By ApunKaChoice Bureau Film critic, ApunKaChoice.Com
Chori Chori is based on oft-repeated story of two people pretending to be lovers and then eventually falling in love. Ranbir feels ditched by his childhood lover Pooja (Sonali) and therefore strikes a deal with Khushi (Rani) to pretend as his girlfriend to make Pooja jealous. However, Ranbir ends up falling in love with Khushi and she too feels the same for him.
Despite this hackneyed story, the film engages a viewer because of the different treatment of the subject by film’s director Milan Luthria.
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first half of the film is pretty interesting with comic bits between Ajay and Rani. But the narrative loses pace in the second half due to the songs that come frequently. Even the climax of the movie would have been better if wasn't so melodramatic and didn't have to carry the weight of two songs, Rootthe Yaar and Kehna Hai.
The chemistry between Ajay Devgan and Rani Mukherji in the movie is quite noticeable. While Ajay plays the brusque and smug Ranbir with conviction, Rani sizzles in the role of a bubbly girl who is an orphan and finds love in Ranbir’s family. In the siderole Sonali too leaves her impact.
Chori Chori might have been a very interesting romantic movie had the movie’s script been spruced up a little bit and it’s director Luthria had taken care not to incorporate too many songs in the film.
