Dostana - To Each His Own
17th November 2008 | posted in External Reviews, Hindi Movies, meetu |Looks like youre new here. You may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Meetu’s Review: With friends like these who needs enemies? A few laughs set aside, this one has a shallow attitude towards friendship, parenting, love and of course gay people.
Rating: Watch if you have nothing better to do
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Here is what 37 other reviewers/viewers think. Average rating 3.4 / 5.0: 22 thumbs up, 7 so-so, 8 thumbs down.
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| noyon jyoti parasara, AOL INDIA …Dostana is essentially a love quadrangle. And it has enough moments of friendship to have its name Dostana…. See full review |
Aparajita Ghosh, Apun Ka Choice … ?Dostana? might have been a roller-coaster joyride had the director ( Tarun Mansukhani ) known where to take the story in the second half…. See full review |
| Baradwaj Rangan, Blogical Conclusion, The New Sunday Express …Is this a failing of the screenplay ? that Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham appear more of a couple with each other than either of them does with Priyanka Chopra… See full review |
Rahul Bhasin, Bolly Spice …It’s a cute, light and at times witty comedy that people from all age groups will enjoy…. See full review |
| Hetal Adesara, Business of Cinema …The story is simple but it’s the chemistry and flawless sync between the two lead actors - Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham - that totally works in favour of this movie… See full review |
Abhishek Mande, Buzz18 …The two seem so perfectly made for each other you begin wishing they were really gay…. See full review |
| Sneha, DearCinema …this movie is another example (of the many) of how intolerant and un-accepting our society is about gay relationships…. See full review |
Deep, Deep’s Home …Music was really good? liked the Jaane Kyon and couple of other songs? Cinematography was really good….. See full review |
| Karishma Purshotam, desi hits …This film is absolutely on FIRE! Seriously worth a watch for the comedy, cast and the total madness, which all give the audience a truly entertaining experience!… See full review |
Udita Jhunjhunwala, DNA …So if you want a laugh, a good time out with friends, and some eye candy, Dostana is for you. If you are looking for a gay movie, this is not the right choice…. See full review |
| Samrat Sharma, fullhyd.com …Despite the vacuous plot, the broad stroke characterization, and the completely irreverent style of the film, Dostana manages to bring out a grin or two…. See full review |
Martin D’Souza, Glamsham.com …Priyanka looks ’super hot’. Several notches higher than FASHION. She also dishes out a very confident performance. Her body language spells ’star value’…. See full review |
| Khalid Mohamed, Hindustan Times …the effort is remarkable for extending the limits of sexual permissiveness and for touching upon a subject that has remained largely in the studio closets…. See full review |
Rajeev Masand, IBN Live …Unapologetically irreverent, this week’s new Bollywood release Dostana is a barrel of non-stop laughs; a film that pulls out all stops in its shameless attempt to win you over…. See full review |
| Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM …It brings homosexuality out of the closet, gives it respect and dignity and doesn’t treat gays as ‘abnormal’…. See full review |
Indiaglitz …Dostana hits bull’s eyes with fun and frolic moments that are quite unsuitable for certain audience… See full review |
| Gaurav Malani, indiatimes …The screenplay adopts a multi-dimensional approach with sufficient twists and turns that steers away any monotony…. See full review |
Indicine …Dostana is about Dosti. The friendship didn?t connect, a experienced director probably would have handled it a lot better…. See full review |
| Amrita, Indiequill …Who knew a movie about a couple of homophobes could be this entertaining? Not me!… See full review |
Harshita Kohli, indya.com …it gives you the glam quotient you associate with Karan and all his films but it also gives you the edgy and hatke thinking of a new director on the circuit…. See full review |
| Movie Talkies …The actors are perfectly cast and do full justice to their roles. Everything about the film falls into place… See full review |
Mayank Shekhar, Mumbai Mirror …Thank you Bollywood, for that. No thanks, for this film though. Intentions apart, this is exasperating entertainment…. See full review |
| musicNmovies.info …Dostana with Jr. Bachchan along with his Gay partner John is nothing but glossy eye candy with full of nonsense… See full review |
Ashok Nayak, Now Running.com …The film is a mindless entertainer, and probably the best way would have been to promote it as a comedy… See full review |
| Jahan Bakshi, Now Running.com …you’d find it difficult to notice, the only thing that really comes off well in this film is Abhishek Bachchan…. See full review |
nita jatar kulkarni, Now Running.com …The movie is long, over two and a half hours, and the poor editing is visible throughout the movie…. See full review |
| Subhash K Jha, Now Running.com …The theme of heterosexual characters pretending to be gay to get a precious abode in the bustle of the metropolis is pretty cool…. See full review |
dr. mandar, Passion for Cinema …Dostana is a comedy intended to shock Indian audiences and it does succeed there… See full review |
| jehan handa, Passion for Cinema …The film is true at heart, true with its moments, and that?s what makes Dostana, a sweet watch, a must try… See full review |
Joxily John, Planet Bollywood …DOSTANA does provide a fun time at the theatres, and actually does provide better laughs than many of the overhyped comedies from this year…. See full review |
| Goher Iqbal Punn, Radio Sargam …The movie carries forward the much loved Kanta Ben legacy from ?Kal Ho Naa Ho? reaching a whole new epitome of comic excellence…. See full review |
sampurn, real bollywoood …Vishal-Shekhar?s music is already topping the charts and the picturisation of songs take it one notch higher…. See full review |
| Raja Sen, Rediff …This film is a joke; but the last thing we need is India thinking homosexuality’s just another gag…. See full review |
deepa karmalkar, Screen …Only if the director could have maintained the tempo and the spirit of the film in the latter half, this could have been a film worth a repeat watch…. See full review |
| Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies …The characterisation, perhaps, is the culprit why one is never really involved in the goings on of the film…. See full review |
Upper Stall …Much of the film is a collage of largely silly scenes put together and not much more…. See full review |
| Neha Viswanathan, Within / Without …To be fair, this film was far better than I expected it to be…. See full review |