Film making has come a long way in Bollywood. Now, there are so many production houses attached to just one film; they share the cost of the production. If it is an entertainment channel like Sahara Entertainment is associated with the production, it gets the satellite rights in lieu of money poured in the making. Some get associated for the sake of sheer business and some put the money to get the distribution rights. However, the most obvious question comes to mind when we talk about 'Kyun! Ho Gaya Na'.
Let's see whether chemistry between the real couple of Aishwarya Rai and Vivek Oberoi works or not. The answer is a big no. Aishwarya looks much older to Vivek who has been cuddling with the lady ever since she parted ways with Salman Khan. Then there were accidents on the sets of 'Khakee' and 'Yuva' where both got injured and the whole world saw them rushing to see each other in both cases. There were so many reports about the pair getting cozy on so many occasions be it the Cannes Film Festival or other parties. Aishwarya looks pretty once again on the screen whereas Vivek fails to impress this time too. He is a chocolate boy with surma in eyes but when he stands in the same frame with Aishwarya Rai, he just looks like a prop and nothing more. The casting has failed from the very first frame; Aishwarya looking much older to Vivek who falls in the shadow of her sheer beauty.
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'Kyun! Ho Gaya Na' was believed to depict Vivek and Aishwarya's real life romantic pairing in reel life too. There have been pairs like this in the past too like those of Raj Kapoor-Nargis, Dev Anand-Suraiya, Dharmendra-Hema Malini, Amitabh Bachchan-Rekha and lately Salman Khan-Aishwarya Rai. The last one not only looked a perfect match off screen, but they set the screen on fire when in a film. But, the Vivek and Aishwarya pair fails to impress in this film. This was purported to be a romantic comedy and Aishwarya Rai traveled almost whole of India doing road shows. She looked more interested in putting Vivek in the first block of super stars of Bollywood than promoting her film. Her last hit was 'Devdas' and after that she parted ways with Salman and since then she hasn't been able to deliver a single hit. This may be a coincidence though.
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'Kyun! Ho Gaya Na' is a romantic film and mind it that there is no comedy in the film whether situational or a created one. Vivek plays Arjun, a motorcar racer, who does not have words like defeat and love in his dictionary. In weird circumstances he meets Diya (Aishwarya Rai) on train only to know that this girl is going to stay in his house in Bombay for her exams. Arjun is a prankster by nature and loves to tease her mother (Rati Agnihotri) with his father (Om Puri). Diya's father (Tinu Anand) wants to get her married but she is against the idea of an arranged marriage.
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However, Arjun will marry only that girl who is liked by his parents. Arjun plays jokes with Diya. All this for him is just a part of entertainment whereas Diya starts loving him. She tells her feelings to Arjun. Diya leaves for her home and Arjun follows her to say sorry as he too falls in love with her. But, by the time he is ready to propose to his love lady, it's too late as preparations are on for her marriage. In between enters the dear uncle to all (Amitabh Bachchan) who runs an orphanage and now is all set to make these love birds meet for once and all. Will the cupid strike for the lovebirds? Will Arjun succeed in getting Diya back in her life? The climax has the answer; Suniel Shetty and Diya Mirza too join in for a happy ending.
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Samir Karnik turns director with 'Kyun! Ho Gaya Na'. The film is a full 18 reel movie to hold the audience's attraction for three hours. There are too many flaws in the film. First, Sameer has himself written the film and has failed to develop the characters fully. Vivek is shown as a car racer just once otherwise he is just an unemployed spoilt brat. Aishwarya is shown as a studious girl though at 30 plus she doesn't fit the role. Om Puri and Rati Agnihotri are wasted in miniscule roles.
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The story movement is not controlled; it keeps on changing tracks with no relation from the previous plot or scene. Dialogues are a major let down and Vivek Oberoi too joins the band of dialogue writers in his film (maybe he is competing with Salman here too). But, he has let down in all fields, be it acting, dancing, dialogue delivery or in timing with other actors. Aishwarya has been rejected in all her films where she wears western outfits. She seems to be oblivious to this fact even now.
Technically, the film just has good camera work. All other departments have fallen flat. The film needs to be chopped off by at least half an hour. Music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is a major let down and choreography too fails to impress. Overall, 'Kyun! Ho Gaya Na' will fail to meet the expectations of the viewers. Some people may like it for the sake of Aishwarya but that will not help it hit the box office. Aishwarya and Vivek both need a hit at this stage, but sorry, Yeh! Nahin Ho Paya.
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