Director: Samir Karnik

** ½

This is a sweet Bollywood romantic comedy with an impressive pedigree, but which is never quite the sum of its parts.

It features East Is East's Om Puri, self-proclaimed 'King Of Bollywood' Amitabh Bachchan, and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai.

There are lots of funny moments, most of which are intentional, but the songs are a bit weak, and the plot doesn't really warrant the 240-minute running time.

David Haviland, 15.08.04