Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu

Director: Shakun Batra
Cast: Imran Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Boman Irani
Release Date: 2012-02-10 08:00:00
Quick Take: Picture perfect




Be it films from the foreign shores or our local roads, rom coms are a stable but predictable genre. It’s the treatment, narrative and style which sets a good romantic comedy from the others. This is exactly where Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu scores. The film has a distinct voice and is ably supported by witty dialogue, quirky settings and well sketched characters. It’s that sweet break our movies were missing for a long time.

Directed by newbie Shakun Batra, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu has just about the right amount of romance and comic moments. Borrowing a phrase from the film itself, the movie is ‘perfectly average’. A failed architect Rahul (Imran Khan) is in search for a boost in his self-confidence. His parents live in their own bubble oblivious of his actual needs. While in the search of a job Rahul befriends a free-spirited, out of work Hairstylist Riana (Kareena Kapoor) in whom he finds the madness he procures. The film finds a perfect balance between being an all-mush romantic saga and an enduring coming-of-age film. It never goes over the top and it’s underplay is the sexiest thing about it. This is as Hollywood as it gets. We aren’t talking about slight similarities it shares with What Happens In Vegas and 500 Days Of Summer. EMAET is a good-looking film and its crisp editing puts it on a different level. The writing of the film is unassuming and its effort to avoid the run-of-the-mill route is one its biggest strength. Clocking just about two hours, the film keeps you engrossed throughout and kind of shocks you with an unusual climax.

Amit Trivedi does an impressive job with the music. It walks hand in hand with the script. Gubbare Gubbare and Aahatein stay with you long after the lights come on. One word for the number Aunty ji – Fun.

The lead characters of a romantic movie are its pillars and EMAET stands on two really strong ones. Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor are in the best of form and they really make the film work. Kareena is radiant and vivacious. Her character has traces of Geet from Jab We Met but she goes a step ahead and delivers a fun but matured performance. It may sound like a cliché, but she’s just getting better with each film. Imran Khan is a revelation. The role is tailor-made for him and he is at his earnest best. It’s hard not to like him.

The film has an easy, comforting charm. It can be your date movie as well as a buddy film. Go watch it and have a great time.