Two straight guys pretend to be gay in order to secure a Miami apartment. When both of them fall for their roommate Neha, hilarity ensues as they strive to convince one and all that they're ... Read allTwo straight guys pretend to be gay in order to secure a Miami apartment. When both of them fall for their roommate Neha, hilarity ensues as they strive to convince one and all that they're gay whilst secretly trying to win her heart.Two straight guys pretend to be gay in order to secure a Miami apartment. When both of them fall for their roommate Neha, hilarity ensues as they strive to convince one and all that they're gay whilst secretly trying to win her heart.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 22 nominations
- Neha Melwani
- (as Priyanka Chopra)
- Mrs. Acharya
- (as Kiron Kher)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAishwarya Rai Bachchan was originally offered the role of Neha, but she refused because she felt that her real-life marriage to Abhishek Bachchan would ruin the whole idea of the movie.
- GoofsWhen Sameer gives Neha an album with their photos on her birthday, when she turns to the last page and wonders there is no photo, she turns above even before Sam lifts his camera hand up.
- Quotes
Sameer's Mother: There are things you must do with women that you CANNOT do with men!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aiyyaa (2012)
- SoundtracksJaane Kyun
Written by Anvita Dutt
Composed by Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani
Performed by Vishal Dadlani
Courtesy of Sony Music India
The direction is pretty good, not that anything great is required there to begin with. The cinematography is well done, the locations are fantastic. The westernised music matches the light mood of the film. The film is stylish and modern, but it certainly doesn't have the refreshing quality of films like Salaam Namaste and Hum Tum. The various jokes in the film do manage do work though some of them are unoriginal and we are already familiar with them thanks to our film experience. It's still fun, maybe because it's new for a Hindi film, and maybe because the jokes work and it's amusing to see the leading actors in such situations.
Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham get equal footage, and they are okay. John does not lose any chance to take his shirt off and get cocky, which really gets on one's nerves. Abhishek performs better and he's more effective in comic sequences. Hottie Priyanka Chopra plays their friend and a struggling career woman. She's not a great actress, but she's competent in a role which is not very demanding but pivotal. Kirron Kher utterly steals the show with her brief appearance. Her loud and hysterical mother is just hilarious, and her transformation from a desperate mother to someone who learns to accept her son's "identity" is brilliant. The fact that we know the truth only makes it funnier. I can't see another actress doing this part as well.
All in all, Dostana is a decent one. It is filled with the usual clichés and the moments of old platitude one can expect from a movie of this sort; it is predictable, it is stereotypical and not very original, but having said that, it is entertaining and fairly enjoyable. Try this Bollywood entertainment, preferably with your family or friends, which may elevate your level of enjoyment of it.
- Peter_Young
- May 9, 2009
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- Also known as
- Friendship
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,243,910
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $645,604
- Nov 16, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $17,779,520
- Runtime2 hours 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1