14 November,2009 07:46 AM IST | | Tushar Joshi
Tum Mile
U/A; thriller
Dir: Kunal Deshmukh
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Soha Ali Khan
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What's it about: Set against the backdrop of the 26/7u00a0 cloudburst, Tum Mile is the story of a couple whose relationship is as stormy and unpredictable as the rains. Going back and forth in time, the story starts off on a slow note.
Emraan and Soha's romance is nipped in the bud due to circumstances that force them to move apart. Six year later, they bump into each other, only to find feelings from the past making their way back to haunt them.
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But they have a bigger problem on hand devastating rains that have hijacked the city. The film follows them as they try to save their lives and their failed relationship.
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What's hot: Kunal Deshmukh has the knack of portraying romantic subtleties without going OTT or making it cheesy. He did that with ease inu00a0 Jannat, but struggles this time around. Emraan is earnest in his approach, handling intense scenes with maturity.
The Dil Ibadat track is melodic and soulful. The rain sequence and the sets have been made to detail with adequate research.u00a0
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What's not: The danger of making a film that portrays a true event is that it's bound to fail if it doesn't engage you enough. 26/7 was a day that each one of us will remember for a lifetime.
While a few lucky ones might have stayed home, the majority was stuck on the roads walking miles in neck-deep water before reaching their destination. Kunal fails to establish that connect with his subject.
It's like being a part of Vietnam and then trying to watch a war movie to see if it feels the same. It never will! Also the technique of telling the story is sketchy. Constant flashbacks in the first half confuse and somewhat break continuity.
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Soha and Emraan have very little chemistry, the two just don't look like a couple! Their relationship and the emotions seem too forced and made up.
Too many songs and much time is taken to tell us about love lost between the two before the actual rains begin.
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Kunal fails to blend the love story with the natural calamity. Had he gone all out to capture the terror and pain of that ill-fated day, the film would've had a different feel.
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What to do: More miserable than doomsday, TM fails to capture the pathos of the ordinary Mumbaikar or even weave an original love story that could rise above clichu00e9s.
