Socha Na Tha (2005)

A boy is forced meet a girl for an arranged marriage but even though he refuses the match, they secretly become friends. As things get complicated and both get engaged to different people they realize they've fallen in love with each other.

Director:

Imtiaz Ali

Writer:

Imtiaz Ali

Stars:

Abhay Deol, Ayesha Takia, Ayesha Jhulka

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Cast

Credited cast:
Abhay Deol	...	Viren Oberoi
Ayesha Takia	...	Aditi
Ayesha Jhulka	...	Viren's bhabhi
Apoorva Jha	...	Karen Fernandes
Rati Agnihotri	...	Aditi's aunt
Sandhya Mridul	...	Aditi's Sister
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sohrab Ardeshir	...	Karen's Father
Manish Chaudhary	...	Viren's Brother
Lushin Dubey	...	Karen's Mother
Kamlesh Gill	...	Aisha takia's granny
Anamika Goel
Vijay Maurya	...	Shiva
Suresh Oberoi	...	Mr. Oberoi (Viren's dad)
Salim Shah	...	Aditi's Uncle
Shakti Singh

Storyline

Mr. Oberoi is a wealthy industrialist, and lives a comfortable lifestyle, with this two sons. The elder son is married, and Mr Oberoi wants his second son, Viren, to marry too. He has already selected a bride for him in Aditi Malhotra. Though Viren has always lived in his father and brother's shadows, he is quite romantic at heart, and hopes to fall in love first and then marry the girl of his choice. The presence of Aditi prevents this, and he makes all attempts not to marry her. He succeeds, the wedding arrangements are all called off. Then he meets the girl of his dreams, Karen Fernandes, and proposes marriage to her. The only setback he sees that she is a Catholic, and he, a Hindu. However, that is soon overcome. Everything seems to go on smoothly between both the families, when Viren falls out of love with Karen, and wants to cancel the wedding. When questioned about his change in mind, he responds that he is in love with Aditi. But Aditi will not have anything to do with him ...

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Genres:

Romance | Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

4 March 2005 (India)

Also Known As:

Несостоявшаяся помолвка

Filming Locations:

Goa, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

INR 12,487,000 (India), 11 March 2005

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dharmendra, Vijayta Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ayesha Takia signed the film at the age of 16

User Reviews

Imtiaz Ali's Directorial Debut is a Delight

I may have despised Imtiaz Ali's overrated 'Love Aaj Kal' but 'Socha Na Tha' is a treat to watch. An offbeat but sincere romantic comedy that stars Abhay Deol and Ayesha Takia, 'Socha Na Tha' feels fresh because of its appropriate lack of saccharine and straight forward storytelling. Ali is a talented writer as not only does he have a fresh way of telling stories but the dialogues are also first rate. Abhay Deol already proves what a promising actor he is in his very first role. He is confident as Viren and shares a great chemistry with his cute co-star Ayesha Takia. Takia too is very likable as Aditi. After 'Dor' this is perhaps her best performance. The supporting cast, that includes Ayesha Jhulka as a hot bhabhi, Rati Agnihotri as a hot-headed aunt, Suresh Oberoi as the patriarchal dad, Sandhya Mridul as the supportive sister, Vijay Maurya as the friend in need and Rajendranath Zutshi as the angry but hilarious brother, is very good. The songs are cool and calm and they agree with the pace of the film. I also liked the camera-work. My favourite parts of the movies are the dialogue scenes between Viren and Aditi and between Viren and his sister-in-law (especially when she's confused by Viren's constantly changing decisions). 'Socha Na Tha' is a fun romantic movie that works as a great date movie and an enjoyable rainy day flick.