Dostana
by Tarun Mansukhani
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Actor: Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, John Abraham, Priyanka ChopraDirector: Tarun Mansukhani
Brand: Yash Raj Films
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Hindi (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Hindi (Original Language); Hindi (Published)
Format: Dolby, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Running Time: 153 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-12-18
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Yash Raj
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Summary: 5 Stars
The movie Dostana, directed by Tarun Mansukhani, takes place in Miami, Florida. The three main characters in the movie are Sam, (Abhishek Bachchan), Kunal, (John Abraham), and Neha,( Priyanka Chopra). Sam and Kunal are both Indian boys who live in Miami and are trying to find a place to live. Sam is a nurse at a local hospital and Kunal is a photographer. They derive this plan to pretend that they are gay in order to be able to live in this apartment that the owner, Baby, will not rent to boys. Everything is well, and Baby is going to let them live there, but then Sam and Kunal meet Baby's attractive niece who also lives there, Neha. Both instantly realize that pretending to be gay and living with this beautiful woman is going to be a problem.
The movie comes across as being a romantic film about two young boys looking for love, but in reality it is a comedy. Both Sam and Kunal are in love with Neha at first sight but cannot do anything about it, because they have to seem gay in order to live there. This involves Kunal and Sam shopping with Neha and pretending that they are dating. Neha even invites over her gay boss to meet Kunal and Sam which makes things a lot more complicated for them. They now have to not only trick Neha and her aunt, but also try to deceive Neha's boss who is really gay. The movie goes on to tell the story of how Sam and Kunal love Neha but she thinks they are gay so she falls in love with her new boss at work. This is when things start to get crazy. Kunal and Sam don't want Neha to be with Mr. Singh because they secretly both love her. So they start pretending to be Mr. Singh's friend and trick him into doing things that Neha hates hoping that she will eventually leave him. In the end, Sam and Kunal plan is a complete failure and Neha and Mr. Singh end up getting married and Sam and Kunal are forced to move out of the apartment after exposing their secret to Neha.
The background music, directed by Vishal Dadlani, was very noticebale. The music was always appropriate for the situation that was going on and kept the audience involved. It was upbeat and modern, which helped to express the emotions of the characters at the given situation. The cinematography in the film was mainly shot two ways. The camera either focused on the main person a lot or shot from over the shoulder. Both of these shots helped to show the emotions of the character, and how the emotions of the other character in the frame were being expressed. For instance, when Kulan and Sam finally told Neha their secret a head shot of Neha was done to show her sadness.
The movie Dostana is a romance comedy with a few twists in it. I didn't expect the two men that we were first introduced to, to come up with a plan of pretending to be gay. I never at one moment found myself bored or daydreaming because Sam and Kunal brought a lot of comedy to the film. Overall, with not being an expert when it comes to Bollywood cinema, I would say that this is a very good and well directed Bollywood film.
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