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Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Punit Malhotra's 'Gori Tere Pyar Mein' is strictly time-pass entertainer, that sums up best as a one-time watch. 'Gori Tere Pyar Mein' Synopsis: A selfish shallow guy from a cosmopolitan city falls in love with a girl, who turns to be a social activist. Fun follows...'Gori Tere Pyar Mein' has a breezy first-hour & a fairly okay second. The portions based in the cities are sparkling, but the portions in the second-hour, based prominently in a village, are plain ordinary. However, luckily, the film never gets boring. The Screenplay appeals in bits & pieces. A stronger second-hour wouldn't have hurt. Punit Malhotra shows marked improvement over his debut film 'I Hate Luv Storys'. He has handled the film well. Cinematography is rich. Editing is average. Music by Vishal-Shekhar is excellent. Performance-Wise: Imran Khan does a fair job. Kareena Kapoor Khan is just perfect. The immensely talented actress displays each emotion with great confidence & control. Shraddha Kapoor is passable. Anupam Kher entertains as the manipulative villain. Esha Gupta sizzles in a song.On the whole, 'Gori Tere Pyar Mein' is watchable.

Rom-com flicks are one of genre which has not been experimented in Bollywood much lately. Gori Teri Pyaar Mein is refreshing change for Indian audiences who have witnessed an overdose of masala films in 2013.Sriram Venkat(Played by Imran Khan) is good-for-nothing architect working in his dad's firm who has no respect for any relationships. Dia (played by Kareena Kapoor) is a social crusader who wants to help the needy. They fell in love only to break-up. However, Sriram travels to a remote village to build a bridge for the local people to win back his love at any cost. From the director of "I Hate Love Story", Puneet Malhotra does a fine job in trying out something different. Though the love story is predictable, it is the treatment of subject that makes it set apart. The first half is hilarious, fun and has moments to remember. Second half begins with a bang but the climax makes it a spoilsport. How I wish it could be handled with maturity and overall it would have been a good rom-com to watch. Screenplay looses the steam and insertion of songs breaks the momentum of the film. Music by Vishal-Shekhar is a let down. Cinematography is eye-catching. Art direction is good. Dialogues are believable. Kareena Kapoor is the eye-candy of the film. She does an awesome job playing the social activist role with aplomb. Imraan Khan is good but still has to work on his expressions. Overall, I liked the film and found it to be surprisingly fair entertainment. Good 3/5

Gori Tere Pyaar MeinA review by Dr Deena PadayacheeThis film was, for me, worth seeing. There are so many parallels with our own country. If you would be bored by a tale of pampered, romantic young activists choosing to live rough and trying to cope with arrogance, corruption, inertia, and thieves and saboteurs, then perhaps you should stay well away from this sparkling movie.This superb sub-titled Hindi film is about a Tamil lad, Sriram, who has an arranged encounter with a beautiful Tamil lass whose heart has already been snatched by a Sikh. However Sriram has also fallen for a glamorous, but older North Indian social activist who playfully calls him, 'Sridevi', who is a great Tamil movie actress.I thought that this was going to be a boring tale, till suddenly the story took an unexpected turn and lands in Gujarat.Now, like many of you, I am accustomed to encountering light-skinned, hyper-intelligent, super-wealthy Gujarati, some of whom have the unerring knack of happily making you feel very black, stupid and irrelevant. However it was quite a surprise to see a side of Gujarat with which I am completely unfamiliar. The roads depicted, if anything, were worse than South Africa's and the public transport system made one feel that this state has entrepreneurs who would fit in very well in the more venal corridors of some South African govt complexes. The other surprise was that many of the villagers were not particularly light skinned. The village is replete with animal excrement and the most basic amenities from electricity to tap water are a problem. And they are not all that noble either! What a surprise this aspect of Gujarat was! The parallel with the corruption-ridden Transkei was over-whelming. Gujarat spawned Gandhi. The Transkei gave birth to Nelson Mandela. But both states are in a particularly parlous state. The behaviour of the current crop of thieves and politicians is so disrespectful to the legacy that has been bequeathed by such great leaders. I am sure that most of have read how brand new Transkei schools have been dismantled right down to the toilets and children have to be educated out-doors. Even ambulances have been stolen.The Gujarati children have to traverse a dangerous, delicate rope bridge in order to get to school. The corruption, arrogance and the nauseating, irresponsible, child-like, ubermenschen attitude of the elected officials made one think, inevitably, of the local variety we know so well. Imran Khan plays a young Bangalore person, Sriram - the kind of South African clone that one often encounters – an irresponsible, immature, rudderless, materialistic, childish fellow (very much like many of the off-spring of some of us) who cares not a hoot for the achievements of the heroes who gave their lives for Indian freedom; he certainly does not have any respect for his antecedents and simply wants to enjoy women, wine and song – simultaneously. Then, in Gujarat, thanks to Dia, he encounters politicians who are as materialistic, selfish and as irresponsible as he is. But Sriram lives in this Gujarati village and he begins to develop a conscience and even a sense of love for his country and his people – a poor, brutalised, exploited people whose blood is his blood. It reminded me of a then unpublishable tale I wrote in 1988 called 'A Letter to the Mayor' which had the Mayor of Durban deciding that he needed to stay in a disenfranchised township as he needed to share the woes of his people. He moves to Phoenix.The dialogue is intelligent and the acting is superb. Kareena Kapoor Khan plays Dia whom a venal politician dubs 'Mother India'. There is even a scene where all traffic is brought to a complete halt by vacuous cops (in military-style uniforms) so that politicians can drive by in a convoy like royalty. Dia deals with that in a feminine way and had us guffawing. I think even Gandhi would have smiled – and been appalled by the behaviour of the supercilious big wigs who feel they can do just about anything and get away with it. Nothing happens easily or quickly. From politicians who could not care less to gargantuan egos and Lilliputian minds our heroic pair encounter the full gamut of obstacles as they try to do the right thing but are obstructed at every turn. Love is certainly a bizarre phenomenon. This older woman is so much trouble for our hero but he does not give up. Sriram is loyal, loving and zealous. He's quite an inspiration. He constantly comes up with ways to over-come problems and wins Dia's heart. Oh, the clever women do love the clever guys!This film reminded me of what I encountered in Phoenix back in the 1980s when I tried, in that voteless era to get various leaders to address and interact with our violated people. They included the Medical superintendent of the Phoenix Community Health Centre (Dr Charles) to a Zulu economics professor from the U of Zululand. Once a middle-aged Indian stood up at a community meeting and proclaimed proudly that he was 'the agent of the National Party in Phoenix' The misguided fool was not lynched. Most of the people at the meeting had lost their homes because of the Apartheid Group Areas Act.Gori Tere Pyaar mein has a rustic charm and a refreshing honesty that should appeal to most people. The snippet I particularly savoured was when Sriram and Dia hurl home truths at each other. They are both from relatively wealthy families and she chooses to devote her life to the disadvantaged; however, at that stage of the story she still lives in her comfortable apartment. Sriram's taunt has her making a full commitment to the people of her country.

Gori tere pyaar is a fun movie which has many feel good moments throughout the movie. There are some amazing performances mainly by kareena kapoor, imran khan and anupam kher. The movie gives you a sweet hangover and makes you really watch the movie again. Sceenplay was top notch . All the songs were rocking and peppy. The cameo by shraddha kapoor was brilliant. What was most heartening to see was the brilliant act by imran khan, the guy has really transformed into a much better actor in last few films. The comical scenes were the highlight of the movie with the one with imran khan running from the wedding scene, imran khan and anupam kher fighting over the land dispute, kareena kapoor and imran khan's debate just before the intervals and the scene were shraddha kapoor's boyfriend sings in the wedding. Storyline and direction were also very appealing. Overall a wholesome entertainer.