Gori Tere Pyar Mein could have been a much better film |
The basic idea behind Gori Tere Pyar Mein isn’t particularly original. A rich spoilt brat falls for an earnest do-gooder “NGO-type” and has to overcome his basic shallowness to win her. Whilst the story is something of a cliché, done right this could have been a great romantic comedy. What it needed was some great songs, sizzling chemistry between its stars and a sparkling script. Unfortunately GTPM has none of these and as a result falls more than a little flat.
Imran Khan as the lead Sriram was his usual wooden self. He really struggled in the first half and was particularly unconvincing as the black sheep of a Tamil-Brahm family. The problem wasn’t just the fact that he looks all wrong as a Tamil – the “family joke” that he was swapped at birth can’t mask the fact that he was unable to bring any South Indian character to his role. More than that, he wasn’t believable as a playboy type – his puppy dog eyes and chocolate box cuteness worked better in the second half of the film.
Kareena seems more like Imran Khan's big sister than the love of his life |
Without any great musical numbers and precious few laugh out loud moments, the film struggles to engage the audience. There’s only one solid gold scene in the movie – which is when Dia’s father asks Sriram why he should let his daughter marry Sriram.
Kareena Kapoor makes the most of her role as Dia |
Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor as Sriram and Dia |
The dance numbers are lacklustre by Karan Johar's usual standards |
Even the costumes disappointed |
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