Life Partner Movie Review

Life Partner is a 2009 Bollywood film. The film is directed and written by Rumi Jaffrey. It stars Govinda, Genelia D'Souza, Prachi Desai, Fardeen Khan and Tusshar Kapoor in lead roles. The film is produced by Abbas Mustan.

Cast:

* Govinda as Jeet Oberoi
* Fardeen Khan as Karan Malhotra
* Tusshar Kapoor as Bhavesh Patel
* Genelia D'Souza as Sanjana Jugran
* Prachi Desai as Prachi Daya Ben
* Amrita Rao (special appearance)
* Raffi Mardirosian as Dancer
* Jim O'Callaghan as Man holding glass
* Peter English as Man holding glass 2
* Cian Skelly as Man in ridiculous sleeveless top
* Samuel 'Osa' Muncey as Cape Town Policeman Diego Andrews

Synopsis:

Life Partner is a comedy based on the institution of marriage. The film is about three close friends, each one having a different perspective about marriage. Govinda plays a divorce lawyer in the film who doesn't believe in marriage and is a Casanova of sorts. Fardeen Khan plays a character for whom being in love matters most and Genelia D'Souza plays his love interest. Tusshar Kapoor plays a Gujarati who believes in the system of arranged marriage and Prachi Desai plays his Gujarati wife.

Life Partner is ultra sweet and that is the bottom line. If you're looking for a film to sit back and relax on a Sunday afternoon, this is your best bet. The dialogues written by the director Rumi Jaffrey are spontaneous and humorous - especially the ones that Govinda juts out in his own style. The director has captured South Africa beautifully and incorporated the beautiful landscapes correctly into the film. As a director, he scores with a film that works because marriage is such a popular idea and topic to debate; especially now because of the "quick divorce" schemes that seem to be making the rounds. However, the climax is a real big "blah" to the otherwise funny film. Clearly Rumi was trying a tad bit too hard, which was really not required and instead should have kept his steady momentum going.

Acting wise, all the actors have come out with performances they could easily be proud of. Govinda is his funny-self as the lawyer who has the most amazing one-liners and expressions to match it. No one else could have pulled off the part of Jeet like Govinda and he fits into a tailor-made role like magic. Another head-turner is Fardeen Khan. The actor has really evolved. Not only does he look so-so good but has totally played the part of the ambitious husband. Tusshar Kapoor as the typical Gujarati boy who doesn't take a step without mummy and papa's permission is clean and charming. Genelia D'Souza is hilarious and some times over the top. Prachi Desai is a good find although she did look a bit uncomfortable with Tusshar in a few scenes. Anupam Kher is apt.

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