By WithoutGivingTheMovieAway, August 15, 2008 - 08:58 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful Falling in love is almost always a random occurrence in Hindi movies. You just "come...and fall in love". But Bachna Ae Haseeno deals with the complexities and the process of how the characters are led-on and betrayed, how they hurt, how long the healing process takes, and ultimately how all the relationship needs is closure.
By Rediff, August 15, 2008 - 15:40 IST
Bachna Ae Haseeno is well shot, competently performed and the writing shows glimpses of honest-to-goodness subtext and intelligent character development. It's also a film centering around a lead actor, showing off just how much of 'it' he has -- and he has more than a fair amount...
By Buzz18, August 15, 2008 - 15:42 IST
This film scans Raj Sharma's (Ranbir Kapoor) life from the time he is 18 till the time he turns 30. At 18, Raj is a young boy from Punjab just out of high school who has only one thing on his mind – girls, girls and more girls...
By Indya, August 15, 2008 - 18:19 IST
Yes if you love Ranbir Kapoor. Yes if you love the mushy Yash Raj films. But beware that is all there is to it. While the first half leaves you in splits and the credit for that goes to a tightly held script and Hiten Paintal who plays Sachin – Raj's best mate. The second half gets a bit slow and drags on in places.
By Indicine, August 15, 2008 - 18:23 IST
Bachna Ae Haseeno is a movie for all the guys out there, not that it has nothing in it for the female audience. The guys would easily connect with the male lead character. The other characters too are well etched and easy to identify with.
By Box Office India, August 15, 2008 - 18:25 IST
Bachna is a journey of a boy who becomes a man & Siddharth Anand has skillfully weaved a charming & wonderful screenplay around it. It has the ultimate yashraj favorite location Switzerland plus the hangover of ddlj, Punjab di khusbu, italy ka darshan aur Sydney ke maze...
By Sify, August 15, 2008 - 18:26 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful Bachna Ae Haseeno would be a rather ordinary piece of pretence had it not been for the utterly appealing cast. Ranbir Kapoor is immensely likeable even though his character isn't. Minissha Lamba looks lovely and gets the tone of her character just right. Bipasha smoulders on-screen and they've added a sexy song for effect too...
By Realbollywood, August 15, 2008 - 18:47 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful The movie seems quite ok in the first half but as it reaches interval, the whole movie becomes very predictable. The second half is emotional and a bit too long. The execution of the script by the director especially in the second half could have been better. The editing too could have been much crisper...
By AOL, August 15, 2008 - 18:48 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful The film is essentially a story of Raj (Ranbir Kapoor). It takes of in Raj's youth. And before getting an admission in a college, he and his friends manage to get a low fare Europe trip. He meets Mahi (Minissha Lamba) – a naïve and young Punjabi girl during the trip, who is on her own search of the eternal lover boy Raj from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge...
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, August 18, 2008 - 08:44 IST
It's a three-track love story, relayed in a delectable style that unabashedly pays homage to Yash Raj productions signature film, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Ranbir Kapoor plays a newage avtar of Raj and takes off where Shah Rukh Khan left off in DDLJ...
By Allbollywood, August 18, 2008 - 08:45 IST
The director has the guts to show his hero as a man thoroughly exposed in his self-seeking egocentricity. Ranbir doesn't spare the character. He penetrates Raj's nerve-centre and portrays him as a smooth-talking charlatan who's looking for trouble in shapely places...
By Movietalkies, August 18, 2008 - 08:51 IST
Watch Bachna Ae Haseeno because it is what entertaining cinema should be; watch it for great performances from the young brigade and watch it knowing you will want to come back to the theatre to watch it again.
By Apunkachoice, August 18, 2008 - 08:58 IST
'Bachna Ae Haseeno' works very well in the first half when the three romantic episodes unfold. My favourite was the one featuring Ranbir and Minissha. It's a clever rehash of the situations from DDLJ incorporated into a different plot. Here too the guy eventually goes to Amritsar and makes himself a welcomed guest at a Punjabi wedding. But his intention is different...
By Now Running, August 18, 2008 - 08:59 IST
The movie is also worth a watch for the beautiful locations it has been shot in. The music by Vishal and Shekhar is splendid. Khuda Jaane rocks...
By Hindustan Times, August 18, 2008 - 09:00 IST
Throughout, the direction lacks consistency and plausibility, and leaves questions dangling. Who, what or where is Raj's mum you hear on a phone? How loaded is he.. because in a Delhi hotel he stays on a discount plan? And what's with the female taxi driver’s fetish for cabs? She wants to drive them for the rest of her life, instead of becoming a wife. Weird...
By Ibnlive, August 18, 2008 - 09:02 IST
Bachna Ae Haseeno is a showreel for the sheer talent of Ranbir Kapoor who blazes across the screen like a blinding light. He's got that indescribable star quality, and what's more he can act. At comedy, in the emotional scenes, and yes of course when he's dancing -- your eyes are transfixed on the screen when he's up there even in a passing shot.
By MumbaiMirror, August 18, 2008 - 09:03 IST
If only I had read the interval for the end, I could have smiled all the way home. Even a scene for some is a film in itself. Much as I'd be pleased to recommend one half of a movie, it may be unfair still. The makers don't offer a 50 per cent discount likewise.
By Indiaglitz, August 18, 2008 - 09:10 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful Their minds tell them to escape while the going is good. But no! Oh no! Their hearts are another story altogether. You see, they are always sending all the wrong signals. His name alone is enough to scramble their brains and set their hearts racing. Meet Raj...
By Radiosargam, August 18, 2008 - 09:12 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful One of the biggest banners of the industry, 'Yash Raj Films' brings their latest offering, 'Bachna Ae Haseeno', which was undoubtedly the much talked about film of the year but unfortunately their lavish product sank completely and could not raise the spirits as it was being expected to hit the hearts...
