Tum Milo Toh Sahi: A Sincere Attempt. Review on Tum Milo Toh Sahi

We all know Bollywood for its masala type movies that thrill and entertain us for somewhere around three hours, but in the ocean of this vast movies there are some movies which sound very ordinary but they have a lot of honesty, sincerity and depth which is often neglected. Tum Milo Toh Sahi falls under such a category. The movie is written and directed by Kabir Sadanand who executes the movie in a very off beat way about the lives of people living in Mumbai, so if you are looking for a typical Bollywood entertainer than please don't go for this movie, you will be totally disappointed, but if you like to watch a mature subject on the screen than don't miss out this one.

Tum Milo Toh Sahi is about three different couples, all three of different age groups and mindset. The movie starts with the eldest pair where we see Dilshad Nanji (Dimple Kapadia) who is a Parsi lady somewhere in her late 40s and owns a small cafe called Lucky Cafe which is located on a prime location in South Mumbai like most of the Irani restaurants. The story immediately also focuses on Nana Patekar (Rajgopal Subramanium) who is a lawyer by profession but has been working all his life as a clerk but is suddenly chucked away by his new boss Sood (Mohnish Behl) because he prefers computers instead of typewriters which are primitive and old-fashioned. The next couple is Amit Nagpal (Sunil Shetty) and Anita Nagpal (Vidya Malvade) who have a son but they are not happy with each other because Amit is more busy handling his professional responsibilities in order to take care of the EMIs rather than spending time with family. The third couple are college youngsters, Bikramjeet (Rehan Khan) who wants to be with people and understand the importance of relationships and Shalini (Anjana Sukhani) who is an outgoing, bold and typical Mumbaiya girl. The story revolves around these six central characters but the movie is not a love story about why and how they fall in love with each other. The movie is about a series of incidents that brings them together that takes the plot ahead.

Some of you might be a little disappointed that I have not mentioned anything more about the story, but I guess I did it for two reasons. One, because the only thing good about this movie is the script, and sharing more information about it will ruin all the enjoyment if you are going to watch this movie. Second, if you are not interested in off beat movies than there is no point in sharing the script information so I just saved your time. However, let me tell you other things about the movie that would help you to decide whether you should go and watch this movie or not. The movie does not have any glamor at all but you will enjoy performances by Dimple Kapadia and Nana Patekar. Dimple Kapadia does a good job as an old Parsi lady who is always willing to help and Nana Patekar is excellent with his timing. You will definitely enjoy every scene when Nana is on the screen. Apart from these two characters, don't expect anything else but they are enough to keep you involved. Sunil Shetty is usual and so is Vidya Malvade. Mohnish Behl does his job well as a negative character somewhat similar to Rann. The youngest couple Rehan Khan and Anjana Sukhani are good but they could have done better. The music of the film by Sandesh Shandilya is very average, I think the director should have avoided the songs in the movie because they are not in flow with the script, but thankfully they are only for a minute or two so they you can bear them. The cinematography by Pushpan Kripalani is good and one of the strong points in technical department. The screenplay by Sameer Siddiqi and Rajen Makhija is quite engaging because the story is about three different couples which merges soon after interval and therefore it is very important that the flow of the movie is in the right direction. The climax of the movie is the high point and it is well executed.

The movie might not work because it does not have any glamor, it does not have a good star cast, it is very Mumbai-centric so there are chances that people from other parts may not be able to connect with the story and above all the story is not the same typical candy-floss love story. Tum Milo Toh Sahi is a good story very true to life and about the problems that you and I go through in everyday life. Apart from the lifestyle of people in Mumbai the story also focuses on how Mumbai is losing its heritage value day by day as more and more multinationals are establishing their headquarters here by converting old mills into malls, old heritage buildings into multiplexes and Irani restaurants into branded cafes. The movie is not preachy that tells you what is right and what is wrong, it simply reminds us that somewhere down the line we are destroying the old heritage of Mumbai for the sake of westernisation and development.

Tum Milo Toh Sahi might not be engaging in some parts but it certainly has its heart in the right place...tum dekho toh sahi.