A feeling of self-preservation is intrinsic in every human being, and Arjun is no exception. But what made him go for a Hollywood movie Just like Heaven, and stick to its foreign origin without taking into consideration the sensitivities of the local audiences?
The story takes place in London. It's about Raj Jaiswal (Arjun Rampal), who is a star attraction on a TV programme called British Raj. By nature, he is a flirt and uses his handsome and dashing personality to the hilt while flirting with his chosen girls. One day a mysterious girl Shivani (Vipasha) walks into his life.
Even his bedroom is not beyond her reach. The flirt falls in love with the girl, but he can't resolve whether the girl is a shadow or a substance. How his dilemma is finally resolved is the gist of the story.
The story should hold an appeal for the local audiences because of its fresh, imaginative and innovative contents, but both, the director (Vivek Agrawal) and screenplay writer (Suresh Nair) have badly failed in their treatment of the subject. They appear to be more interested in their own convenience than endowing the film with its required sense. The story has a pivotal character who can't touch a telephone, but can easily open a doorl The finale of the story, when the mystery behind Shivani's accident is solved, is unconvincing and disappointing. The film is, obviously, directed at touching people's heart, but while doing so the film conveniently forgets that people have enough of upperdome to differentiate between chalk and cheese. The initial sequences, where Arjun's refusal to be.
lieve Vipisha's super natural ghostly existence until he visits the hospital, are interesting. Chunky Pandey's humorous doings too keep you entertained. The scenes of Vipasha's disappearance from Arjun's arms in the finale, and his introducing himself to the girl in the eatery deserve mention.
The director could have easily played up the drama with special effects, but he desists from It. The story is good, but you cannot say the same about the screenplay, which is disappointing.Ashok Mehta's cinematography is first-rate. Editing is reasonably good. Choreography is excellent. Music too is pleasing. Production values are fairly good. From the performers, Arjun Rampal is good. Vipasha justifies herself in her maiden movie. Chunky Pandey is effective in amusing viewers with his funny reactions. Kiran Kher, Boman, Irani, Sophie Chaudhary and Sonali Kulkarni do their roles well. Michael Malone as cop is effective.Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan make surprise appearances in a song. At the box-office it has little to make it sail through safely.
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