An actor, who is supposed to handle so many things like film shooting, promotions and tours at the same time, has to naturally be a master at the art of multi-tasking. However, actor Shahid Kapoor, who was last seen in romantic flick Teri Meri Kahaani, claims that he is very bad at it.
In a recent interview, Kapoor was quoted saying that he envies girls as they are good at multi-tasking while he cannot even remember things that happened a day before. Kapoor went on to add that he really wants to learn to be good at multi-tasking, though he knows that he cannot be so.
Kapoor, who has mostly played chocolate boy roles in the past (with the possible exception of Kaminey) will be next seen in a massy action flick titled Namak, which will be directed by Prabhu Deva, who has helmed other hits like Wanted and Rowdy Rathore in the past.
Teri Meri Kahaani Review - In Brief
Three love stories across 3 eras – 1910, 1960 and 2012 in Lahore, Bombay and London respectively.
Teri Meri Kahaani Review - Verdict
Interesting premise/plot, fine performances by the protagonists (Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra), however lacklustre writing lets the film down!
Teri Meri Kahaani Review - Short Plot
The film has been divided into three love stories between Govind- Ruksar in Bombay circa 1960, Krish-Radha in London of 2012 and Javed-Aradhana in 1910 at Lahore. The basic plot for all the stories is the same. Boy-meets-girl, the initial hesitancy, sparks fly, love happens, reality takes over and hearts break. Obviously, the reasons for the heart break are quite different for all the 3 eras. Although, there is nothing new about the way the love stories go about, the concept of imbibing all the three together in the same film was quite interesting. However, the implementation of the concept is very ordinary.
Teri Meri Kahaani Review - Performances
Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra deliver fine performances in the film. Shahid is first-rate as the aspiring musician of the 60s and the hip collegian of today, though his shayar act of the 1910s was quite abysmal. Priyanka too, is convincing as the big superstar heroine of the 60s, another uber-cool youngster living in London as well as the reticent village girl at Lahore. There are a few chinks in their armour at a few places, but the dialogue writers should take the blame for this. Prachi Desai is wonderful in her special appearance. Vrajesh Hirjee, who plays a scribe in the film (although, he has no dialogues) is brilliant in in his minuscule role! The rest of the supporting cast is quite miserable. They don't look the part, nor do they act it.
Teri Meri Kahaani Review - Technical
The first half holds a lot of promise. The 1960s era is written very well. There is a semblance of Chaplinesque comedy, which does manage to overshadow the awful sets (Bombay of 1960 was recreated poorly!) Even the performances put in by the protagonists along with Prachi Desai, were brilliant, which along with the foot-tapping Uff gave the film a rollicking start! London 2012 was a minor blip on the radar, which turns into a blot by the interval! Some of the scenes are charming; a few are cringe-inducing and a couple of them, laughable. The writing (Kunal Kohli and Robin Bhatt) was good in the first half, but abysmal in the latter part. The chemistry between Shahid and Priyanka is sparkling. You do see glimpses of Kohli's brilliance in Hum Tum in some parts; however the steam runs out by the time the film reaches the half-way mark. The film keeps meandering between being too cheesy and too serious, and hence, loses the plot.
Teri Meri Kahaani Review - Music
The music composed by Sajid-Wajid is at best, passable. None of the songs in the film are extraordinary. Uff and Mukhtasar were shot wonderfully (Cinematography by Sunil Patel), and that's that!
Teri Meri Kahaani Review - Final Word
Watchable for die-hard Shahid-Priyanka fans! Even love story aficionados won't be too impressed with this film. Tried really hard to like the film in the 2nd half, but couldn't!
Teri Meri Kahaani has turned out to be a huge flop, hence resulting in a step back for Shahid Kapoor who was really in look out for a long pending clean hit. After a poor start, this Kunal Kohli directed film could never recover and average to poor reviews further spoiled its chances. Audience feedback didn't help the cause either as a result of which the film's first week read a mere 23 crores.
This is quite low for the film which came with the potential of crossing at least 50 crores at the box office. The film didn't have much competition either from past and present and the stage was set for this romcom to make moolah. However audience gave a cold shoulder to the film which couldn’t enter its second week with much hopes either. The way Teri Meri Kahaani is currently progressing, it would be tough for it to touch even the 30 crores milestones. This would also mean that Shahid would have a film of his collecting less than the likes of not just Kaminey and Mausam but even Badmaash Company, his last decent success.
As for Priyanka Chopra, the film's collections would be lesser than that of Anjaana Anjaani, her last film where she had a substantial role to play as a quintessential leading lady. Reason being that even though Don 2 and Agneepath crossed 100 crores each, they were primarily Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan starrers. She would be keenly awaiting the release of Barfi though where she enjoys yet another author backed role.
On the other hand Gangs of Wasseypur revived to some extent by hanging on well at the box office. Though it's opening weekend was a mere 10 crores, the collections didn't fall badly over the weekdays as a result of which this Anurag Kashyap film enjoyed collections to the tune of 17.5 crores as the first week came to a close. Such sustenance at the box office means that the film would now be a coverage affair at the least and also a matter of prestige for the entire team since it would bring Part II with much more gusto. The stage has been set for the film's sequel and it should do much better.
Meanwhile theatres have shown good confidence in continuing to screen the film in second week as well and given it good space. This Manoj Bajpayee starrer is looking at a life time total of 23-25 crore now which should be decent for the actor who would be enjoying his bigger commercial earner till date.
