U Me Aur Hum (2008)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Purely Joyful Movie!

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

U Me Aur Hum is about Ajay, a psychiatrist who goes on a cruise with some friends (two couples - one 'unhappily married', the other 'happily unmarried'). From the start, you see that he scouts out women (although his preference is younger women, who could be his daughter's age) and then immediately uses every cliché in the book in order to get into this woman's pants. This lady, Piya, however is actually not two decades younger than him (a rarity in Bollywood with the older male actors) and she's not easy to toy around with. At least in the beginning. Eventually his lies get the best of him however, and he also learns that his patience with his patients will come in handy in this relationship.I had a lot of problems with this movie. First of all, the many romantic quotes at the beginning of the movie. Were they really necessary? Okay, one is fine. Two is pushing it. But there were maybe around fifteen quotes that Ajay probably spent a few minutes searching up on google. They also were very simple quotes that could have been attached to any romance film. Then there's Ajay Devgan himself. He cannot act. He cannot even put the slightest inflection of emotion into his robotic, coma- inducing voice. But that's how he is in every movie, so I suppose there's not much new to complain about here. Other than some of the acting, the story is poor and seems haphazardly thrown together, especially when it starts to really get 'intense' after the cruise. There is a scene at Ajay's clinic where a receptionist answers a phone and then she literally calls the person calling 'a serious mental case'. How incredibly professional. And intelligent. Not to mention it's a little difficult to believe that this user is also supposedly a decent psychiatrist. There is nothing in his personality to suggest this may be the case in the first half of the movie. He actually goes through Piya's most secret possessions just so that he could get her in the sack later on. That is beyond pathetic. Which brings me to question why exactly Piya forgave him. She says that he had 'good intentions', that his heart was in the right place, but that isn't true at all. He doesn't deserve forgiveness for this. Maybe she can try to trust him again, but what he did was still disgusting. The love story didn't connect with me at all. Was this a love story? It seemed more like a deception to me. Then there is the Alzheimer's plot twist. I felt like this was the point where the movie took a 180 turn and it became almost entirely about Piya and Ajay's struggles with this disorder. Something tells me they didn't research the disorder incredibly thoroughly either. I also didn't quite get why the doctor would raise Piya's hopes up by lying to her when he knows what is probably wrong with her. What a jerk. Another scene I found strange was when Piya talks about how Alzheimer's is a serious disease and how much it would upset her if someone she loved had it. And then one of Ajay's friends jokes that he wishes his wife would get Alzheimer's so she'd stop bothering him about his drinking. They all laugh about this and the many jokes that follow. Uh, yeah, I don't get why Piya or Ajay would laugh about this. Especially considering how she just said how devastating the illness is. Other things I found awkward - The censorship. They don't censor an actual penis, but the area a few inches above it. How strange. There was also censorship of a baby in a tub, which I didn't understand. There are forgettable songs that aren't too meaningful. The dramatic scenes in the movie also tend to last far too long, as is typical in Bollywood. They get to the point that you just want to fast forward because it's so cringe-inducing. Oh, and I can't forge the ending where Ajay tells Piya that she's 'pretending' to not remember him just to make him upset. And what a surprise - they get back together and it's a happy ending. U Me Aur Hum was a disappointment, as I feel it could have been good had it been more properly researched and handled by people with more talent than a Bollywood actor who's probably never taken a proper acting class in his life. If it wasn't for Kajol, the movie would not even be worth watching.

After watching it's trailer everyday, my wife concluded that this movie is a MUST WATCH thing, but after the movie my wife (first time in her life) admitted that it was a mistake to come to this one.When I started watching this movie, I lost my interest in it very soon. I think watching this movie in theater atmosphere is a painful experience. I must admit that acting was fine and some moments were catching, but nothing that can make it any interesting.I wish I could write something in favour of this movie, but there is nothing I can think of. Sorry guys, I'm not recommending this one, almost 3 hour of run time will feel like the life sentence in jail.

Ten minutes through the movie I was able to see where it was going and thought "that's my money and most importantly time down the drain".Frankly, the movie is a pain to watch...torture through and through; if you have seen The Notebook...PLEASE FOR HEAVENS SAKE STAY AWAY FROM THIS! I am disappointed! It can't outclass The Notebook for various reasons. Just because you change the settings and make this whole thing full of glam does not mean its different...bottom line...its not marriage/friendship but the movie is about managing someone you love with Alzheimer's, period.My advice don't waste your time...grab The Notebook on DVD and see what real movie should be like.The Devgans think they can get away with nything...what a SHAME! Wake up people!!

I just can believe it, the movie is superb. Very sensitive, touching. Ajay as a director and actor did very well, superb. And Kajol with this performance just proved how talented she is. Her scenes are so touching, you really believe it, the role isn't easy to play and she did it very well, in each scene i was speechless. The other couples are great too. It's very an interesting movie, really. And now i wanna see the movie again and again. Great,well done, good direction from Ajay, Kajol's performance i just think that there are no word in the dictionary to describe it, it was so mind blowing. Ajay's performance is good and touching. The music is really good, each songs. GREAT MOVIE. 9/10