Dostana (2008)

Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, and John Abraham star in this romantic comedy concerning a love triangle that's hopelessly complicated by a simple lie. Two men have fallen deeply in love with the same woman, but when they both pretend to be gay in order to rent an apartment and deal with immigration, the object of their mutual affections assumes that they have no interest in the opposite sex.

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Sammeer en Kunal zijn afgewezen voor een appartement in Miami, omdat de verhuurster geen lastige jongemannen wil in de buurt van haar mooie, sexy nichtje Neha. Om de woonruimte toch te krijgen, doen ze alsof ze homo zijn. Alles gaat goed totdat ze Neha in het echt ontmoeten. Als ook Neha's baas, Abhimanyu, zich mengt in de strijd om de charmes van Neha, krijgt iedereen het nog warmer in het zonnige Miami.

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The big-hearted fantasy DOSTANA offers many touches familiar from other Karan Johar productions--an upscale urban location, gorgeous stars, and a focus on love and its complications. But first-time director Tarun Mansukhani, Johar's longtime assistant director, shows an independent streak, spending less time tugging heartstrings and more tickling funny bones. Mansukhani also offers a daring (for Bollywood) plot involving two straight guys who pretend to be a gay couple in order to get an apartment with a pool, a view of downtown Miami, and a beautiful tenant whose protective aunt won't rent to men.

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sukhani's camera can't get enough of the tropical hues of South Beach. Mostly, though, it ogles the acres of skin on display--Shilpa Shetty shimmying on the beach alongside the opening credits, heroine Priyanka Chopra radiant in a gold swimsuit--but it lingers longest on the splendor that is John Abraham as he rises from the surf in a tiny yellow bikini, pads around a girlfriend's apartment in equally tiny briefs, and lolls about in tight v-necked shirts. None of these beautiful people has ever looked better. And as the key character, the man with the plan and a convertible the color of Pepto-Bismol, Abhishek Bachchan is clearly having the time of his life. His pitch-perfect comic performance and crackling chemistry with his co-stars--especially Abraham--is a delight to watch. The three leads make a charming triangle, with Bachchan and Abraham flinging themselves at every available laugh and even the glamorous Chopra indulging in slapstick. Mansukhani refers to Johar's films of the past decade to remind viewers of love's unhappier consequences. But heartbreak touches down only lightly, as if the main characters themselves--after watching KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI once again--realize that friendship (the "dostana" of the title) is the surest road to happiness.
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