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Cast
Sushmita Sen ... Shimmer
Fardeen Khan ... Tej Dhanraj / Donsai
Ishitta Sharma ... Samarpreet Kapoor / Samara Kapoor
Shahrukh Khan ... Pawan Raj Gandhi 'PRG'
Suchitra Pillai-Malik ... Jasmine
Howard Rosemeyer ... Lotus
Mohit Chadha ... Jigar
Parikshat Sahni ... Mr. Kapoor
Beena Kak ... Mrs. Kapoor - Samarpreet's Mother
Tara Sharma ... Tanvi
Johnny Lever ... Hussain Bhai
The recipe is simple and uncomplicated...
Take MY FAIR LADY.
Add DULHAN WAHI JO PIYA MAN BHAAYE.
Spray NASEEB APNA APNA.
Sprinkle DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE and RAB NE BANA DI JODI.
Hey presto, DULHA MIL GAYA is ready to serve.
In fact, MY FAIR LADY has been a hot favourite of Bollywood. Recall MAN PASAND [Dev Anand, Tina Munim] or HUM TERE AASHIQ HAIN [Jeetendra, Hema Malini]. Similarly, a number of storytellers have rehashed Rajshri's all-time hit DULHAN WAHI JO PIYA MAN BHAAYE [Prem Krishen, Rameshwari] in various avtaars, over the years.
DULHA MIL GAYA is a mix of the above-named films. Like they say in filmi lingo, it's old wine in new bottle. So what? How different can a love story be, since this genre has been done to death in Bollywood? Point noted, but the narrative ought to be engaging if it has to strike a chord and that's where DULHA MIL GAYA falters.
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