NEAL N NIKKI

Rating:- * * *

Banner – Yash Raj Films
Producer – Aditya Chopra
Dir – Arjun Sablok
Music – Salim - Sulaiman

Story:
Neal is a bachelor whose parents have migrated from Punjab and loves to indulge in attracting girls whom he does not want to marry. He gives into his parents’ wishes of getting married to a girl from Bhatinda but on one condition i.e. to go on a 21-day bachelor vacation for having fun with as many beautiful women as possible.

He goes to Vancouver and runs into hoards of gorgeous women for a wham – bam – thank you ma’m, but ends up never getting lucky due to Nikki Bakshi (Tanisha Mukherjee), who comes from a modern Punjabi family and wants to live life on her own terms, turns up spoiling things understanding the reason why Neal is in Vancouver, Nikki offers to help him with some quick bedroom action. Neal soon realizes that Nikki actually has plans to use Neal to score with her ex-boyfriend. He finally helps her in getting the ex-boyfriend interested in her again and finally dumped by Nikki.

Though Neal and Nikki have ended up hating each other they are quite similar in their thoughts and they never want to grow-up and end up in bed together and thereafter parting ways to finally marrying each other in the climax.

Critical Analysis:
The subject of teenage love is not new but the treatment is quite fresh and contemporary in its youthful and energetic presentation of the lives of metro youth. The film banks on excessive use of cleavage, white-skin and most importantly the urban body language.

The film could have had a tighter script which at sometimes is compensated by the skin show as well as the beautiful locations of Canada where the film is shot.

Trade Analysis:
Production values are excellent and technically the film is good.
The script is loose however the songs will have some appeal and add to the treatment. Uday Chopra has definitely made a point that he has come of age. However, Tanisha leaves a lot more to be desired from her acting.

The cinematography is excellent as are the costumes & the hair, whereas the make-up is not in line with the rest of the film.
The film also scores in terms of its presentation and aspirational appeal to today’s youth making the film a good proposition at the theatres.

At the box-office, thanks to the excellent marketing and youth appeal. The film will definitely score.