Review of Aitraaz

Aitraaz (2004)
9/10
Stellar, Bollywood Cinema should be proud, even if it's a copy!
9 September 2006
Warning: Spoilers
I believe that would be Hollywood's 'Disclosure' starring Demi Moore to be exact. In its Bollywood makeover, you have Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra as the lead characters. Akshay plays (Raj Malhotra) a business executive at a top mobile phone company which is owned by Ranjit Roy (Amrish Puri). One day, Raj tells a friend/co-worker of his that he needs a house keeper and his friend decides to send him one. Meanwhile, Raj's neighbour Barrister Ram Choitrani (played perfectly by Annu Kapoor) had also placed an ad in a newspaper advertising for a secretary. Priya Saxena (Kareena Kapoor) has just graduated from law school as is searching for a job when she comes across this ad in the newspaper and decides to go and apply for the job the next day. Along the way (and in a very hilarious scene) the housekeeper Raj's friend is sending gets confused by all the lookalike houses and goes to the wrong house (Barrister Choitrani's ) while Priya, who had stopped to pray at a temple then got flustered after wards, goes to the wrong house as well. In essence, the two ladies switch places unknowingly. Raj upon seeing Priya falls in love with her and hires her right away, but unknown to Priya, she is being hired as a housekeeper. The barrister, confused but happy that the housekeeper is happy to work for less, hires her as an co-attorney without even checking her credentials.

Sooner than later though, the truth comes out but Priya forgives Raj and they get married (Don't Miss the Uber hot 'Gela, Gela, Gela' song that is played during their honeymoon) and the barrister as well, marries the maid. After the honeymoon, Priya announces that she is pregnant and Raj, though happy begins to make plans to accommodate the child. He wants to buy a new house, take out a loan etc. etc. But this would require a promotion at work, which in due time news starts to surface. He (Raj) is so sure that he is about to be promoted to a very comfortable position when Ranjit Roy arrives to do the honours. But along with the festivities comes an unforeseen whirlwind in the manner of Roy's new and very young wife Sonia (played by Priyanka Chopra in arguably her most career defining role). Raj soon becomes very uncomfortable when he doesn't get the position he was gunning for but an even higher one when the honours are announced by the new Mrs. Roy with her agendas lurking not too far behind.

Before long, it is revealed that Raj had a past with Sonia and though married and established, Sonia still carries a torch for Raj and is hellbent on winning him back even if it mean destroying both their marriages. Don't miss the ever hilarious and multi-talented actor Paresh Rawal in a special appearance as Advocate Patel, Sonia's lawyer when all goes to the dogs. Kareena Kapoor also turns in a great performance. Don't miss other great songs like 'I wanna make love to you' and 'Tela Tum' both performed by Ms. Chopra who seems to have a knack for these sort of things. Stellar casting and acting!
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