Movie Reviews

Ishq Hai Tumse

Producer: G.A. Sheshagiri Rao
Director: G. Krishna
Starring:
Dino Morea, Bipasha Basu, Alok Nath, Vikram Gokhale, Tiku Talsania
Released on: January 02, 2004

SYNOPSIS -  Shankar Thakur and Usman happened to be very close friends. Shankar lives in Mumbai and he is blessed with three sons Ajay, Aditya, and Arjun(Hero) and Usman Stays in Lucknow with his wife and three daughters Shaheen and Khusboo(Heroine).

These two families are so intimate and both the families don't have any thought of caste creed and religion. Everybody is envious of their relationship.

Shankar's family is invited for Usman daughters Shaheen's engagement ceremony. Every body gets ready at Shankar's place except, Arjun who feels his presence is not required there yet comes down later and come across his dream girl… Khusboo the younger daughter of Usman. They both start loving each other in secret. In the wedding ceremony of Shaheen, Shankar screams out in pain and is rushed to hospital where doctors confirm his both kidneys failed. Usman donates one of his kidneys and saves him. With this these two families get more attached. Now Arjun Feels he can not express their love to their parents being scared of spoiling their terms. Both are disturbed. Arjun starts avoiding Khusboo, but loves her… Unable to control his love for her, goes and explains to one of his family well wisher Raj Uncle, who on the way to Lucknow collapses due to heart attack. Arjun is more disturbed as his efforts in sending Raj Uncle to convince her parents is not done. The other end, Khusboo wedding is fixed. Arjun's bhabhi's overhears Arjun's feelings for Khusboo. Bhabhi's goes and asks Khusboo as to why they both hid their love and Usman heard their conversation.

On the day of wedding, Arjun is fully disturbed and starts to Mumbai and here Usman breaks down. The whole Hungama is disturbed and brothers blame Arjun for all this but Usman gets up and says that he was only pretending to unite both Arjun and Khusboo. Both families decide to get Arjun married to Khusboo and are happy thereafter.

Bipasha and Dino together again after the success of "Raaz."  It became the biggest hit and the first hit of 2002 bringing horror thrillers back in Bollywood.  Bips also had the first hit of 2003 with "Jism" but with her real life beau John Abraham.  Now in 2004, we will see if she can do it again with "Ishq Hai Tumse."  Verdict - NO!

Bips is my favorite female newcomer. I think she's beautiful and talented...and very underrated.  People see her as a sex icon because of "Jism" but I see her just acting because she dresses according to her character and role.  No, she isn't the best actress but she is really talented.  Did you know that she was snubbed out from the modeling world at first because she's too dark?  That's too bad cause look at her now.  It's sad that in every society, if you're not fair skin like Aishwarya or Karisma, you are considered ugly.  Look at the other beautiful dark skinned actresses like Kajol, Rani, and Bipasha.  Bips has played many different roles so far in the beginning of her career.  After her sex icon imagine and being compared to the sex icon of the yesterdays actress Zeenat Aman, I'm sure it is harder for people to see her in a cute, innocent role like in "Ishq Hai Tumse."

The media was talking about Bips gaining so much weight.  I don't think Bips is as "big" as everyone is saying her to be.  Gosh, yes, she did gain some weight but she needed to cause she was too skinny. She's not as "big" as Kareena or Rani, no way - and I don't think either is "fat."  She's still slim, and thank goodness, she's tall.  (Maybe her relationship with John has made her so happy she is glowing and gaining weight - look at Ash!!  She started gaining weight after she started dating Vivek - it's just an old saying in a relationship - if you're happy, you gain weigh; if you are too skinny, you are unhappy)  Bips is really innocent looking compared to her film Jism.  Wow.  She is covered and wears simple Indian outfits.  In the songs, she is wearing Western clothing and doesn't show off much.  Bips and Dino still have lots of chemistry but still, her and John look so good together.  John and Bips are like Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston to me.

I saw "Plan" before I saw "Ishq Hai Tumse" and I know I talked about Dino's bad looks lately.  He looks really cute in "Ishq Hai Tumse."  I liked him a lot and he's very funny.  I'm glad to see him in a lead role again.  It's just that his character is a bit weak that makes him a little annoying in the film.  But overall, he is really cute and I am glad to see him do roles where he's in the lead.

Again, storyline wise = zero originality.  If you like the same old storyline and 80s style, then you'll like "Ishq Hai Tumse."  The movie is sooo slow.  It reminds me so much of "Hum Aapke Hain Koun!"  If you like that movie, then you'll like "Ishq Hai Tumse."  But me, I didn't like it.  So I didn't like "Ishq Hai Tumse."  There are a lot of scenes that are cute but I still didn't like the movie overall.  I liked Bips character a lot.  The songs, I didn't like.  Bips did look good in the songs.  You can tell she has gained some weight but it's not so much that it's a big deal.  All the actresses gain and lose weight from time to time.  It's a natural thing to do.

4.5 out of 10

NiCKi

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