Bunched cleverly between the two Bhagat Singhs was this small film from the Yash Chopra stable. Oh yes, it has the stamp of the Yash Chopra film to it but even those who turn their noses on the overly sanitized love stories that come your way from the Chopra camp, should give this one a chance.

Sitting on a bench near the Gateway of India in Mumbai, Sanjay (Uday Chopra) bemoans the fact that he has been dumped by his girlfriend, to Ria (Bipasha Basu) who happens to be his flat mate. Yep, before we make it back to their apartment, a set stolen obviously from something out of "Friends", a voice over tells us that this film is not about them but about Sanjay and Anjali (Sanjana). Anjali telephones her best friend from childhood, Sanjay and informs him that she is getting married. Oops, that does not go down too well with Sanjay and Ria tells him that its obvious that he is in love with her. Sanjay decides to go for the wedding, not to celebrate it but to break it up. Adored by all in Anjali's household, it is Rohit (Jimmy Shergill) who is the outsider. But he is one hell of a nice chap and Sanjay then really has to think about how he is going to go about making trouble for Anjali and Rohit. This he manages for a period of time when Rohit realises that there is someone there who is trying to make trouble for him. Confrontation time, Sanjay and Rohit decide to both vie for the girl and let the girl decide.

In a nut shell, "My best friend's wedding" turned on its head but without the nasty edge that the Hollywood flick had. . Having said that, this film has a very good script and is witty written and very well executed. Yes, we have the usual gaggle of geese, the masses of goody goody relatives, the rich household overrun with bhabhis and kids, everything flowing peacefully and happily but none of this is over done. Sanjay Gadhvi knits a film together whose scenes are never too long, not out of place and he manages to keep the audience guessing until almost the end. May the best man win..does he? Well, you shall just have to go and find out.

Uday Chopra fits his role and gives a breezy performance. However, Bipasha manages to blow him off the screen with her commanding presence. This is a most cruel thing to say but he borders on the very unattractive and how one wishes someone like Aamir Khan could have played that role. In fact the Sanju from Jo jeeta wohi Sikander would have been perfect for this role. Sanjana looks like Priya Rajvansh and manages a pretty decent performance. Jimmy Shergill is also charming in his role although a shade of grey here and there might not have done him any harm. Bipasha Basu, in a special appearance glows in every scene, almost a scene stealer every time. What is wonderful is that the film does not resort to cliché, sad song with pillar for support, dramatic dialogues with glycerine flowing freely or unwarranted comedy. The characters of the two heroes also are very real people and there are no villains to boot (but hey, this is a Yash Chopra film...nothing bad happens in a Yash Chopra film!!!!). The real hero of the film is the script and the director. First time music directors manage a couple of decent tunes.

All in all, a blast of a film and one I very strongly recommend to all.