Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge – A breath of fresh air

I must admit that I watched this film because it starred Saqib and Prabal. I know Saqib through Anuj who is the director of my play Holi. Prabal is someone I have done theatre with and we also happen to have many common friends. I did have quite a few expectations from both of them as in my head, these were two actors with a lot of potential! 😛

When the movie began, my first reaction was that of happiness to watch Saqib on the big screen. It reminded me of the time I had seen Kartik in Pyaar ka Punchnaama and Amol in Rocket Singh. All competition, jealousy, and insecurities aside, there is a great deal of excitement and pleasure in watching a friend of yours in a movie!  Saqib looked great and in the first few frames itself, he established that he was very camera friendly and natural. I also noticed Prabal who in my opinion is a very fine actor. The guy has a certain ‘cuteness combined with mischief’ quality about him that made him perfect for the part. The rapport between Mansi, Prabal and Saqib is evident on the big screen and one can make out that they must have had a ball while shooting for MFK!

While I do not find myself worthy of criticizing a film, what I will be expressing here on my blog is my opinion on the film and reasons that led to it. I really liked Mujhse Fraandship Karoge for a few reasons – First, it starred people I knew! 😀 Second, there is a certain freshness and energy to the entire movie be it the cast, the set design, the implementation! Third, I think the actors did a very good job..each one played their respective parts really well and I would say hats off to Shanoo Sharma for the casting. I can imagine how tough it is to get a cast of new actors (who can really perform well) in place for a project as big as this one! I do realize that there is perhaps a very detailed scrutiny required to figure out who plays what! 🙂 And it goes without saying that most of the credit for this project being so cool goes to the captain of the ship – director Nupur Asthana. Well done Nupur! And you deserve every bit of the success this film is enjoying! 🙂

I am not a huge fan of the music of this film though. Films like Band Baaja Baraat have done much better in this department. I was also not very impressed with the scene which should have been the best scene of the film – the one close to the climax where everyone finds out what’s going on and Saqib leaves in angst. It felt a bit rushed for a moment that is so crucial in the lives of these 4 characters. I didn’t quite get what was going on and I thought it could have been cleaner and more polished.

Nevertheless, I liked the film on the whole and also recommended it to my friends. My favourite actor was Saba Azad as Preity. I thought she looked great and performed brilliantly! And of course there was Saqib in the middle of it all, pumping in energy, joy, laughter, dance and a whole lot of fun into the movie. I think you have a great future buddy and I wish you all the very best!! I can’t wait to watch your next! The same goes to Prabal, Mansi and all the other new actors in the cast. You guys have done extremely well and I hope to see you all soon in other projects. I promise to be there in the audience cheering for you guys!! 🙂

Lots of love…