Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye – weak fare

Rating:- *

KUCHH MEETHA HO JAYE has a waferthin plot and to make matters worse, the screenplay is lackluster. The goings-on, barring some sparks towards the finale, are an exercise in boredom.

Who could have imagined that a forlorn, smalltime airport could change the lives of so many people! But it did for the lucky few. Stuck at the airport with their flight being delayed, their lives come to a screeching halt, giving them time to examine and introspect relationships.

Starry-eyed teenage lovers [Shravan, Mahima Mehta], the bachelor [Parvin Dabas] caught between two sisters, the newly weds [Aditya Lakhia and wife], who are constantly fighting, the married [Nassar Abdullah, Mahima Chaudhary], the divorced [Sachin Khedekar, Iravati Harshe], who don't know why they are fighting anymore… are those stranded at the airport.

Adding confusion to this mayhem is the airport manager [Arshad Warsi], his assistant [Jaspal Bhatti] with a wacky sense of humor and the colorful nitwit with a signal problem [Murad Ali]!

They mirror the crazy characters we encounter at times. The characters throw light on the funny side of the seemingly unfortunate situation, also highlighting the emotional undercurrents.

But the screenplay has so many loopholes.

What taxes the viewer further is that the film goes on and on, aimlessly, for 2.30 hours, though the ideal length should've been 1.45 hours, with several entertaining moments.

Samar Khan has executed a couple of sequences efficiently, more towards the post-interval portions. But he is letdown, and terribly at that, by a dull and unimaginative screenplay. The finale does get interesting and Shah Rukh Khan's star presence also elevates things [for a few minutes], but that isn't enough to salvage the film.

Himesh Reshammiya's music is passable. The title track is the pick of the lot, while the remaining tracks are strictly okay. Cinematography [Sameer Arya] is admirable.

Mahima Chaudhary looks pretty and delivers an efficient performance. The film has a number of character actors, but Sachin Khedekar and Iravati Harshe stand tall with natural performances. Jaspal Bhatti is, as always, funny.

On the whole, KUCHH MEETHA HO JAYE is a weak fare. Below average!