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Tum Milo Toh Sahi Movie Review
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‘Krantiveer’ Nana and Dimple Bollywood’s package of talents come together after fifteen years to stir us with their cappuccinos as we observe them for 2:10 minutes and asking for Eno (a popular Indian cure for indigestion and gas).  After not a very lovely experience with his previous ‘Popcorn’, writer director Kabir Sadanand at this time 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 remind your bun maska chai and mutton patience days but unfortunately without the concentration of the caramel custard and of course the lack of Dal Dhanshak and patra ni macchi in this canteen cum library sort of a joint, Kabir’s ‘Tum Milo Toh Sahi’ turns out to be a somewhat friendly (parts of Nana and Dimple are enjoyable) but an undernourished social drama cum romancer that fails to enlighten and intrigue the viewers with its rather potential premise which involves commercial greed, social responsibility, personal promises and budding love.


Set in modern-day Mumbai, among all the demands and pressures of city life, the movie weaves in concert the lives of three couples who attach with each other.


It is regarding the meeting of souls (Nana Patekar with Dimple Kapadia), the meeting of minds (Sunil Shetty along with Vidya Malavade) moreover the meeting of hearts (Rehan Khan as well as Anjana Sukhani), underlining that love is the driving strength in people's lives, irrespective of age.


The reason why you go all the way through ‘Tum Milo Toh Sahi’ is because of Nana and Dimple while the two among their pure talent raise ordinary and routine moments with their shining performance. You surprise why they shy away and don’t keep themselves more busy in Bollywood and doing more performance for us.


The movie does register a number of fine moments like the first encounter connecting Nana and Dimple in a mall. Dimple’s first visit to Nana’s residence and Nana playing the violin. Nana’s encounter with a eunuch on the lane.


All the above incidents are the movie lifting moments.


Nana’s strangeness to his no nonsense south Indian character, Subramanium, who in the ends up fighting a case for a café that symbolizes the strength of the city which has never said die and in the procedure comes close to a Parsi woman Delshad Nanji played by Dimple, both poles separately in their performance, mind set etc but budding love and personal promises join them as two more couples one married and the other fresh join in to pay back the warmth and belonging provided by this canteen cum library sounds good.


The movie doesn’t scores any minus points in acting as everyone that includes newcomer Rehan Khan who impresses, the experienced Sunil Shetty shows maturity, Vidya Malvade is sincere, Anjana Sukhani is beautiful, Mohnish Behl once more delivers a excellent performance.


Technically sound with good production values


The movie proves that it must be a lot more hard to make an friendly romantic comedy along with a social drama at the same time than it would appear. Even after having Nana and Dimple the two very talented actors, and containing a high-concept plan that's perfect for this genre, the movie fails to work.


Writer helmer Kabir makes mistakes, instead of focusing mostly on the budding connection between the two leads, and then shifting it to save the heritage type providing sufficient emotional punch, the movie throws in ineffective subplots and unnecessary distractions when all we really want is to see Dimple and Nana fall in love.


In the last part we're not really convinced because we haven't been agreed any real indication that the two are actually in love. Like most sitcoms, the beginning of Nana and Dimple relationship is one of hatred - the two spend a excellent portion of the movie squabbling. But Kabir doesn’t gives them pair of seasons in the story to tell us that they actually like each other.


The movie also makes the mistake of overfilling the plot among needless elements, including the introduction of vocalist Raghav in this young couple love story connecting Rehan and Anjana which takes needless footage and you feel whether this was actually required.


The court room confession is not believable. The uprising public crowd is fake. A top lawyer will not go to a café to give summons paper s. the meaning of the café is not explained. The movie lacks in detailing and a number of clue on the birth of Iani Parsi restaurants in Mumbai and it’s meaning 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 force picks up during the second half but it’s too late by then.


 Not adding much and new to the already crowded genre, Nana and Dimple with their brightness makes it enjoyable at least in their parts. Go for them onl