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Aftab Shivdasani and Amna Sharif share some watchable moments together. But these moments are squandered in the wrong movie with the wrong plot.

By Subhash K Jha  1.5 Stars
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1.5 stars Aloo Chaat is neither sweet nor spicy. Watch it for Kulbhushan Kharbhanda, not on the big screen though. Wait for the DVD release.
 - Ashok Nayak    Sat, 21 Mar 2009
Real-life couple Aftab Shivdasani and Aamna Shrif (television star making her debut in Bollywood) come together for Aloo Chaat. So is the movie directed by Robby Grewal, as good as a tasty Chaat?

Nikhil (Aftab Shivdasani) on a visit to his family in Delhi, is showered with pictures of Punjabi girls for his wedding. Knowing his orthodox father, Purushottan, well enough Nikhil decides not to disclose his love affair with Aamna (Aamna Sharif). He takes the help of his father's best friend and both hatch a plan to get her home.

From the story, its very clear that Aloo Chaat is basically a light hearted entertainer much like Robby Grewal's last film MP3 - Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar. But the key to such films is its script and the execution. Both of which are extremely stale, predictable and something that has been seen a million times before. Dialogues are the only reason, you could possibly manage to sit through this Aftab Shivdasani film.

Aloo Chaat lacks energy or any kind of genuine entertainment, with the pace like most films this year is slow. The build up to the love story is not shown either, one of the reason why the first half of MP3 worked to a certain extent was the younger generation was able to connect with the love story. Here, you dont connect with the lead characters nor the film. The result? Both fall flat!

So who steals the show? Not Aftab Shivdasani, not even the gorgeous Aamna Sharif, who looks refreshingly attractive in traditional Indian clothing. Kulbhushan Kharbhanda, as the Punjabi father, is the star of Aloo Chaat. He has the best dialogues and delivers a brilliant performance. Manoj Pahwa and Sanjay Mishra are good.

To sum up, Aloo Chaat is neither sweet nor spicy. Watch it for Kulbhushan Kharbhanda, not on the big screen though. Wait for the DVD release.


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