Plot:

A meddlesome-manipulative Rajeshwari Sexana (Tabu) married to bank manager Surinder Sexana (Ayub Khan) wants to find a suitable groom for her sister, Nisha (Yuvika Chodhary). She chooses a final year engineering college student, Rahul Sexana (Sharman Joshi) and brings him in as her tenant, but as soon as Rahul falls for Nisha, Rajeshwari changes her decision when she meets Yuvraj Sexana (Vatsal Sheth), a junior manager at Godrej who has a car, and a company house. How Rahul Sexana hatches a plan to get back his love by taking into Rajeshwari herself is the story all about. It’s basically a battle between two eligible grooms, and the elder sister over the bride.

Overall Synopsis:

Rajeshwari is a housewife and mom-of-two who looks after her widowed mother and takes up the responsibility of getting her younger sister Nisha married. Rajeshwari manipulates her new tenant Rahul and entices him to fall in love with Nisha, even though he believes settling down first with a stable job before getting married. Her simple husband Surinder Sexana can’t understand her shrewd ways but is still happy to help when she asks. Just when marriage is on the cards, trouble starts when another eligible bachelor Yuvraj Sexana with a job, position and a bungalow comes into the picture. Rajeshwari then tries to fix her sister with him. But Rahul angry and wanting Nisha back hatches one plan after another, and ultimately it’s a letter from the bride that clears all the air.    

Performances:

Tabu with her subtle and straight-faced humor, carries the film on her shoulders and is an absolute delight, enacting her role with just that right pinch of greed, vulnerability and cunningness. Sharman Joshi is as good as always. Uvika is charmless, and has nothing much to do, except follow her sister or lover. Other actors including Ayub Khan, Sharad Saxena, Himani Shivpuri, Upasana Singh, Suhasini Mulay have just about fit in their roles perfectly with nothing much to do.

Technical Values:

Director Kedar Shinde punctuates the small-town comedy film with old world charm and songs, most of which are out of place. The director manages a few laughs but succeeds only marginally, a better characterization and a stronger second-half could have helped the film. A tighter script and proper song picturisation in hip locations where the traditional and simple girl suddenly changes to hip clothes should have been avoided.

Conclusion:

The film is part ‘Vivah’, ‘Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai’ and ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’, and attempts to recreate the clever social comedies of Hrishikesh Mukherjee of 1970s like ‘Khoobsoorat’, ‘Golmal’, ‘Baton Baton Mein’ but fails. The film is a must watch for Tabu fans, for the rest its just sit back and relax for some gentle laughs.