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An abundance of stereotypes

Barsaat (Hindi)

Director: Suneel Darshan

Cast: Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra,

Ah! These deceitful purveyors of feminine charm! There is a girl here, Bipasha Basu, whose charms are for the wee hours, when the sun is asleep.

There is another girl, Priyanka Chopra, a girl with a waist so slender that if a breeze were accompanied by anything like a gust, she would be toppled. She too beckons the most chivalrous and the most adulterous of men.

Why should we court death when all that lies in store is a fleeting delight? All that Darshan manages to deliver is a film that is a routine mushy love story with ordinary music, and an obsolete storyline.

We have Bobby Deol as a confused man who has a childhood bride and a beloved from adulthood. While the wife simmers and prays, the beloved falls all over him. The girls are ready with their curls and curves and the guy just appears lost, making you wonder if Bobby has grown an inch as an actor since he made his debut.

Want to watch this one? Sandpaper away the claims and ignore the brazen temptation. This film is nothing but a moth-eaten love triangle with all the stereotypes Bollywood survives on — a devoted wife with her "karva chauth ki thali", the other woman with her mini skirts, a joint family, songs and festivities.

ZIYA US SALAM

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