Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009)

The wacky adventures of a young man who is willing to sacrifice his own love to insure the happiness of others, and get the girl-of-his-dreams married to the boy-of-her-dreams.

Director:

Rajkumar Santoshi

Writers:

K. Rajeshwar (story), Rajkumar Santoshi (screenplay),

Stars:

Ranbir Kapoor, Darshan Jariwala, Smita Jaykar

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ranbir Kapoor	...	Premshankar 'Prem' S. Sharma
Darshan Jariwala	...	Shivshankar Sharma
Smita Jaykar	...	Sharda S. Sharma
Zakir Hussain	...	Sajid
Upen Patel	...	Rahul P. Jalan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rana Jung Bahadur	...	Police Inspector
Abhay Bhargav
Dolly Bindra	...	Mrs. P. Jalan
Mithilesh Chaturvedi	...	Mr. Pinto
Jayant Gadekar	...	Blind Man
Ameya Hunaswadkar	...	Happy Club member
Jagdeep	...	Rustom
Katrina Kaif	...	Jenny Pinto
Salman Khan	...	Himself
Pradeep Kharab

Storyline

A statue in a town's square narrates to a journalist the story of 9th standard-failed, unemployed, trouble-maker and stutterer Premshankar Sharma. Premshankar, cons Mr. Pinto into buying a dilapidated flat to pay for expenses of the Happy Club over which he presides, much to the disapproval of his restaurateur father, Shivshankar, who wants him to wed Shakuntala Mishra. Premshankar's life will undergo many changes after he falls in love with Pinto's adopted daughter, Jenny. He believes that she also loves him, and even helps her to elope after her parents force her to wed wealthy Tony. Premshankar ends up in despair when he finds out that Jenny's true love is Canada-based Rahul, the son of wealthy politician, Pitambar Jalan.

---

Plot Keywords:

istanbul turkey

---

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

---

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

6 November 2009 (India)

Filming Locations:

Goa, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£177,886 (UK) (6 November 2009)

Gross:

£346,296 (UK) (13 November 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tips Films Pvt. Ltd., Tips Industries

Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Raj Kumar Santoshi's second comedy film after 15 years, the last being the cult classic comedy Andaz Apna Apna in 1994.

---

Goofs

In the song at Upen Patel's birthday,in one shot Katrinas hair is loose, the next shot it is tied back with a clutch, again in the next shot it is loose.

---

Connections

References Race (2008)

---

Soundtracks

"Oh By God"
Written by Irshad Kamil
Composed by Pritam Chakraborty
Performed by Sunidhi Chauhan and Mika Singh
Courtesy of Tips Cassettes & Records Co.

User Reviews

The funny story of a strange love

I went to watch Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani simply because I liked most of Rajkumar Santoshi's movies. This movie is nowhere as good as some of Santoshi's great films like Damini, Lajja or The Legend of Bhagat Singh, but despite its flaws, it is very entertaining and is thoroughly fun to watch. Yes, it has its clichés and moments of over-romanticism which really get on one's nerves, but the movie works best as a crazy comedy which never dares to take itself too seriously, and that's where it scores. The film is often silly but that's the trick here because everything works in accordance with the film's mood.

Some of the film's comic proceedings were totally great, whether it's the Salman Khan track, the entire party scene, the scenes showing Ranbir's parents and so forth. There were sequences which were unnecessary and did not make sense, such as the entire gangsters track. Where drama and romance go, the movie is good but something is missing, although it had its moments there too. One of the best aspects about the film is undoubtedly Pritam's excellent soundtrack which consists of such songs as the beautiful "Tu Jaane Na", the romantic "Tera Hone Laga Hoon" and the catchy "Prem Ki Nayya".

As far as acting is concerned, it is Ranbir, Ranbir and only Ranbir who carries the film on his shoulders and delivers a sincere performance. The role itself is actually nothing new or special but Ranbir ably turns Prem into someone who is both funny and easy to relate to. Katrina Kaif is a pretty and attractive lady and overall she is effective within the context of the film, but in terms of acting, though she has her moments, she never really manages to totally convince or impress. Smita Jaykar and Darshan Jariwala, who play Ranbir's parents, are awesome. All said and done, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is not extraordinary, but it's very enjoyable and an altogether fun romantic comedy which can be watched with family and friends.