Produced by Sohail Khan, Main Aur Mrs Khanna is yet another romantic drama set in the contemporary world. Directed by debutant Prem Soni, the movie stars Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor in lead roles along with Sohail Khan. For a film released along with an action thriller ‘Blue’ and comic caper ‘All The Best’, promotions have been relatively low key, Salman hasn’t really gone all out to promote this like he did quite successfully with ‘Wanted’. Also Love triangles have been done to death in Bollywood. Does Main Aur Khanna hold any novelty? Or is it just another remix of the old versions? Read on
Main Aur Mrs Khanna evoles around three characters – Mr Samir Khanna (Salman Khan), Mrs Raina Khanna (Kareena Kapoor) and Mr Akash (Sohail Khan). Well, it happens so that Mr and Mrs Khanna’s wedlock is more or less like a fairytale. Eventually their happy marriage begins to fade with Samir’s career down the drains. One decision makes them go their separate ways. Enters Akash, a support to the trembling lady. So finally who wins the love of Mrs Khanna – Samir or Akash?
Main Aur Mrs Khanna Review
What works for Main Aur Mrs Khanna:
- The story is simple and subtle. Prem Soni has avoided excessive melodrama and kept it short and neat.
- Dialogues are wonderful. Music by Sajid Wajid is excellent. From the melody to the item number, all songs are pleasing. Also special mention for the stunning locales the movie has been shot in.
- Sohail Khan is a good addition, for only he manages to raise a few laughs. Preity Zinta’s item number was nice, she manages to look great and also reminds you of Ash in Kajra Re.
- Kareena Kapoor is fantastic throughout, in form after a poor outing with her over-the-top performance in Kambakht Ishq.
- Salman Khan is good, but seems disinterested in certain scenes.
- Plenty of special appearance apart from Preity’s. Deepika Padukone is good, Dino Morea has nothing much to do. Bappi Lahiri too has a role to play.
Why you should avoid Main Aur Mrs Khanna:
- As mentioned above, the story is simple but it fails to be convincing, infact the relationship of Mr and Mrs Khanna has been handled rather immaturely. Also the movie lacks those moments of on-screen magic, which is a key for romantic tales. You hardly ever feel for any of the characters and while the director has avoided exaggerated emotional sequences, he has scarified a lot on drama.
- From love to marriage, from marital bliss to break-up and eventually love once again – the director seemed to be in a rush. The script is very inconsistent, many sequences feel detached from each other and most often you are left with many unanswered questions.
- Although it is said to be a contemporary love story, except for the settings the movie scores a zero on freshness (storyline and direction), and is predictable throughout.
- Deepika Padukone’s special appearance looses its charm especially because she carries the same name as our earlier Mrs Khanna and apparently so does her ex-boyfriend.
Overall, Main Aur Mrs Khanna is old stake served in a fancy dish. It has nothing new to offer and the lack of emotional connect makes it disappointing watch. At the box office, don’t expect much.
Rating: 
2 stars for Kareena’s performance, good music and cinematography.
Other Notes : Blue Review coming up in a few minutes.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Fathiya:I know u will not like but still tell me ok!!!!!if u want to tell then
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:27 pm
I m waiting for salman khan’s “london dreams”…i think it will be blockbuster….
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Sudeep: I will watch it on youtube then I’lll tell u what I feel about it.. ( and if I don’t enjoy those crap comedy so I don’t enjoy it even if Shahrukh was the hero in those movies.. but Shahrukh never does these kind of cinema there4 I like him)
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Fathiya:I have no issue with u….but do u know wht Critics really hamper akshay kumar movie!!they never give him the praise wht he have done in last 3-4 year…but still people like him…It is easy to critize the actor doing movie like tht but difficult to performe and make other laugh…anyways he have done good job in recent time and comes in this position..I agree he cannot do the acting wht srk do but still his acting have charm tht people like
October 24th, 2009 at 1:19 am
Sudeep: ok.. u said it.. the critics never praised any of Akshay’s movies because most of his movies are comedy, his acting in 8×10 Tasveer as a thriller movie wasn’t bad, at least it was better than his acting in Blue ( I didn’t like Alkshay in Blue.. there was a simile on his face in every scene, and I just wanted to omit that smile from his face!) some scenes require the actor to be serious, to have a spark in his eyes, some expression on the face.. but Akshay has non of these in his acting, I also never saw him in sad roles, weeping.. then how could we consider him as a great actor?! there4 I always say that Akshay needs to do a film with a strong role.. to show his abilities as a good actor and not only as a comedian!
October 25th, 2009 at 4:13 am
I watched main aurr Mrs. Khanna. I thought the movie was alright good enough to watch and feel “just” satisfied, and certainly not the dissappointment that Blue was. MAMK was light hearted and it wasn’t too hyped up which is what I like about movies, that are more down to earth and realistic. Off course Salman and Kareena did look like their acting and diologues were really simple and to the point most of the time and the sets or setting was just average but then again that’s what most people are like in their daily lives anyways. I’ll give it 3 out of 5. It was simple lighthearted movie, but I know most people may not like it because it just centers around and typical average married couple, and there isn’t too much of masala thrown in and too loud. I guess its more for down to earth family oriented people, but still worth a watch in my opinion I would rather watch a movie like this than Blue. Kareena should stick to more down to earth roles and Salman was looking way too old in this movie with bags under his eyes though.
October 26th, 2009 at 8:32 am
NT GOOD TO THE EXTENT AS IT WAS EXPECTED….. IT LACKS ROMANCE N MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SPOUSE… ALSO THE MOVIE RUNS AT A HIGH PACE AND FINISHES UTTERLY FAST WITHOUT MUCH DEPICTION….. SOHAIL IS OKKK,. YASH TONK AS USUAL OF NO USE ,,,, I WONDER WHY HE WAS CASTED N EVEN GIVEN A NUMBER WITH PRIETY. KAREENA LOOKS STUNNING… BT MOVIE LOSES CHARM BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SUBTLE STORY IS POTRAYED
…. INDICINE IS FLAWLESS…. 2 STARS OUT OF FIVE…… WELL I M EXPECTING A LOT FROM LONDON DREAMZ
October 28th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Good Clean Movie & Can take family to watch the movie.
I enjoyed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 31st, 2009 at 2:22 pm
ya the movie is really very simple ,sweet and romantic.