend,
while
Akash
has
to
decide
whether
what
he
feels
for
a
married
woman
is
lust
or
true
love
and
whether
he's
justified
in
trying
to
win
her
at
all
costs,
even
at
the
cost
of
her
marriage.
Now
let's
analyse…
Main
Aurr
Mrs.
Khanna
makes
a
promising
start.
The
cracks
in
the
relationship
are
evident
when
the
husband
starts
facing
problems
on
the
professional
front.
He
tries
to
re-locate
to
Singapore,
but
decides
to
send
his
wife
to
Delhi,
to
his
parents'
home.
Convincing!
The
wife
decides
to
stay
back
in
Melbourne
and
suddenly
meets
an
'angel'
[Sohail
Khan]
and
a
friend's
friend
[Mahek
Chahal],
who
gets
her
a
job
at
the
airport
[within
hours
of
meeting
her]
and
a
few
scenes
later,
Mrs.
Khanna
shifts
into
a
palatial
mansion.
Wowwwww!
How
can
she
afford
a
palace-like
home
in
Melbourne
from
the
salary
that
she
gets,
while
working
in
a
shop
at
the
airport?
Not
convincing!
The
wife
and
angel
become
friends.
The
angel
is
well
aware
of
her
marital
status,
yet
loves
her
dearly.
The
woman
trusts
him
as
a
friend.
Convincing!
The
husband
re-surfaces
[very
quickly].
He's
now
settled
in
Singapore,
has
even
bought
a
house
there,
he
returns
to
Melbourne
to
fetch
his
wife
back.
Complications
arise
when
the
marriage
registration
letter
surfaces.
Not
convincing!
The
question
is,
why
didn't
the
wife
confide
in
her
husband
about
it?
That
she
had
to
do
it
for
the
work
permit?
Of
course,
she
states
subsequently
that
she
didn't
want
to
complicate
things
further,
but
didn't
she
ever
realise
that
the
truth
would
be
out
sooner
or
later?
Also,
when
the
husband
is
in
Singapore,
there's
scant
or
zilch
communication
between
the
couple,
which
looks
so
unreal.
There's
just
one
sequence
of
the
wife
calling
her
husband,
but
the
husband
isn't
responding
to
the
call.
Again,
not
convincing!
The
ending
is
interesting,
but
the
surprise
appearance
of
Deepika
Padukone
looks
forced
in
the
script.
Perhaps,
it
was
incorporated
so
that
Sohail
doesn't
come
across
as
a
loser.
Strangely,
Deepika's
name
is
also
Raina
[also
Kareena's
name
in
the
film]
and
she
too
was
in
a
relationship
with
a
Samir
[also
Salman's
name],
which
looks
fake.
Prem
Soni
has
handled
a
few
scenes
well,
but
the
writing
is
ineffectual.
Dialogue,
also
by
Prem,
are
wonderful
at
places.
Sajid-Wajid's
music
is
tuneful.
'Don't
Say
Alvida'
and
'Rabba'
are
melodious
compositions.
The
cinematography
is
striking.
The
locales
of
Melbourne
give
the
film
a
perfect
romantic
setting.
Salman
handles
his
part
with
maturity,
but
it's
a
Kareena
show
all
the
way.
She
is
remarkable
and
delivers
a
winning
performance
yet
again.
Sohail
contributes
to
some
light
moments.
Yash
Tonk
is
alright.
Mahek
Chahal
is
perfect.
Nauheed
Cyrusi
doesn't
get
any
scope.
The
film
has
several
star
appearances:
Deepika
Padukone,
Preity
Zinta
[okay],
Dino
Morea
[hardly
there
for
a
few
minutes]
and
Bappil
Lahiri
[yes,
the
veteran
music
composer
has
a
proper
role
in
the
film].
On
the
whole,
Main
Aurr
Mrs.
Khanna
is
weak
in
merits.
At
the
box-office,
the
Blue
wave,
followed
by
another
strong
opposition
in
All
The
Best
will
sideline
Main
Aurr
Mrs.
Khanna
completely.
It's
a
non-starter!