Rati Agnihotri and Suresh Oberoi are adequate.Īnother highlight of the film is its music. One only wishes she was given more screen time. Mridul only strengthens her performance with every film - from Saathiya to, and now Socha Na Tha. She has even impressed in previous disasters like Taarzan - the Wonder Car and Dil Maange More.Īmongst the supporting actors, Sandhya Mridul, Ayesha Jhulka and Raj Zutshi impress. Ayesha brings the much needed sparkle to Aditi’s character.
She steals the limelight with her charm and cute looks. In contrast, Ayesha Takia excels as the energetic, but vulnerable Aditi. At times he seems to ape Bobby Deol from his early years. However he does need to pay particular attention to his hair style and wardrobe. His presence is not as strong felt as either of the Deol siblings, but he manages to comfortably carry off Viren’s character. It doesn’t resort to cliches such as love-at-first-sight or hate-then-grow-to-love-each-other.Įven the characterizations and performances (especially the supporting artistes) are impeccable.Ībhay Deol makes a decent debut. But what sets Socha Na Tha apart is its screenplay. The concept of the film does bear some familiarity with teenage romances, such as 2002’s masterpiece Saathiya and 2003´s Ishq Vishk. The effectiveness of these situations can be credited to well written dialogues, penned by Imtiaz Ali himself. The climax scene where Aditi tries to flee Viren from his engagement. The scene where Viren meets Karen’s Christian parents to ask her hand. The scene where Viren and Aditi meet for the first time on their family’s insistence. Some scenes are particularly well executed. The situations presented are identifiable and subtly comical. The title Socha Na Tha sounds puzzling and rather indecisive, but is apt to most of the happenings in the film.ĭebutante director, Imtiaz Ali, who has also scripted the film, shows great potential. Things get more complicated when the two families try to make sense of the going-ons. She embarks on a mission to make their relationship work and they visit Goa. Aditi plays cupid and helps Viren and Karen pursue their romance. As a result, misunderstandings are triggered between the two families and they have a big fall-out.īut Aditi and Viren remain friends. The two meet as per their family’s wishes but agree to reject the proposal. They compel Viren to meet Aditi ( Ayesha Takia).Īditi has been rejected several times by potential suitors and she’s not expecting a favourable response from Viren either. His family on the other hand is adamant on arranging his marriage. He has a girlfriend, Karen ( Apoorva Jha) but is not sure if she’s the one. Viren ( Abhay Deol), a smooth-talking urbanite, is strongly against the concept of arranged marriage. But this delightful little film will take you by surprise! The film had a low key promotional campaign and no backing of famed stars - so the expectations aren’t soaring. Well certain things are a given in Socha Na Tha. Their latest offering is a small, low-budget, relatively unknown flick Socha Na Tha, introducing Dharmendra’s nephew - Abhay Deol… but don’t let that put you off! Public Rating Average: 5.11 / 10 (rated by 410 viewers)ĭharmendra’s banner Vijayta films has been a launch pad for several new artistes (mostly Deols) - Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh in Betaab, then Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khanna in Barsaat. Let us know what you think about this review Reviewed by: Ekanshu Khera - Rating: 7.0 / 10 Starring: Introducing Abhay Deol, Ayesha Takia, Sandhya Mridul, Ayesha Jhulka, Suresh Oberoi, Rati Agnihotri, Apoorva Jha
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