Too much of everything

the audience applauded

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Accomplished Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi, who has delivered true classics & box-office blockbusters... is back with a bang with 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani'. A hilarious film! 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani' is escapist cinema, where the word SENSE does not exist, to be honest it's like an alien to the dictionary it follows. A film where Entertainment is the question, not Enlightenment. I enjoyed the film, and I have no regrets giving 3 hours of my life to this film.Ranbir is excellent, finally proving his potential. The youngster plays Prem with ease & makes you laugh without making weird or cheap faces. Katrina is okay, though she looks angelic. Upen Patel is wasted. Navneet Nishan is as usual. Darshan Jariwala and Smita Jaykar are lovable as Ranbir's parents. Govind Namdeo is passable, while Zakir Hussain hams the comical-bad guy. Pradeep Kharab who plays the role of Tony, is honest. Salman's appearance is fantastic.Watch this Ghazab entertainer, keeping your brains at home. Thumbs Up!

To be fair, there are portions of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani that are so funny your sides will ache from laughing. But for the most part, it's a silly comedy that goes for slapstick gags and juvenile jokes that are hard to appreciate. Director Rajkumar Santoshi's latest comedy tries too hard to maintain an even tempo, but save for the lead pair's crackling chemistry and some charming moments involving Ranbir Kapoor, the film is an agonizing bore. Based in a quaint small-town with a distinct Ooty feel, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani stars Ranbir Kapoor as Prem, a ninth-standard drop-out who runs a local Happy Club which has been founded to spread joy in the neighborhood. Prem becomes good friends with Jenny (played by Katrina Kaif), a pretty young Christian girl who moves into town with her adoptive parents. Before long he's fallen for her, but can't muster up the courage to tell her. When Jenny's parents force her to marry an obnoxious rich boy, Prem volunteers to help. Turns out Jenny's got a boyfriend she loves, and now Prem must unite them. Nowhere nearly as smart as the director's cult comedy Andaz Apna Apna which relied on a sharp script to deliver its consistently madcap tone, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is erratic in its humour, going from genuinely comic to frustratingly foolish in a matter of minutes. On the upside, there's a sparkling scene in which Prem joins Jenny at a dance party, unable to stay still even for a moment, his limbs taking on a life of their own. Another wildly hilarious scene involves Prem and Jenny and a cameo by a leading star, in which Prem must convince the star to pretend they're friends so he can impress Jenny. It's an entirely original scene that's all the more enjoyable because of the in-jokes it packs. But the humour dips when Santoshi throws in too many unnecessary subplots including one about a local politician who won't allow his son to marry the girl he loves, and another about an underworld don who's targeting the said politician. Despite its hiccups, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is not an entirely unwatchable film, and the credit for that goes squarely to its leads who invest sincerity and genuine enthusiasm while attacking their roles. Katrina Kaif breezes through her scenes, endearing you to the vulnerable Jenny; striking up a radiant chemistry with her co-star. As for Ranbir Kapoor, he is the brightest spot in this ordinary film, rising above the script's many holes, occasionally even making the stupidity work. The film itself is too long by twenty minutes, and suffers considerably on account of its loose script. The second half, in particular, is an endurance test for its silliness. Watch it for Ranbir Kapoor whose performance alone justifies the price of a ticket.

Rajkumar Santoshi has given the bollywood film industries a lot of serious films over the last couple of years for e.g Family: Ties of Blood, Halla Bol etc. But now he returns to make another comedy flick in the form of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. his early comedy film which was Andaz Apnaa Apnaa was a great hit and is one of my favorite comedy movies of all of time. The same however cannot be exactly said about APKGK but it is still a very good effort on the part of santoshi.Ranbir kapoor once again proves why acting is in his blood by giving another show stealing performance he play the character of prem so well that you will end up falling in love with the character by the end of the movie. Katrina Kaif also proves why she is one of the best bollywood actresses of this generation with her performance in this film and new york she proved that she can play both a comic and a serious role in a film. The supporting cast also does a fine job Upen Patel was decent he was not involved enough in the plot enough to get any big sort of recognition. Govind Nao was OK still feel like his character was completely destroyed in this film however the people who played Prem's friends and his parents still deliver good performances.The plot of the film is decent it is just another love story between a boy and a girl who meet, become JUST friends and the boy suddenly falls in love with the girl but can't confess, the girl loves him but she doesn't realize it and finally does after the boy leaves her forever and she misses him and feels lonely that is when she realizes that she really loves him. Well at least the plot is not a rip off of another romantic film which the bollywood industry seems to do very often.The comedy is silly and over the top but it will make you laugh and entertain you nonetheless. Santoshi proves that he will go to any limits to make his audience laugh and entertain them. It is very hard to make the audience of this generation laugh very easily, silly over the top comedy wouldn't work so well but this film will still make you laugh more than any other comedy film has done in the last few years. the romance is the film is only captured during two songs during the movie and the dream sequence between Ranbir and Katrina and by the end of the film. But the on screen chemistry between the lead couple is fantastic.ALl the songs in the movie are awesome apart from Prem Ki Nayaa which is decent. All the songs in the movie have beautiful lyrics and music and amazing singers like Javed Ali and Atif Aslam. The soundtrack of this movie is definitely one of the finest Bollywood movie soundtracks to come out this year.Overall APKGK is very good film which has a very good and funny first half but pales and drags in the second, the comedy is still over the top and silly but will still make you laugh, there is not much romance in the movie but the on screen chemistry lives up for that. So overall i would say despite its flaws this was a very entertaining and good movie and one of the better bollywood movies to come out this year.8/10

So the film starts in a rather in-apprehensive manner but as ten minutes pass the movie starts rolling and in a couple of minute u find yourself rivoted to the seat,all credit to Ranbir Kapoor for his rather Legendary performance,and when Katrina kaif comes....oh she is a beauty in the film...she has rightly been given a role of a Christian for her inability to speak proper Hindi.... Also comes in this great movie package is Salman khan,Upen Patel...and many others....but as i have said earlier this movie is all about Ranbir no one else...he has turned from an amateur in Saawariya to a Pro in this movie....u ll see yourself laughing really bad at certain scenes....and also it has some very good emotional moments.... Add all this what u get is a movie which seems so real yet so unrealistic...barring some fighting scenes where u ll find people flying all around....its a great movie....good enough to watch 2 times without a headache....not a Andaaz apna apna comedy but almost reaching its level at some points....which in itself is pretty Hilarious!!!....surely watch this movie....A MUST!!!