Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is about how two strangers become best friends for life,the guy wants to have physical relation,but the girl just considers him best friend and thinks that is better than any relationship based on physical relationship,and she wants him to accept as such.And finally he does.
Aishwarya look gorgeous,but her part is not well written and is boring though pivotal to the story.Shahrukh Khan does cameo as her husband.Aia Bhatt too is in a bit role.Fawad Khan is ok of sorts.Anushka looks better in second half ,mor like Deborah Kerr,in first half too she is impressive.The film belongs solely to Ranbir Kapoor and is wholly about how he matures as a person.
The best thing about the movie is its well-written script.Its funny ,its great and many scenes which are absolute classics.Also Channa Mereya song is really good which will bring tears to your eyes.
This movie also is a sort of tribute to Mohd.Rafi and our Bollywood Films,lots of well-known songs and scenes from previous Bollywood hits found place in the movie and makes it an enriching experience to watch,giving more depth to the story.
Reminded me of An Affair to Remember when Ranbir meets Anushka after two years on the roof,just like Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant.
My train to Kathgodam was at 8:00 a.m. . Nearer to the end of my journey a Muslim woman in burqa came in our carriage with a young boy and her two little kids. She kept talking animatedly to this boy making frantic hand gestures through out the journey. Her children were real cute and kept looking outside train window, taking keen interest in everything that passed by. A nice guy in track suit travelled with me throughout my journey, seemed like an army guy.A plump guy from "Big Bazaar" retail outlet chain too travelled with us talking to his office colleagues on cell-phone through most of the journey.
As train nears Haldwani railway station, there is a big waste dump. Saw lots of trucks and huge mountains of polythene.A real turn-off for any visiting tourist.
I was again stupid to get off at Haldwani instead of Kathgodam,certainly a foolish mistake. Though thankfully Haldwani Bus station is quite nearby. I took a small Bus to Nainital.Met a retired St. James College staffer who had some Provident Fund business to take care of.
I stayed at Payal Hotel, a Mr. Pappu Singh checked me in.I had dinner at Purohit Restaurant.
Nainital lake had shrivelled up because of weak monsoon, though it rained at night. At dawn next day, near the old Bus Stand I asked a school boy to take my picture.Had tea there too, real nice. Later ate hill-fruits shahtoot and strawberries.Had lunch at Purohit Restaurant, since I was fasting for Navratri I ate 'Kuttu' rotis and 'lauki' sabzi with curd, without checking the price.Later I was shocked to get a 500 Rs bill. I discovered each Kuttu Roti was at a whopping price of 75 Rs. I silently paid the bill cursing myself.
In Bhowali as I was making some enquiries, a stammering taxi guy tried helping me. I thought to avoid strangers, he got sad saying people don't ask folks who know the hilly roads but choose to ask passengers who have little knowledge. I felt stupid and said I didn't mean to offend him and thanked him for his information. Actually because of K.M.O.U. running small buses these taxi drivers now get no passengers, so they look starved and ragged.
