London, Paris, New York (2012)

Purely Joyful Movie!

Just what I expected

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

good casting. those two main protagonists really have chemistry. and ali zafar has a pair of eyes that can speak. he looks so natural, it feels as if he wasn't acting at all. he is also so talented, he is also the music director, singer, of course, dancer in this film. so it seems that he is not an Indian, but a parkistan, and they can actually do a film together. politics and films. mmm. although the story is a little predictable, i enjoyed this film very much. it is not too long like some other typical Indian films. i don't know why this film has a low rating, the story is believable. and it is nice to look at those two beautiful people on screen. it is also nice to see foreign sceneries.

In one line Story does sounds simple and predictable, but still its different one. Girl n boy meet on airport, hangout there while girl's waiting for her next flight. Girl is very sweet and frank and boy likes her and promises to meet her in NY after 6months. Next part is After 2 years, they meet and have sex, then girl dumps him to take her revenge :) Again they skip to 5th year in NY where guy reaches her home at night n asks her to hangout, she's getting married but still they both spent the night together and u see ending urself.I wrote this review to say that this story was not boring and it was short as most of the bollywood movies are way too long so i don't watch them. The frankness and sweetness of the character in movie makes it watchable. If u like Indian style u can check out this one.

After hearing the constant hype about the similarities between when Harry Met Sally, and Hum Tum, I was almost going to overlook this movie, however I am glad I didn't. This movie clearly outshines many other bollywood rom-coms (and undoubtedly hum-tum) I have seen.The story is of two strangers, who develop an instant connection and relate to each other initially on the common grounds of their new found independence from their parents (his parents are overly protective of him, she has lived her life only living up to her parents' expectations). They are clearly attracted to each other within moments of their first meeting, however the pragmatic Lalita feels they shouldn't pursue anything as she doesn't think long distance relationships work well. Their chemistry, and interactions are explored again when they reconnect in Paris and New York years later.Kudos to first time director Anu Menon, for capturing the angst of the Lalita and Nikhil so well. Noteworthy mentions especially go to the very intense scenes of Paris, from the moment when they first reconnect to when they part again. You see Lalita detest the very sight of Nikhil at first, eventually letting her guard down again as they spend the day together, and even lending him support when she sees that he is vulnerable and feeling dismayed from his experience in film school, only to shut him out again after watching his movie that has brought back some unpleasant memories and feelings in her that made her detest him before. The angst of this woman who suddenly goes from feeling the highs of being madly in love to the bitter and vengeful side of the woman when she feels dejected and heart broken is very well relayed. Equally note worthy is also the New York Scene, where Nikhil goes on to express his angst, relaying how despite his many attempts, he never got a fair shot from her, feeling cheated by the fact that despite them forming an amazing connection and reconnecting so well every time and the fact that her actions gave him the impression that they have a shot back together, she has no intention of carrying through with it. His crackling voice in his rant again displays his moment of vulnerability and his heart break. We see Nikhil transition from a playful, bindaass, goofy guy, who has had it easy all his life to a persevering romantic and we see Lalita transition from the hopeful who believes she can change the world, the pragmatic girl who avoids indulging in moments to a girl who learns to shed her inhibitions and go with the flow.I don't know if the movie could have worked without the lead pair of Ali and Aditi - they have done an outstanding job and breath life into Nikhil and Lalita. Not only are they a fresh pairing, their chemistry is amazing and you walk out of the movie thinking about Nikhil and Lalita rather than Ali and Aditi. Their delivery is great, no overly drawn melodrama or "rona dhona". Despite there being less than five minutes screen time of the supporting cast collectively in the whole movie, the two have managed to carry the the entire movie by them selves very well - they captivate your attention from the beginning to your end, without any dull moments in between. Ali is very expressive with his eyes (e.g. watch his eyes expression when he sings "philosophy ka craze hai", or his eyes burdened with remorse in Paris when they are eating breakfast on the balcony). The story and screenplay feels believable, real and does not try to be pretentious - and both Ali and Aditi do justice to their parts. The dialog works for this movie, has many witty and funny lines (e.g. Lalitapedia), and again feels very believable and real. My only complaint was Lalita's constant use of "shit" and "shut up"- it seemed a little annoying after a while. The music is fresh, very catchy and goes with the flow of the movie - it does a great job of carrying the story forward and does not feel out of place.Overall this is a very enjoyable romantic movie, especially when compare it with recent youth oriented type film such as Ek Main aur Ekk Tu that had mostly caricatured characters.

Bollywood can treat you with a 'Kahaani' and at the same time, it can delude you with 'London Paris NewYork'. This movie is a very bad attempt (to say the least) to recreate 'Before Sunrise' and 'Before Sunset' (which were both quite good).The movie is about a film- maker Nikhil Chopra (Ali Zafar) who is a typical rich guy with inherited wealth from his family. He meets Aditi aka Lalita at London airport and they spend the day & night together. They promise to meet in New York after 6 months. 2 years later, we are in Paris. Nikhil is here to find her and they meet in one of the pubs where she has changed from a geek to someone who has breathed the Western air. If you have seen the movie till here, you have done the hard part. We are at intermission.The second half begins well. After spending the night in Paris, Aditi ditches Ali. She tells about her journey from NY to London, just to see him with someone else in bed. She believes this is her revenge and will destroy Ali the way it destroyed her. Here we feel we have some justice to the pathetic first half. Few years later, we are in NY. Ali is here to meet Aditi and they spend another night together. The next morning when they wake up, Aditi is to marry a new guy Alan. Ali cant believe it. How I wish, this was the end.. but Bollywood HAS to have a happy ending and you know what happens next.Ali Zafar can't stop over acting and Aditi Rao portrays herself as a complete rookie..The songs are a complete let down.. You are better of watching a nonsensical comedy like 'Ready' where at least you have Salman Khan to look at. This one's even worse ! AVOID in caps.