Banner : Fourth Wall Productions
Producer : Nikhil Panchamiya
Director : Kabir Sadanand
Director : Kabir Sadanand
Music :: Sandesh Shandilya
Cast : Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia, Rehan Khan, Sunil Shetty, Vidya Malvade, Anjana Sukhan
Release Date ; April 2, 2010
Language : Hindi
Genre : Social / Drama
Release Date ; April 2, 2010
Language : Hindi
Genre : Social / Drama
Post ‘Krantiveer’ Nana and Dimple Bollywood’s bundle of talents come together after fifteen years to stir us with their cappuccinos as we watch them for 2:10 minutes and asking for Eno (a popular Indian cure for indigestion and gas). After not a very pleasant experience with his previous ‘Popcorn’, writer director Kabir Sadanand now shares a coffee with the irresistible Nana and the always dependable Dimple at this Lucky Café a Irani cum Parsi outlet at the heart of Mumbai symbolizing its spirit where it tries to recall your bun maska chai and mutton patience days but alas without the essence of the caramel custard and of course the absence of Dal Dhanshak and patra ni macchi in this eatery cum library sort of a joint, Kabir’s ‘Tum Milo Toh Sahi’ turns out to be a somewhat affable (parts of Nana and Dimple are enjoyable) but an undernourished social drama cum romancer that fails to enlighten and intrigue the audience with its rather potential premise which involves corporate greed, social responsibility, personal promises and budding love.
The Story……..of course
Set in modern-day Mumbai, with all the demands and pressures of city life, the film weaves together the lives of three couples who connect with each other.
It is about the meeting of souls (Nana Patekar and Dimple Kapadia), the meeting of minds (Suniel Shetty and Vidya Malavade) and the meeting of hearts (Rehan Khan and Anjana Sukhani), underlining that love is the driving force in people's lives, irrespective of age.
What to look out for?
The reason why you sit through ‘Tum Milo Toh Sahi’ is because of Nana and Dimple since the two with their sheer talent lift ordinary and routine moments with their brilliant performance. You wonder why they shy away and don’t keep themselves more busy in Bollywood and doing more acting for us.
The movie does register some fine moments like the first encounter between Nana and Dimple in a mall. Dimple’s first visit to Nana’s house and Nana playing the violin. Nana’s encounter with a eunuch on the street.
All the above incidents are the film lifting moments.
Nana’s weirdness to his no nonsense south Indian character, Subramanium, who in the ends up fighting a case for a café that symbolizes the spirit of the city which has never said die and in the process comes close to a Parsi woman Delshad Nanji played by Dimple, both poles apart in their behavior, mind set etc but budding love and personal promises unites them as two more couples one married and the other fresh join in to pay back the warmth and belonging provided by this eatery cum library sounds good.
The movie doesn’t scores any minus points in acting as everybody that includes newcomer Rehan Khan who impresses, the experienced Sunil Shetty shows maturity, Vidya Malvade is sincere, Anjana Sukhani is lovely, Mohnish Behl again delivers a fine performance.
Technically sound with good production values
What not?
The movie proves that it must be a lot more difficult to create an affable romantic comedy and a social drama simultaneously than it would seem. Even after having Nana and Dimple the two extremely talented actors, and containing a high-concept plot that's perfect for this genre, the film fails to work.
Writer helmer Kabir makes mistakes, instead of focusing mostly on the budding relationship between the two leads, and then shifting it to save the heritage mode providing enough emotional punch, the movie throws in useless subplots and needless distractions when all we really want is to see Dimple and Nana fall in love.
In the end we're not really convinced because we haven't been given any real indication that the two are genuinely in love. Like most sitcoms, the basis of Nana and Dimple relationship is one of hatred - the two spend a good portion of the film squabbling. But Kabir doesn’t gives them couple of seasons in the story to tell us that they really like each other.
The film also makes the mistake of overloading the plot with unnecessary elements, including the introduction of singer Raghav in this young couple love story between Rehan and Anjana which takes unnecessary footage and you feel whether this was really required.
The court room disclosure is not convincing. The uprising public gathering is fake. A top lawyer will not go to a café to give summons paper s. the significance of the café is not explained. The movie lacks in detailing and some hint on the birth of Iani Parsi restaurants in Mumbai and it’s significance in the life of Mumbaikars should have been made available. The absence of such elements doesn’t make the viewer feel for the café.
The momentum picks up during the second half but it’s too late by then.
Conclusion: Not adding much and new to the already crowded genre, Nana and Dimple with their brilliance makes it pleasant at least in their parts. Go for them only.