Date:13/05/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/05/13/stories/2007051313990200.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Nothing really good about this

Good boy Bad Boy (Hindi)

Director: Ashwani Choudhary

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor, Tanushree, Isha Sharvani

When the power breaks down, when the inverter fails to work, just go across to a cinema near you playing "Good Boy Bad Boy". You will catch up on your sleep.

When the days are long and the nights perspiring, director Ashwani Choudhary's film is just what the doctor ordered. Watch it this summer. Probably you will not venture near a cinema hall for many more days to come.

Yes, it is that kind of film that diminishes your faith in the medium, a film that takes a heavy toll on those who pay to watch this predictable and almost unbearable campus romance. And to think this film comes from the baton of the man who not long ago gave us "Dhoop", a delectable reality byte that gave many a moist eye. While that tale of a hapless father of a Kargil martyr left a lump in the throat, this one leaves you scratching your head and pulling at your hair.

Suffice to say that the film has bad lead actors, worse music and an unbelievable campus.

Ziya Us Salam