Little_Mizz_Nawtie I loved this movie, from start to finish, the songs amazing (perhaps not the Sonu Nigam one) the performance of each and every one of the cast, flawless.Let's start with King Khan, I loved the way he looked at Rani with affection the first time he saw her, it looked genuine and not some feature that was plastered on his face. The way their relationship developed, was touching and for the first time I didn't cringe after the fact that the hero run's off to woo his love before she gets married to someone else. In Every scene, he looked cool and fresh in his pale browns and muddy jeans, which was a change from most of the outrageous yellow shirt that they wear with an awful orange jacket.Rani was beautiful throughout the movie, she wore clothes that had made me realise that my wardrobe needed updating, her makeup, did she even wear any? It looked subtle and not too over the top. Her performance was outstanding, heart-warming, I loved her every scenes, it made me want to fast forward the next scenes until she was on screen (thank god for me and my DVD player she was on the screen as much as Shahrukh) The whole movie was a great achievement and I was glad to see that the film didn't end with a big happy ending it ended with what was building a crack in their marriage, an argument.I'm glad I purchased the film on DVD, as well as its soundtrack, it was one of my few but best buys!

falak11mufc To provide the other perspective on the film, it was still a hit. Probably the 1st good hit of Dreamz Unlimited, but definitely not Aziz Mirza's first with Shah Rukh Khan. The film is a feel-good film, that tried to tackle the usual problems of married life, but in a light manner. Yes, at the end of it, you kind of feel cheated, because you feel the problems have not been addressed properly, let alone been solved in the story, but you also leave with the feeling that you've laughed at the stupid jokes for the last 2-3 hrs... You remember Shah Rukh stupidly trying to persuade Rani to accept him, or stupidly trying to butter her up when she is angry after the wedding. And most of all, it's appealing because, as SRK himself says, it's him a role that's not larger than life. It's not superhuman Devdas or Asoka. It's stupid Shah Rukh as we've seen him in down-to-earth films like Raju Ban gaga gentleman, Yes Boss, or even Dilwale dulhanya, kuch kuch, and dil to pagal. It's a character that could be us...

Herag Halli ShahRukh Khan has come a long way from the "Bazigar" mold, I mean the gory scenes with histrionics that him dying in his mothers lap. Here he is a Truck driver who stalks a rich Greek born Indian lassie played by the round faced and raspy voiced Rani Mukherjee who is fresh form the throngs of a similar themed movie "Saathiya"; when she replaced Ash Rai. So Rani is in her native domain so to speak and she is even getting good at these roles depicting a newly married with better expectations and duelling to get it. The fast dialog helps to forefront the couple that have time to fight over mundane things that hard working couple would not have time for. The truck driver character fits Sharukh like a Glove, he is more believable than a Lover caught between two women (Devdas). He has flair for few things like when he erupts unexpectedly like a volcano than the emotional pleadings. A good story could be told well without innately intrusive comics and foreign locations, which have become integral part of the Hindi Movies these days. Some of the best movies like "Mr&Mrs Iyer", "Guide", did not have foreign locations or innately intrusive comics. This paranoia that is prevailing among the Filmmakers that the audience is starved for a comedy interludes has to stop. Other than few flaws I enjoyed this movie and one of the few movies I sincerely feel that Sharukh Khan has given his true potential instead of his head shaking histrionics that makes his audience shriek but does nothing to the coffers in the box office nor the audience whose choice and aesthetics is changing and it is changing for the better.

TigersDave Note there are some spoilers in this review. I have tried to highlight these where applicable.It's not like I hadn't been interested but I still didn't really know what to expect when I was 'challenged' by a friend to go and see for myself why she was so crazy about all things Bollywood. Ok, so I expected colour and dancing and spectacular music, but what else? Would I miss the subtleties? Undoubtedly. But if that were the case, would it still be possible to enjoy the film as an 'outsider'? Well, I'm here to tell you that indeed you can. Indeed we did!Like I said, I have little to compare the film with in respect of other Bollywood films - not being part of the hindiscenti, so to speak - but let's just say that if the film had ended after its upbeat first hour and a half, its innocence and its charm and some halfway decent marketing would surely have made it a serious - well, in truth, more a cheeky and chirpy - contender for the sort of mantle that has in the past been too easily wrapped around the likes of the entirely average "Bridget Jones' Diary" - that is to say, the "feelgood movie of the year". Imagine that if you can, a Bollywood film as the mainstream movie hit of the year! But it could have been so. Instead, the film continued for another seventy or so minutes, getting progressively darker and deeper. But don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy the rest of the film - I did, it's just that that wasn't what I was describing before. No, snipping the film at the hour and a half mark would have cost us the brilliantly acted (and scripted) argument scenes.***spoiler*** It would have robbed us of the pathos of the scene where the impressionable young girl accidentally uncovers the fact that all is not rosy in the Raj-Priya home. But most of all it would have deprived us of the incredibly touching face-off at the airport and the final denouement. ***end spoiler***Overall then, as a first foray into the filmi fraternity, it was an overwhelmingly positive and encouraging experience. In short, we both loved it.Ok, so my wife had the added attraction of the staggeringly smooth Mr Shah Rukh Khan - about whom my BollyDolly friend regularly, and expansively salivates, but then, truth be told, Rani Mukherjee wasn't exactly lacking in attractive powers either. - a very handsome couple indeed. But I have to admit that it's Shah Rukh Khan who steals the show. Hell, this bloke is blessed with a tongue crafted from the purest silver; a charm so potent it should be classified as a weapon of mass destruction and licensed for use against politicians, tabloid journalists, cynics and cold-hearted curmudgeons the world over to make the world a far, far better place. I mean, there was one scene ***spoiler coming...*** where Khan's Raj was telling Mukherjee's Priya all the things he would do for her and how much he wanted her to be happy - all the while flashing that cheeky crease of the face trick - where I think, even a red-blooded male such as myself, would have almost succumbed to marry the royally-larynxed Raj! He's THAT good! ***end-spoiler***So, as if that's not enough, what else was it that made me love this film? Well, it's the unpretentiousness. There's an innocence, a simplicity which made it seem fresh. No tricks. No flashiness. Just a simple but intriguing story, well told. Even though at times it seemed to veer wildly between the kitsch and the deadly, deadly serious, and was sometimes hammed up to the extreme, it still left you caring passionately about these characters to an extent that I for one, only usually experience when watching real classics like "Life Is Beautiful". But having already confessed how close I was to succumbing to Raj's charms, I see no reason to feel any shame in admitting that there were nearly tears in my (partner's!!) eyes on not one occasion, but several!It sounds corny I know - though not half as corny as some of the translated song lyrics, man what's that all about! - but this film will make you laugh, it'll make you cry, it'll make you smile and it'll make you grimace. Sometimes it'll even do it all in the same scene - watch that shoe Raj! I'm still smiling about the beauty and sheer joy of Raj and Priya's trip through the countryside - like a hip "Sound Of Music". I loved the whole "She's Missing" song (sorry don't know the correct title) and accompanying routine. Raj's tomfoolery - and although he played the buffoon, when it counted he sure knew how to snare that girl! Then there's the playfulness of the scenes when they are in Greece together. ***spoiler*** The bit where the girl in the bowling alley bursts into tears; the hilarious scene with the policeman (who played a great role, akin to a Shakespearian fool); Raj's telephone call with an irate customer - how could you NOT love this film? ***end-spoiler*** Then there were the fits of giggles from the blokes in the seats behind us, one even slapping the back of the seats in front of him, unable as he was to contain his glee at the sheer audacity of the script.I could go on for hours, and I probably will (as someone once said) but why not let "Chalte Chalte" put the joy back in for you?And if the moral of our tale (for although I'm told there often is one, who am I to say) is that the course of true love doesn't always run smoothly but that the rough parts of the trip perhaps serve to make you appreciate the smoother ones even more, then you could say that's just like "Chalte Chalte" and even life itself isn't it?