| Chori Chori Chupke Chupke |
The much anticipated and equally controversial Bollywood movie 'Chori Chori Chupke Chupke' has hit the big screen worldwide. Directed by Abbas Mustan, it has the trio from the film 'Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega' (Salmaan Khan, Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta) starring in it. So, what's the story about? Salmaan Khan and Rani Mukherjee are a happily married, and wealthy, perfect couple. However, tragedy strikes when Rani is expecting the couple's first child and has a miscarriage. To make matters worse, the doctors tell the couple that she will not be able to conceive again.
Things take an interesting twist when Salmaan meets Preity Zinta, a foul-mouthed local bar dancer who spends all her time
thinking about money, and more money. The couple decides to ask Preity to become a surrogate mother for them, and after offering heaps of money, she eventually agrees. It sounds like the end of the problems, but unfortunately it is only the beginning! During the whole surrogating process, Preity falls for Salmaan and also finds out what it is like to become a mother-to-be. The question is whether she will get the man of her dreams and will give up her baby when it eventually arrives?
'Chori Chori Chupke Chupke' is an important movie for Salmaan Khan's career, as the year 2000 cannot be called successful. He has given a good, controlled performance, which will go down well with his fans. Both the girls have been given equal footage and neither has tried to outdo the other onscreen. The chemistry between the two is
impressive and they handle their roles with ease. Rani and Preity have emotional scenes and have given praiseworthy performances.
However, the film is not perfect and has some flaws. The first half of the movie tends to drag along slightly and takes a while to really get going. Also, Preity Zinta has a bit of difficulty initially fitting into the skin of her character, which is really quite brash. Apart from the main storyline there has been a good comical performance by Johny Lever and Amrish Puri. The director-duo
have given great entertainers like 'Bazigar', 'Soldier' and 'Baadshah' - all of them action oriented movies and great hits too.
This movie is definitely worth a watch. The story is touching and quite different from other Bollywood releases; the performances are all above average, the music is catchy - it has everything going for it. The film is running at Melody and Sangam.
Ezekiels
